Case Study: Econet Wireless Zimbabwe achieves free access to world-class educational content with Sandvine

Econet Eradicates Barriers to Digital Education

Econet Wireless Zimbabwe launched EcoSchool and the Econet Zero service to break down barriers to digital education by giving all Econet broadband users free access to world‑class learning content. Facing the challenge of making quality educational resources affordable and widely available while differentiating itself in a competitive market, Econet needed a reliable way to zero‑rate many sites without exposing the offer to abuse.

Econet partnered with Sandvine, using its traffic‑classification and online‑charging technologies to zero‑rate more than 50 education sites (local universities, MOOCs, lecture archives, test prep, ebooks, and learning tools) and to prevent fraud. The result: students and educators get guaranteed, free access to diverse, high‑quality content anytime, Econet strengthened its market position, and the service reliably delivers the value it promises.

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