Potraz launches traffic monitoring system

Ivan Zhakata and Michael Tome

The Postal and Telecommunications Regulatory Authority of Zimbabwe (Potraz) yesterday launched a telecommunications targeted visitors checking and income assurance method so as to be certain total accountability in the provision of public telecommunication companies.

The system is a remarkably innovative regulatory device, which enables the Postal and Telecommunication Regulatory Authority of Zimbabwe to battle community fraud, enforce billing integrity and profits assurance, and offer with disputes on countrywide interconnections, must they occur.

But it cannot analyze the true information of what is carried by the channels, only exactly where the visitors comes from and goes and who is having to pay for what.

Speaking at the launch, Information and facts Interaction Technology, Postal and Courier Providers Minister, Dr Jenfan Muswere, said the method would be capable to evaluate nationwide interconnection targeted visitors, also referred to as off-net website traffic.

Minister Muswere reported the technique presents the Government the capacity to measure and compute a variety of figures on both equally domestic and international telecommunication traffic.

“Government is delighted that the process will aid in combating telecommunication fraud perpetrated as a result of targeted traffic refiling and the use of gray routes or unlawful gateways in the conveyancing of intercontinental targeted traffic,” he explained.

“The fraudulent targeted traffic ends up getting refiled into community networks via sim packing containers or unlawful gateways as a result prejudicing the operators and the overall economy of the much essential international forex earnings. Complete visibility of the sector, correct data, accountability, and elimination of fraud are essential things for the progress of the ICT sector in Zimbabwe.

“It is therefore my regarded view that the implementation of the telecommunications traffic monitoring and profits assurance technique was overdue as the sector forms one particular of the big pillars in stimulating financial growth and development to achievement of vision 2030. With no a strong method in the ICT sector, the sector was inclined to manipulation and leakages.”

Minister Muswere stated Potraz played a pivotal role in supporting the Good Zimbabwe 2030 Learn System collectively with the Sustainable Progress Goals which were being all customized to expedite and assurance the achievement of Vision 2030.

Govt was dedicated to making certain progress in the sector and would go on to participate in its oversight role as properly as delivering a forward wanting and adaptable policy setting for the ICT sector.

The committee utilizing the new technique includes Potraz, the ICT Ministry, Lawyer General’s Workplace, Ministry of Finance and Financial Advancement, the Zimbabwe Human Rights Commission, the Ministry dependable for protection of personal data and the operators of telecommunications networks. It experienced the key position of providing oversight on the procedure of the telecommunications targeted visitors checking and revenue assurance system and in making certain the defense of own info and details.

“It will have to be underlined at this issue that the telecommunications targeted visitors monitoring and revenue assurance technique does not have the ability to check content and dialogue. The technique is minimal to interacting with the signaling phase of the community and does not obtain visitors channels,” Minister Muswere said.

Potraz director common Dr Present Machengete stated the regulator had been reliant on cell network operators’ self-declaratory regime, the place operators declare their personal revenues.

He stated the information and statements previously provided by operators experienced the possible of being inaccurate as a result perhaps prejudicing the nation of earnings.

“This commissioning facilitates the implementation of a slicing-edge technological know-how-based system that will successfully observe telecommunication visitors and provide precise true-time knowledge selection. This will give the authority much better visibility of sector dynamics which is crucial for powerful, efficient and forward on the lookout regulation,” mentioned Dr Machengete.