South Africa’s next mobile growth story will come from connecting machines, not people, writes Pambos Soteriades.
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MVNOs are key to Cell C’s growth strategy as it works towards becoming a “network operator of the future”.
The number of MVNOs in South Africa has ballooned in recent years, with the promise of many more to come.
JSE-listed Huge Group has reached a deal to acquire the remaining assets belonging to the former Virgin Mobile South Africa, now known as Tethys Mobile.
Cell C terminated the provision of network services to Virgin Mobile South Africa at 5pm on Wednesday, signalling the death of the country’s first mobile virtual network operator.
Virgin Mobile will soon be no more. South Africa’s first mobile virtual network operator, which was launched on Cell C’s network to much fanfare 15 years ago, will close its doors on 1 November.
Vodacom South Africa is building a platform to support mobile virtual network operators and expects to launch this soon after the conclusion of the spectrum auction next March.
Virgin Mobile, the first virtual mobile network operator to be launched in South Africa, has been placed into voluntary business rescue.
Virgin Mobile Middle East & Africa is exploring options including selling all or part of itself, people with knowledge of the matter said.
Standard Bank is building a mobile virtual network operator, according to well-placed industry sources. The bank has hired former Virgin Mobile South Africa CEO Steve Bailey to its executive team. Standard Bank is