Cell C network details, targets update
Cell C plans to have 4,210 sites in South Africa by the end of November 2013, with 1,260 sites serving Gauteng alone, CEO Alan Knott-Craig told attendees of the 2013 MyBroadband conference on Wednesday, 9 October.
Knott-Craig said that they are busy rolling out 134 additional sites, with 48 completed already.
He said that they have seen a 30% capacity increase on 3G, have improved their call setup rates significantly, and aim to increase capacity by 47% during 2013.
Cell C also aims to complete antenna optimisations on 80 sites by November, Knott-Craig said.
Knott-Craig said that Cell C has grown its base by 33% to date, or 1.3 million customers, in 18 months.
He finished off his presentation by saying Cell C plans to grow its market share to 25% and achieve sustainability, by:
- Using competitive pricing;
- building quality into a network which is growing; and
- ensuring a level playing field for competition.
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