MTN South Africa has become the second telecommunications operator to take the industry regulator, Icasa, to court over the upcoming spectrum auction.
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The supreme court of appeal has thrown out MTN South Africa’s appeal against a judgment ordering it to pay R11.4-million in damages, plus interest, to a dealer whose business was shut down in 2011.
Cell C CEO Douglas Craigie Stevenson said on Thursday that the company plans to use both the Vodacom and MTN networks to provide cellular services to its customer base.
Cell C has begun the planned migration of its customers off its radio access network as it moves to shut down this infrastructure to save costs. But instead of the clients being migrated to MTN, the’re going to Vodacom.
Mobile telecommunications infrastructure belonging to MTN and Vodacom has been torched and destroyed in KwaZulu-Natal, possibly as the result of conspiracy theories linking 5G and Covid-19.
Six telecommunications companies have responded to the invitation to apply for access to radio frequency spectrum bands suitable for mobile broadband roll-out, with no real surprises among the names.
MTN South Africa has launched MoMo International Airtime, which allows users to purchase airtime for recipients in other countries.
MTN Group is looking to sell and lease back part of its portfolio of 13 000 South African towers, a sign that new CEO Ralph Mupita is looking to build on a disposal plan kicked off by his predecessor.
Icasa this week defended its plan to require successful bidders in the upcoming spectrum auction to support a minimum of three mobile virtual network operators amid industry criticism of the idea.
MTN South Africa said on Friday that the 5G capabilities in the new Apple iPhone 12 models will work on its network exclusively for a period of time running into next year.