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  1. Hanno Labuschagne

    MTN sure its streaming service will work this time

    MTN sure its streaming service will work this time Nine years after shutting down its VU streaming video platform, MTN has launched One TV, which the mobile operator has assured will not meet the same fate as its predecessor. The company announced the launch of MTN One TV in June, a video...
  3. Luis

    MTN had the most reliable network speeds at popular malls in Pretoria East

    The fastest mobile networks inside Pretoria East's most popular malls MyBroadband tested mobile network speeds inside some of the most popular malls in Pretoria East, and MTN consistently achieved solid speeds, while its rivals' performance varied more. We conducted the tests using a harness...
    • Luis
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    • Replies: 2
    • Forum: Broadband and IT News
  4. Luis

    MTN Pi offers customers data that doesn't expire for R99

    R99 for 5GB of mobile data that doesn't expire There is no need for government to interfere with data prices or bundle expiry rules in South Africa, as consumers can already buy mobile data bundles that roll over for at least 12 months. One example of this is MTN Pi, which launched earlier...
    • Luis
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    • data expiration data expiry mobile data bundles mtn mtn pi
    • Replies: 3
    • Forum: Broadband and IT News
  5. Luis

    Mobile operator with the best voice quality in South Africa in 2026

    MTN offers the highest voice quality on calls in South Africa MyBroadband Insights recently released its 2026 Mobile Call Quality report, which revealed that MTN offered the best audio quality across the country. MyBroadband Insights performed mobile call quality testing across South Africa...
    • Luis
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    • Replies: 4
    • Forum: Broadband and IT News
  6. Luis

    Penalty fees for users who cancel cellphone contracts prematurely

    Penalties to South Africans who want to cancel cellphone contracts early South African mobile network operators impose similar penalty fees on those who cancel their cellphone contracts prematurely. Vodacom, MTN, Telkom, and Cell C are guided by the Consumer Protection Act (CPA) in determining...
    • Luis
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    • cell c blackberry prepaid cellphone contracts consumer protection act (cpa) mtn telkom vodacom
    • Replies: 22
    • Forum: Broadband and IT News
  7. Luis

    MTN has the best voice network in Cape Town

    MTN beats Vodacom and Telkom in Cape Town MTN has the best voice network in Cape Town, followed by Vodacom, Telkom, Rain, and Cell C, the 2026 Mobile Call Quality report by MyBroadband Insights has revealed. This was one of the findings of the report following MyBroadband Insights’ latest...
    • Luis
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    • call quality cell c mtn mybroadband insights rain telkom vodacom voice network
    • Replies: 0
    • Forum: Broadband and IT News
  8. 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...
  9. 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...
  10. 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
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    • lte mobile 4g lte broadband mobile 5g mtn telkom vox
    • Replies: 1
    • Forum: MTN Mobile Data
  11. 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...
  12. 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...
  13. 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...
  14. 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...
  15. 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
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    • cellphone towers crime mtn saps south african police service vodacom
    • Replies: 5
    • Forum: Broadband and IT News
  16. 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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    • base station vandalism battery storage battery theft mobile network operators mobile networks mtn mtn group
    • Replies: 2
    • Forum: Broadband and IT News
  17. 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...
  18. 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...
  19. 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...
  20. 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...
  21. 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.
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