Browsing: MTN South Africa

Vodacom said on Thursday that it will install solar PV panels at its head office in Midrand, reducing its need for grid-supplied electricity.

Vodacom said on Wednesday that it has broken the 2Gbit/s barrier on its 5G network, achieving a transfer speed of 2.4Gbit/s.

MTN South Africa plans to install green-energy solutions at its head office as it moves to meet its own net-zero targets by 2040.

Vodacom and MTN have said the severe load shedding that Eskom has subjected South Africa to since last week is having a big impact on their networks.

South Africa’s biggest telecommunications operators have called for more consultation over government’s plan to terminate 2G and 3G services by 2025.

The operator has made key management appointments it said are meant to help with its strategy of transforming itself from a “telco to a techco”.

Opensignal has found that MTN tops rival Vodacom in 5G availability and 5G upload speeds, while the companies draw level on other criteria.

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MTN Group shares rocketed 9% on the JSE on Thursday after it reported a solid performance in its key markets.