Cell C’s full financial results, for the six months ended June 2016, provide detailed insight into the performance of South Africa’s third largest mobile telecommunications operator for the first time. The numbers are contained in a
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In the latest episode of South Africa’s premier technology podcast, your hosts Duncan McLeod and Regardt van der Berg chat about Vumatel’s acquisition of Fibrehoods. Also this week, they look at Cell C’s financial results
R39,5bn. That’s the amount South Africans spent on cellphone contracts in 2015. This analysis of the market is possible for the first time after the publication of a transaction circular by Blue Label Telecoms, which detailed
Popular (mis)conception has it that Cell C, whose resurgence began under Alan Knott-Craig in 2012 and continues under Jose Dos Santos, has been rapidly stealing market share from larger rivals Vodacom and
Mobile operator Cell C turned a small profit of R2,8m in the six months ended 30 June 2016, an improvement from a loss of almost R1,2bn in the same six-month period a year earlier
How many customers does Cell C actually have? On its website, as well as in communication from the company over the past year, it has claimed to have over 20m subscribers. But a regulatory filing on Tuesday suggests it actually
Cell C is in the process of raising US$600m, or about R8,5bn, to prop up its balance sheet, given its crippling debt load of R23,6bn. The company’s management is currently on a roadshow in London to drum up support among investors, as the
Cell C is “very definitively” offering the best deals for consumers looking to get their hands on Apple’s new iPhone 7. Tariffic, a company that helps retail consumers and businesses save money on their cellphone bills, has
This week’s episode of TalkCentral was recorded at the action-packed rAge electronic entertainment exhibition at the Northgate Dome in Johannesburg. Your hosts, Duncan McLeod and Regardt van der Berg, chat about all the
JSE-listed Blue Label Telecoms, through its subsidiary The Prepaid Company, has announced it will acquire 45% of Cell C for R5,5bn. It had previously said it intended buying 35% of the mobile operator for R4bn as part