South Africa’s third mobile operator Cell C says it has signed up more than a million customers in July already, setting a monthly record for sign-ups and bringing its total customer base to 11,7m. However, this figure is for gross connections. Net additions, which includes
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The directorate of the Advertising Standards Authority has found in MTN’s favour in a complaint about advertisements by rival Cell C that the larger operator said were disparaging towards its brand. The campaign in question involves Cell C’s 99 Cents for Real radio and
From the Northcliff water tower, you have a 360-degree view of Johannesburg. On a clear day, you can see all the way out to the Magaliesberg. The skyline landmark teeters on what was once called Aasvöelkop, the ridge where Matabeleland founder Mzilikazi stood before he headed north to Zimbabwe
Reductions in mobile termination rates, the fees operators charge each other to carry calls between their networks, has had a direct impact on the retail price of prepaid telephony in South Africa, but tariffs are still far higher than elsewhere in Africa and further big cuts are needed
Mobile operator Cell C has held discussions with Telkom about opportunities to consolidate South Africa’s mobile phone industry, CEO Alan Knott-Craig revealed in a radio interview on Thursday (full audio transcript below). In response to a question from Talk Radio 702 host Stephen Grootes about whether
South Africa is too small a market to accommodate four mobile operators, Cell C CEO Alan Knott-Craig told journalists on Wednesday. Replying at a media conference to a question from TechCentral, Knott-Craig said: “I think it’s too late for four. Maybe [it made sense] five or seven years ago [but] after 20
Cell C has relaunched Red Bull Mobile, its mobile partnership with energy-drinks company Red Bull, offering a new product plan aimed at the youth market through a dramatically improved footprint of retail stores. The partnership was signed three years ago, but Cell C chief commercial officer
The way Vodacom manages the handover of calls between its network and that of Cell C’s hasn’t changed for the past 12 years. The company made the comments in reaction to accusations levelled by Cell C CEO Alan Knott-Craig that Vodacom is partly at fault for recent service issues experienced by
The combined R5,7bn Cell C has received from its majority shareholder, Oger Telecom, and in financing from a Nedbank-led grouping will be used to improve its network and win market share from rivals Vodacom and MTN, says the operator’s CEO, Alan Knott-Craig. But Knott-Craig
Cell C CEO Alan Knott-Craig has blamed the company’s bigger rival, Vodacom, for quality of service issues experienced by consumers. He says Vodacom is not living up to the terms of a national service agreement the two parties signed in 2012. He also pointed a finger of blame