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Cell C’s decision to shut down its own radio access network in favour of an outsourced model is paying dividends.

Blue Label Telecoms has increased its economic interest in Cell C by another 10 percentage points.

Cell C is planning to launch 5G services in South Africa in the next couple of months as its financial turnaround gains traction.

South Africa’s telecommunications giants face off in the high court in Pretoria on Thursday and Friday.

MTN still has the fastest mobile network overall in South Africa, though Vodacom has overtaken its rival in 5G speeds.

Industry body ACT has told Icasa that the satellite licensing regime should not benefit some players over others.

The Competition Tribunal has been criticised over lengthy delays in concluding investigations of key deals in the ICT sector.

Blue Label Telecoms shares have gained 71% in the past 12 months on the expectation of a turnaround at Cell C.

A ransomware group called RansomHouse appears to have been responsible for an attack on Cell C that compromised the data of some of its clients.

Cell C says it has been impacted by a “cybersecurity incident”, and that some customer data has been exposed.