ZOL Zimbabwe among 'drivers of innovation' globally - BID

8 May 2017

 ZOL Zimbabwe’s public wifi platform known as ‘ZOLspot’ has been awarded the International Arch of Europe (IAE) Award in the Gold category at the International BID Quality Convention to be held in Germany this July, 2017.

Business Initiative Directions (BID), which has been in existence for 31 years, is known worldwide for quality culture recognition. 


A BID Quality Award is a mark of excellence achieved by organizations which, in the philosophy of continuous improvement, have become drivers of innovation. ZOL Zimbabwe, as an award recipient joins this illustrious network of global drivers of innovation.

Receiving the BID award means ZOL was adjudged to be an organization that is on a path of continuous quality learning, and is a catalyst for the benefit of the community where it operates. Locally ZOL's award-winning public wifi service, ZOLspot, dominates the public wifi hotspot space with over 300 ZOLspots nationwide.

The DNA of the BID Award is: to recognize progress, achievement, improve productivity and solutions proposed by organization and business leaders who have reached a level of success which before had seemed unreachable.

All of the above aptly describe the strides that ZOL Zimbabwe has made in becoming the leading fiber-to-the-home (FTTH) service provider riding on the infrastructure of its parent company Liquid Telecom Zimbabwe, which was the first in Zimbabwe to introduce Fibre To The Home (FTTH), connecting households across the country onto our high-speed fibre network. 

As a BID award recipient, ZOL Zimbabwe has earned global recognition by being named amongst companies committed to excellence and productivity, to customers satisfaction and high quality production, organizations concerned and active in the defense of its environment and their neighbouring communities.

In short, ZOL Zimbabwe is now counted among companies, organizations and quality leaders that belong to BID’s international network of success.

The BID commitment to Quality Culture is the force behind companies, organizations and leaders who, like ZOL Zimbabwe, are recognized for a continuous search for quality and excellence.

To receive the BID Quality Award is to become part of a team of companies, institutions, organizations and outstanding visionary business leaders, whose presence in 179 countries worldwide, represents entrepreneurship, success and Total Quality.

ZOLspot is now an award-winning and internationally recognized service that has and will continue to positively impact internet users in Zimbabwe through providing an excellent network experience, bridging the digital divide by providing free internet access and partnering with educational and business entities to provide a reliable, fast and world-class public wifi hotspot service to their constituents.

Source - MyZOL Staff Writer