Econet Wireless
A pan-African telecom and digital services group offering 4G/5G connectivity, mobile money, AI assistants, and enterprise solutions in Zimbabwe, Lesotho, Burundi, and Botswana.
Econet Wireless Product Overview
Is Econet Wireless Right for You?
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- Everyday mobile users
- Home internet users
What It Does Well
- 4G and 5G coverage
- Data and home broadband
Things to Check
- Network coverage by country
- 5G availability
About Econet Wireless
Econet is a pan-African telecommunications and digital services group founded by Zimbabwean entrepreneur Strive Masiyiwa, offering mobile connectivity, fintech, and enterprise digital services for individuals and businesses.
Key capabilities include:
- 4G and 5G mobile services for voice calling, SMS, data, and roaming, with tariffs and bundles priced in local and hard currency depending on the market.
- AI-powered assistance through EcoChat AI (built on the ChatGPT API) across voice, SMS, USSD, web, and app channels, plus Yamurai, a WhatsApp virtual assistant.
- Self-service and account management via Web Self-Care and the My Econet app.
- Consumer and enterprise add-ons, including eSIM, an online devices shop, gaming (YoGamez/YoFootball), and business services such as A2P messaging, M2M connectivity, private 5G for mining, ERP, and data centre hosting.
- Mobile money, through EcoCash, which holds close to full market share of Zimbabwe's mobile money sector.
Available on Web, Android, and iOS, with additional access via USSD, SMS, voice, and WhatsApp.
Incorporated in 1993 and launched in 1998 after a protracted legal battle with Zimbabwe's state telecom monopoly, Econet Wireless Zimbabwe was the group's founding operation and remains its flagship, with 11.78 million subscriptions and over 70% market share as of mid-2025, listed on the Zimbabwe Stock Exchange.
The group's mobile network footprint spans four African countries under locally adapted brand names: Econet Wireless in Zimbabwe, Econet Telecom Lesotho (70% Econet-owned), Econet Leo in Burundi (formerly Econet Wireless Burundi, before a 2015 merger), and Mascom in Botswana (60% Econet-owned since 2019). Earlier telecom ventures in Nigeria and Kenya were divested years ago (Nigeria's business is now part of Airtel Nigeria). The group's separate technology arm, Cassava Technologies (including Liquid Intelligent Technologies), runs fibre, data-centre, and fintech businesses across dozens of countries, including a recently announced R3.6 billion investment in South Africa, under its own brands rather than the Econet Wireless name.
Target users include mobile subscribers across these markets and enterprises that need connectivity, messaging, private networks, ERP, or data centre services.
Econet Wireless Facts
Liners compiles product facts from official websites, app stores, documentation, trusted public sources, and details shared by product teams during editorial review. We also consider crowdsourced updates when they include verifiable evidence, and refresh facts as information changes. How we source dataAs of Oct 5, 2026, Econet Wireless is rated 3.0 on the App Store from 2 reviews and 3.7 on Google Play from 1.2K reviews with 500K+ installs.
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Latest Econet Wireless News & Updates
Liners collects product news from official company updates and trusted publications. We refresh coverage as new articles are published. How we source dataFrequently Asked Questions About Econet Wireless
Econet is a pan-African telecommunications and digital services group, founded in Zimbabwe in 1998 and now also operating under locally adapted brands in Lesotho, Burundi, and Botswana. It works by giving customers mobile network services such as voice, SMS, data, roaming, and digital self-service tools, plus add-ons like eSIM, mobile money, AI assistance, and business services.
Econet Wireless is a paid service. Pricing depends on the service you use, including mobile tariffs, data bundles, and subscription-based services like EcoChat AI.
Econet's own mobile networks operate in four African countries under different local brand names: Econet Wireless in Zimbabwe, Econet Telecom Lesotho, Econet Leo in Burundi, and Mascom in Botswana (majority Econet-owned). Since Liners lists Econet once across these related brands, this entry covers the group's telecom operations as a whole rather than a single country.
You can sign up through Econet's website, self-service channels, or in-store and online sales where available. The exact sign-up path depends on whether you are getting a SIM, data service, device, or a business service.
Yes, Econet is available on iOS and Android. You can download Econet on the App Store for iPhone, or get it on Google Play for Android.
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