HARARE – Paratus Zimbabwe and PowerTel Communications have signed a landmark agreement to build a high-capacity national fiber network in Zimbabwe, a move poised to revolutionize the country's digital landscape. At the heart of a point-to-multi-point or passive optical network (PON) is the optical line terminal (OLT). Modern OLTs offer communication service providers (CSP) the ability to launch multigigabit services to tens of thousands of subscribers from a single location or just ten. This joint venture represents a significant step toward enhancing long-distance. Powertel Communications' fibre internet project is expected to generate US$231 million in revenue.