MTN Group has announced the appointment of new chief executive officers for two of its West African operations, MTN Cameroon and MTN Benin. According to a statement released to the media Stephen Blewett, the current CEO of MTN Benin, will take the helm at MTN Cameroon on 1 August 2020 when Uche Ofodile, the current...
MTN Group said on Thursday that it has named Stephen Blewett, the current CEO of its operation in Benin, to lead its larger business in Cameroon. Blewett, who is a former CEO of Altech Autopage Cellular, will take the helm in Cameroon on 1 August when Uche Ofodile, the current CEO of MTN Liberia, will become...
MTN Ghana has initiated a new move in seeking a judicial review of Ghana’s National Communications Authority (NCA)’s decision to declare the telecom a Significant Market Power (SMP) in the country. MTN says that this declaration could mean significant regulatory restrictions being placed upon it by the NCA which could potentially limit the telecom’s growth...
MTN launched its 5G network in South Africa on 30 June with 100 sites in Johannesburg, Cape Town, Bloemfontein, and Port Elizabeth. This 5G launch, MTN SA CTIO Giovanni Chiarelli said, was made possible, in part, by the recent allocation of temporary spectrum by ICASA. MTN delivers 5G connectivity using four spectrum bands – 3.5...
MTN Ghana has announced it will seek judicial review of the National Communication Authority’s (NCA’s) decision earlier this month to designate the operator as having Significant Market Power (SMP) and impose special regulatory restriction on the company. In a statement issued on 26 June, MTN Ghana noted that although it acknowledges the regulator’s duty and powers to promote...
MTN Group said on Thursday that it has topped 100 million active data customers – technically, 100 million Sims with an active data connection – for the first time. The telecommunications group, which operates in 21 markets across Africa and the Middle East, has a total subscriber base of 257 million, meaning that 39% is connected...
MTN Congo has the wind in its sails. Each day that passes, she dreams only of innovations. Today, the prowess of MTN Congo has crossed national borders. This subsidiary of the South African Group, a multinational telecommunications company operating in 22 countries in Africa and the Middle East, is making progress in the business world. Despite the health...
MTN can again operate without fear in Uganda. The company has completed the payment of the $ 100 million set to renew its telecoms license expired since 2018. Valid for 12 years, it will be operational from July 1, 2020. 20% of MTN’s capital will have to float on the local stock exchange within 5 years....
MTN South Africa has confirmed that it will continue to offer 5G services after its temporary spectrum from ICASA is retracted.
MTN has fulfilled all conditions precedent to the license, including the payment of a total sum of US$100 million as license renewal fee for a period of 12 years commencing 1 July 2020.
