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MTN Group CEO Ralph Mupita expects consolidation in the markets in which the group operates as high capital investment requirements make it increasingly difficult for smaller operators to keep up.
New research shows that MTN has South Africa’s fastest mobile network and that the company is running rings around rival Vodacom when it comes to 5G performance.
The devastating floods that hit KwaZulu-Natal on Monday have knocked out more than a thousand mobile towers operated by Vodacom, MTN and Telkom.
Vodacom will use its newly acquired spectrum assets to build out 4G and 5G infrastructure and grow its presence in the wireless broadband market, CEO Shameel Joosub said.
Icasa’s draft amendments to regulations governing the expiry of data bundles, if implemented, could undermine product innovation that has made it more affordable for the poor to get online, Vodacom said.
Promoted | Rural connectivity and modernisation are at the heart of plans to deliver bold, digital solutions for South Africa.
Promoted | MTN continues to strengthen its position as the leading network in South Africa with an ongoing commitment to expansion, modernisation and innovation.
MTN South Africa is aiming to reach 25% coverage of South Africa’s population with next-generation 5G services by the end of the year, and 60% by 2025.
Vodacom and MTN were by far the biggest spenders in South Africa’s spectrum auction, agreeing to cough up more than R5-billion each for prime access.