This is who owns Cell C
Cell C’s shareholders are Blue Label Telecoms, the Employee Believe Trust, Nedbank, CellSAf, Net1, and Gramercy.
It was revealed during an analyst presentation about Cell C by Blue Label Telecoms co-CEO Brett Levy.
I am absolutely disgusted that cell c cannot provide me with a paid up letter yet I paid them more then the actual settlement amount. They are a bunch of useless people and you rather go to Vodacom or Telkom you will get better service. I hate this company I want my damn paid up letter
Fixed-4G isn't going anywhere — here's what South African ISPs have planned
Mobile network operators in South Africa have focussed on launching 5G Internet solutions for some time now, but 4G isn’t going anywhere.
MyBroadband asked South African Internet service providers about their plans for...
Disappearing data on Vodacom and Cell C — 3G vs 4G
A recent investigation from MyBroadband revealed that data still disappearings from Android devices on Vodacom and Cell C's networks, likely amounting to millions every month.
Vodacom and Cell C explained that it was due to how 4G works on...
ISP plans for Cell C LTE — Cybersmart and RSAWeb aren't interested
South African Internet service providers (ISPs) Cybersmart and RSAWeb aren't interested in reselling Cell C's fixed-LTE products, the companies told MyBroadband.
However, their reasoning is different, with one focusing on its...
Vodacom dominates in South Africa
There are four main players in South Africa’s R200 billion fixed and mobile telecommunications market — Vodacom, MTN, Telkom, and Cell C.
Vodacom dominates the South African mobile telecoms market with a 43% share of revenue, followed by MTN with 26%, Telkom...
Cell C launches wholesale fixed LTE
Cell C has officially launched a wholesale fixed LTE product and begun wooing Internet service providers to offer 4G services on its platform.
This comes after MyBroadband reported in August that Cell C was planning to launch such a service.
MTN South Africa revenue hit by load-shedding and Cell C rescue
MTN has published its quarterly trading update for the three months ended September 2022, revealing that service revenue grew by just 2.2% year-on-year in South Africa.
For the third quarter of 2022 (Q3 2022), MTN South Africa...
I bought a campaign 5GB bundle that expires in 48 hours at around 6PM on the 1 Nov.
Then same day near midnight I got a 10GB anytime and 20GB nite learning bundle that expires 1 Dec from my institution. (The campaign 5GB bundle was at 4.16GB).
Cell C basically used the anytime bundle for...
Cell C fact-check
Blue Label Telecoms co-CEO Brett Levy said they are upbeat about Cell C’s prospects because it has five excellent assets.
These assets are Cell C’s brand, spectrum, assessed losses, the prepaid engine, and the mobile virtual network operator (MVNO) market.
All but one of South Africa's major mobile operators offer RCS messaging
MTN is the only South African mobile operator that doesn't offer Rich Communication Services (RCS) messaging. However, it acknowledged that the technology is becoming more popular in the country.
MyBroadband asked Cell C...
Cell C avoiding price war as Blue Label considers total takeover
Blue Label co-CEO Brett Levy told investors Thursday that Cell C will not engage in a price war with MTN, Vodacom, and Telkom’s mobile division.
“We are not getting into any dogfights. We are not getting into any war with any...
Cell C announces price hikes
Cell C has notified its contract customers that most of their subscription fees will increase from 1 December 2022.
The price hikes will affect all postpaid customers, including those in the middle of their contract periods.
Data worth millions of rands disappearing from two networks in South Africa
A MyBroadband investigation shows that Vodacom and Cell C still have problems with data disappearing from their users’ sim cards.
MyBroadband performed separate tests for disappearing airtime and data with SIMs from...
MTN dominates mobile customer satisfaction ratings in South Africa
New research by Analytico reveals that MTN continues to lead mobile customer satisfaction ratings in South Africa, while Vodacom and Telkom hold second and third place, respectively.
The mobile customer satisfaction rating...
Afrihost overtakes RSAWeb and Webafrica in battle for top South African ISP
The top-rated Internet service provider in South Africa is Cool Ideas, followed by Afrihost and RSAWeb, Analytico’s quarterly customer satisfaction report reveals.
Analytico is a research company that provides market...
South Africa's mobile network operators reveal big plans for 5G rollouts
Three out of South Africa's five major cellular operators have 5G networks and are rapidly growing their coverage, while a fourth could be launching its 5G services before the end of the month.
Vodacom, MTN, and Rain are...
HeroTel, Afrihost, and Cool Ideas safe — but Webafrica and Cell C at big risk
Research by Analytico revealed that HeroTel, Afrihost, and Cool Ideas have a low churn risk, while Webafrica and Cell C face the biggest churn risk.
Analytico is a South African IT and telecommunications research...
We compared Cell C's company-saving deals — and it looks worse-off now than in 2017
When Cell C CEO Douglas Craigie Stevenson unveiled Cell C’s latest results on 29 September, he was upbeat about their prospects following the long-awaited recapitalisation deal.
With a reduced debt burden...
MTN's mobile network trounces Vodacom and Telkom
MyBroadband Insights has released its Q3 2022 Mobile Network Quality Report, which shows that MTN has the best mobile network in South Africa.
Looking at results in specific cities, MTN had the best network in Johannesburg, Tshwane, Cape Town...