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  1. Hanno Labuschagne

    MTN loses network architecture veteran to Vodacom

    MTN loses network architecture veteran to Vodacom Zoltan Miklos, the man who led the team that delivered MTN South Africa's exceptional network performance in recent years, has quit the yellow network to join Vodacom. Miklos resigned from MTN several weeks ago and is set to start at Vodacom as...
  3. Luis

    South Africa's MTN prepares to bid for a licence to launch 5G in Ghana

    MTN prepares for 5G expansion MTN and Telecel are preparing to bid for 5G licenses in Ghana after the government ends the exclusive rights of a state-backed wholesale provider that partnered with Indian billionaire Mukesh Ambani’s firm. The African wireless carriers plan to bid in a 5G license...
  4. D

    Vox migrating LTE / 5G from MTN to Telkom

    Has anyone else seen a notification from Vox that they're migrating their LTE / 5G service from MTN to Telkom as of 1 August? Does anyone know why they would be doing that? Surely MTN is better?
    • Dean
    • Thread
    • lte mobile 4g lte broadband mobile 5g mtn telkom vox
    • Replies: 1
    • Forum: MTN Mobile Data
  5. D

    Illegal Number Porting

    Hi folks, I left ZA a few years back, but my elderly mother is still there. Her MTN number recently got ported by unknown people to Vodacom. With some investigation we figured it out and attempted to get the number ported back. MTN fraud helped and claimed the number was back, but the new SIM...
  6. Luis

    Stability between the US and Iran is great for MTN

    Stability between the US and Iran is great for MTN MTN said that it would welcome any return to stability that supports the regional business landscape in the Middle East in the wake of negotiations between the U.S. and Iran. This followed news that the United States had signed a memorandum of...
  7. Hanno Labuschagne

    MTN making its fibre network smarter

    MTN making its fibre network smarter MTN is deploying technology that automatically detects when physical disruptions affect its fibre Internet network, which reduces the time it takes to dispatch technicians to fix problems. This was revealed by group chief technology officer Charles...
  8. Hanno Labuschagne

    Big potential in MTN's MoMo business — investment expert

    Big potential in MTN's MoMo business — investment expert Ricus Reeders, securities wealth manager at PSG Wealth, said that MTN Group will significantly benefit from the growth of financial technology in Africa. MTN recently announced it would launch a new financial super app in its major...
  9. Luis

    SAPS arrest eight alleged to have stolen R500,000 in cellphone tower batteries

    SAPS arrest eight alleged to have stolen R500,000 in cellphone tower batteries The South African Police Service (SAPS) has arrested eight suspects found in possession of suspected stolen cellphone tower batteries with an estimated value of R500,000. It is alleged that the individuals were...
    • Luis
    • Thread
    • cellphone towers crime mtn saps south african police service vodacom
    • Replies: 5
    • Forum: Broadband and IT News
  10. 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
    • Thread
    • base station vandalism battery storage battery theft mobile network operators mobile networks mtn mtn group
    • Replies: 2
    • Forum: Broadband and IT News
  11. 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...
  12. Hanno Labuschagne

    MTN service revenue surging everywhere in Africa except in SA

    MTN service revenue surging everywhere in Africa except in SA MTN recorded a 20% increase in service revenue across all its markets in the first quarter of 2026, but growth in South Africa continued to remain flat. In a Q1 2026 trading update on Tuesday, the company explained that one of the...
  13. Luis

    MTN Online School sees nearly half a million registered users

    MTN Online School sees nearly half a million registered users MTN’s Online School added more than 4,700 new users between December 2025 and February 2026, a spokesperson for MTN South Africa told MyBroadband. First launched in 2021 at the height of the Covid-19 pandemic, MTN’s Online School...
  14. Luis

    MTN Group CEO made R99.31 million in one year

    MTN Group CEO made R99.31 million in one year MTN South Africa's new chief executive officer (CEO), Ferdi Moolman, received total remuneration of R18.032 million in his first two months at the head of the African telecoms giant's local business. The amount was published in MTN's 2025...
  15. Luis

    The engineers behind South Africa's best mobile network

    The engineers behind South Africa's best mobile network Zoltan Miklos and his team of engineers and planners have created the best mobile network South Africa has ever seen. MTN recently won the coveted MyBroadband ‘Best Mobile Network in South Africa’ award for the eighth year in a row.
  16. Hanno Labuschagne

    MTN has highest MyBroadband Insights' Network Quality Score in Q1 2026

    MTN has highest in MyBroadband Insights' Network Quality Score in Q1 2026 MyBroadband Insights has released its Q1 2026 Mobile Network Quality Report, which shows that MTN has the best mobile network in South Africa. The findings were based on more than 315,000 speed tests conducted by mobile...
  17. Luis

    MTN executive pay in the spotlight

    MTN executive pay in the spotlight MTN's annual general meeting (AGM) is around the corner, and if 2025 is anything to go by, executive pay will rank high on the agenda. Last year, shareholders voiced their unhappiness with MTN's executive remuneration and implementation report.
  18. Hanno Labuschagne

    The man who put Apple on the map in South Africa

    The man who put Apple on the map in South Africa Brian Seligmann, a trailblazer in South African tech and telecommunications, was a pioneer, executive, and founder who witnessed the birth of the digital age from the front lines. From marketing Apple products to spearheading MTN’s mobile data...
  19. Hanno Labuschagne

    How MTN became South Africa's top mobile network

    How MTN became South Africa's top mobile network Former MTN South Africa CEO and current Eskom chairman, Mteto Nyati, says that strong leadership and a partnership with Huawei enabled it to become the best mobile network in South Africa. “We were battling poor network coverage, frequent...
  20. Hanno Labuschagne

    MTN launches Pi mobile and Home Internet plans

    MTN launches Pi mobile and Home Internet plans MTN has launched Pi, a new suite of mobile and Home Internet month-to-month products that customers can manage from a dedicated app. The mobile network operator is offering a special three-month launch promotion where new customers can get up to...
  21. Hanno Labuschagne

    Big MTN profit swing

    Big MTN profit swing MTN shareholders are getting a big dividend payout as a result of excellent performance in the company's 2025 financial year. Africa's largest telecoms company posted a R27.40 billion profit after tax for the year ending 31 December 2025, a major turnaround from a loss of...
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