{"id":82317,"date":"2013-07-16T15:58:09","date_gmt":"2013-07-16T13:58:09","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/mybroadband.co.za\/news\/?p=82317"},"modified":"2013-07-17T08:36:03","modified_gmt":"2013-07-17T06:36:03","slug":"cell-c-network-upgrade-plans","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mybroadband.co.za\/news\/cellular\/82317-cell-c-network-upgrade-plans.html","title":{"rendered":"Cell C network upgrade plans"},"content":{"rendered":"

The recent injection of around R5.7-billion into Cell C<\/a> will primarily be used for network roll-out, particularly in the Gauteng area, Cell C CEO Alan Knott-Craig<\/a> recently told MyBroadband.<\/p>\n

This cash comes from Oger Telecoms<\/a>, which invested a further $350-million (around R3.5-billion), and key lenders \u201cincluding Nedbank<\/a> and the Development Bank of South Africa<\/a>\u201d which provided R2.2-billion.<\/p>\n

Cell C wants to improve and expand its network from the South of Gauteng near Vereeniging to as far North as Bela-Bela, Knott-Craig said.<\/p>\n

He added that they also want to invest in capacity upgrades as traffic on the Cell C network has doubled in the last 15 months.<\/p>\n

Knott-Craig also said that for them to gain the market share they need to be sustainable will cost money. \u201cDistribution channels are not free,\u201d Knott-Craig said.<\/p>\n

Asked whether the cash injection would help Cell C fix the network problems users have been reporting, Knott-Craig said, \u201cYes. Without investment we can\u2019t address them.\u201d<\/p>\n

Knott-Craig said that a lot of capacity problems have been addressed in the last 3 months and that the problems subscribers have been experiencing of late are due to issues with Cell C\u2019s national roaming agreement with Vodacom.<\/p>\n

Vodacom is not handling hand-over of users on Cell C\u2019s network to its own as seamlessly as they should be, Knott-Craig said.<\/p>\n

Cell C tried to resolve the matter with Vodacom to no avail, so they have decided to lodge a complaint with the Independent Communications Authority of South Africa, Knott Craig said.<\/p>\n

More on Cell C and network quality<\/h3>\n

Vodacom blamed for Cell C network problems<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n

Cell C receives massive cash boost<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n

Cell C network quality complaints<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n

Mobile network quality: why hide the truth?<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n

Vodacom, MTN, and Cell C fail quality tests<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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