Olleh Rwanda Networks (ORN), a joint venture between the Rwandan government and Korean operator KT, is set to deploy an open-access LTE network on 1 September in the country. The project stems from a combination of KT's expertise and approximately USD 140 million cash injection with the government's assignment of its over 3,000-km fibre network, spectrum and a wholesale operator licence. The platform has successfully gone through a series of tests and will offer 4G connectivity to local MNOs and ISPs on a wholesale basis, Central Africa Business reported. Though many parts of Kigali are already covered with free wireless internet, Rwanda wants to have 95 percent of citizens connected to the internet by 2017, up from 20 percent this year.
