MTN announces plans to go off-grid at most sites

[Jan]

Goodbye Eskom — MTN going off-grid at most towers

MTN South Africa CEO Charles Molapisi says they are accelerating investments in alternative power sources and expect to be completely off-grid at most sites in future.

This is so that load-shedding, which leads to increased theft and vandalism of infrastructure, does not affect their quality of service.

 

[deweyzeph]

Our local MTN tower is mostly just off during loadshedding.

 

[Tomtomtom]

The article is actually just about how their batteries keep getting stolen.

So they're going to double down and install more?

 

[backstreetboy]

They should take their spam off grid as well. Tools.

 

[leon.davibe]

The article is actually just about how their batteries keep getting stolen.

So they're going to double down and install more?

Maybe they have a good supplier selling below accepted retail price , ie like buying a second hand bmw below retail value and losing it in an accident/theft

Insurance pays more than what you paid

Edit can't afford not to
Clients move if they have to be offline to much thanks to loadshedding

 

[upup]

This will only give more for the people to steal.
Only one way, install a genny/ solar, whatever, but just let local security protect it, and when they catch a thief, let them pay.
But it seems government makes money from security.

 

[ttygt]

How much is spent on ego-stroking sponsorhips/PR each year?
May use some of that budget and NOT raise prices to keep YOUR moneymaking infrastructure working..........

 

[McRuder]

Our local MTN tower is mostly just off during loadshedding.

Same here. I guess they not spending any money in smaller towns, but they will be sure to bill us the higher rates.

 

[felixbf2]

This will only give more for the people to steal.
Only one way, install a genny/ solar, whatever, but just let local security protect it, and when they catch a thief, let them pay.
But it seems government makes money from security.

Do you know how many towers MTN has.? Not financially feasible dude.

 

[wingnut771]

Do you know how many towers MTN has.? Not financially feasible dude.

They should be monitored and when the alarm goes off, SAPS should be there in 3 minutes. This is why we pay tax.

 

[Tomtomtom]

SAPS should be there in 3 minutes. This is why we pay tax.

Hah hah! You must be joking!

Seriously though, cell towers must be some of the toughest assets to secure, being out in the middle of nowhere and broadcasting their existence by design.

They will have to be more innovative. Thinking ATMs and self-destructing cash.

 

[felixbf2]

They should be monitored and when the alarm goes off, SAPS should be there in 3 minutes. This is why we pay tax.

Are you on flavored meth.?

 

[wingnut771]

Hah hah! You must be joking!

Seriously though, cell towers must be some of the toughest assets to secure, being out in the middle of nowhere and broadcasting their existence by design.

They will have to be more innovative. Thinking ATMs and self-destructing cash.

AI and attack drones? Sleeping gas?

 

[Tomtomtom]

Glitter, fart spray? Douse everything in purple dye?

At least have GPS transponders buried deep in the batteries. Removal requires destructive disassembly.