mobile networks

  1. Luis

    MTN spent R160 million due to battery theft and base station vandalism

    MTN spent R160 million due to battery theft and base station vandalism South African mobile network operators are spending hundreds of millions of rands annually to protect their base stations from theft and vandalism, as well as replacing damaged or stolen equipment. MTN South Africa told...
    • Luis
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  3. Hanno Labuschagne

    MTN reveals pro forma profit from potential IHS acquisition

    MTN reveals pro forma profit from potential IHS acquisition MTN Group revealed its takeover of international cellular tower infrastructure company IHS resulted in a pro forma profit of R2.011 billion in its 2025 financial year. The African telecoms giant announced it would purchase the...
  4. Hanno Labuschagne

    Vodacom's biggest achievements in 2025

    Vodacom's biggest achievements in 2025 Vodacom's major milestones in 2025 included closing a major fibre deal, becoming the country's first company to operationalise virtual electricity wheeling, and signing a partnership with Starlink. Vodacom spokesperson Byron Kennedy said the network's...
    • Hanno Labuschagne
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    • Forum: Broadband and IT News
  5. Hanno Labuschagne

    Cell C contract and insurance price hikes on 1 December 2025

    Cell C contract and insurance price hikes on 1 December 2025 Cell C has announced its annual price adjustments for postpaid contracts and insurance premiums, which will take effect on 1 December 2025. The mobile network operator said the changes were necessary so that it could "continue...
  6. Hanno Labuschagne

    Cell C is struggling

    Cell C is struggling When Jorge Mendes took the reins at Cell C in 2023, he said they wanted to reach 15% revenue market share in South Africa. However, the company is moving backwards. Mendes was appointed as the CEO of Cell C on 1 July 2023. Before that, he was chief officer of the consumer...
  7. Hanno Labuschagne

    Vodacom spending R435 million on Tshwane and North West network upgrades

    Vodacom spending R435 million on Tshwane and North West network upgrades Vodacom is investing more than R435 million on network upgrades in the Northern Gauteng Area (NGA) for the 2025/2026 financial year. The investment will fund critical infrastructure upgrades, new site deployments, and...
  8. Hanno Labuschagne

    Telkom dividend drought ends

    Telkom dividend drought ends Telkom declared its first dividend in four years after reporting an impressive set of results for its 2024/2025 financial year, including a profit increase of 299% from about R1.9 billion to R7.5 billion. A substantial part of the increase can be attributed to the...
  9. Hanno Labuschagne

    Gautrain mobile network speed battle

    Gautrain mobile network speed battle MyBroadband recently tested mobile data performance on the Gautrain and found MTN to have the best 4G performance, while Vodacom had the superior 5G network. The Gautrain is a high-speed commuter rail system connecting Hatfield in Pretoria to Park Station...
  10. Hanno Labuschagne

    8 slides show Cell C's drop from R222-million earnings to R907-million loss

    8 slides show Cell C's drop from R222-million earnings to R907-million loss Cell C has released audited numbers for 2022, showing that the company’s earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation, and amortisation (Ebitda) declined by 509% from R222 to -R907 million. This was due to lower...
  11. Hanno Labuschagne

    MTN's massive tax bill in South Africa

    MTN's massive tax bill in South Africa MTN paid R8.1 billion in taxes to the South African government in 2022, according to the company’s latest tax report. This is a 50% increase from the year before, where tax revenue totalled R5.4 billion. [Bloomberg]
  12. S

    Anyone tried or know more about Melon Mobile?

    So Melon Mobile is a new cellphone operator that launched yesterday. I know that just happened, but has anyone tried them out? I like the idea that you can create your own contract and change it as you need it. https://za.ign.com/scitech/175165/news/say-hello-to-melon-mobile
  13. oros

    Upcoming new mobile network -melon mobile

    Hi, not sure if this is the correct category for this discussion , but have anyone heard about the new upcoming new mobile network named melon mobile? I saw the advert of it on Facebook. I'm curious how they will fair or even really make a difference . I may be late on it, I only saw or read...
  14. Hanno Labuschagne

    Vodacom, MTN, and other mobile networks reveal biggest milestones of 2022

    Vodacom, MTN, and other mobile networks reveal biggest milestones of 2022 The first-ever high-demand frequency spectrum auction, a tussle for Telkom, and a big step towards rescuing Cell C were among the most significant events in the South African mobile network industry in 2022. While mobile...
  15. Hanno Labuschagne

    This is how Vodacom makes and spends its money

    This is how Vodacom makes and spends its money Vodacom makes most of its revenue and profit from prepaid and contract services, with financial services and equipment contributing significantly to its top line. Vodacom, majority owned by Vodafone with a 60.5% stake, is one of Africa’s largest...
  16. Hanno Labuschagne

    Why Rain is proposing a merger with Telkom

    Why Rain is proposing a merger with Telkom Leading entrepreneur Paul Harris (72), one of the triumvirate who created SA’s leading financial services group FirstRand through 1998’s merger of their much smaller RMB with First National Bank, is aiming for a repeat in the telecoms space. Harris’s...
  17. Hanno Labuschagne

    Mobile networks spending billions ing fight for greater market share

    Mobile networks spending billions ing fight for greater market share Analytico's 2022 South African Mobile Data Market Report shows that Vodacom and MTN had spent over R20 billion on their mobile networks over the last year. Analytico is a research company that provides research reports...
  18. Hanno Labuschagne

    Forcing mobile networks to collect biometric data is not the solution to SA's massive fraud problem

    Forcing mobile networks to collect biometric data is not the solution to SA's massive fraud problem The Communications Risk Information Centre (Comric) says that relying solely on collecting customers’ biometric data to curb SIM swap fraud won’t do the trick. Comric is a non-profit...
  19. Hanno Labuschagne

    Mobile networks reveal progress with shutting down 2G and 3G in South Africa

    Mobile networks reveal progress with shutting down 2G and 3G in South Africa South Africa’s mobile network operators are hoping to shut down their 2G and 3G networks to keep up with the demand for data. However, decommissioning South Africa’s legacy networks will be no small task. With the...
  20. Hanno Labuschagne

    Mobile networks could be forced to collect biometric data — the next step

    Mobile networks could be forced to collect biometric data — the next step South Africa’s mobile network operators will discuss the ramifications of being forced to collect subscriber biometric data at the Communications Risk Information Centre (Comric) industry forum. This is according to Cell...
  21. Hanno Labuschagne

    SA networks had lower revenue growth than the IT industry in 2021

    SA networks had lower revenue growth than the IT industry in 2021 BMIT and the Independent Communications Authority of South Africa (Icasa) recently released reports about the country's information and communications technology industry, with some interesting differences in their overall...
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