Tag: MTN South Africa
MTN launches biodegradable SIM cards to cut plastic waste
MTN South Africa has introduced biodegradable SIM cards to combat plastic waste pollution, addressing the estimated 180 million SIM cards produced annually in the...
MTN, Huawei, China Telecom partner for 5G, AI
MTN South Africa has announced a strategic partnership with Huawei and China Telecom through a memorandum of understanding (MOU) signed on Tuesday.
The collaboration aims...
MTN SA partners with Huawei to launch Africa’s First 5.5G Network
MTN South Africa, in a strategic partnership with Huawei, has completed the first 5.5G network trial in Africa at MTN Head Office in Johannesburg,...
Sim card insanity in South Africa
South Africa’s mobile network operators produce an estimated 180 million SIM cards each year, around three times the country’s population.
This figure—from a well-placed industry...
MTN loses case in $541K unsolicited cellphones supply for Covid-19 screening
MTN South Africa has lost a case at a special tribunal related to the alleged irregular supply of mobile devices worth over US$541,000 for...
MTN’s Bradwin Roper joins Jumo in senior role
Bradwin Roper will join emerging-markets fintech Jumo as head of payment partnerships from 1 November, once he has completed his tenure as CEO of fintech...
MTN SA capex tops $532.4 million amid load shedding fight
MTN South invested $532.4 million in its network in 2023 as it fought the impact of severe load shedding.
As a result, it said it...
MTN to modernise core networks
MTN South Africa and MTN Nigeria plan to modernise their core network over the next five years after signing a deal with Ericsson for...
MTN SA police contract declared unlawful as Vodacom wins case
The High Court in Pretoria has declared the South African Police Services’ R20-million-a-month ($1.08 million) contract for cellular services with MTN unlawful, Rapport reports.
The...
MTN South Africa is Number 1 again
MTN South Africa has once again been ranked as the country’s best network, this time in the second quarter of 2022.
According to the tech...