TechCentral reported on Tuesday that Pick n Pay was set to become the first mobile virtual network operator (MVNO) on MTN’s network. The companies have now published details about the PnP Mobile initiative. PnP Mobile will be closely tied to Pick n Pay’s Smart Shopper loyalty programme, with shoppers set to get “instant data rewards” based on spend...
MTN and Cell C’s network sharing agreement is under scrutiny, with industries players drawing parallels between their deal and MTN and Telkom’s network sharing plan which was blocked. On 18 November 2019, Cell C announced that it had concluded an expanded roaming agreement with MTN which gives it nationwide 3G and 4G roaming. Through this agreement, Cell...
High-demand spectrum is going to be a boon for innovators in the digital economy, said MTN SA CEO Godfrey Motsa, speaking at last night’s first virtual MTN Business App of the Year Awards 2020. Motsa’s comments come as the Independent Communications Authority of South Africa (ICASA) has kicked-off the country’s first spectrum auction in over...
MTN expects the number of mobile virtual network operator (MVNO) subscribers to double in South Africa over the next five years, and has launched a new service to woo potential service provider partners. According to a statement by MTN, it offers MVNO partners “a high-quality network experience and opportunity to deliver innovative solutions that reach...
Mr Ralph Mupita, MTN Group President and Chief Executive Officer and Mr Mcebisi Jonas, Board Chairman of the Group, are in Ghana as part of a tour of priority markets. This is the Group CEO’s first visit, since he assumed the role on September 1, 2020. A statement issued in Accra by Mr Samuel Koranteng,...
MTN Nigeria recovered from elevated volatility caused by COVID-19 to record massive revenue growth from digital and Fintech services in the nine months ended 30 September. During the period under review, MTN says, it experienced volatility in both voice and data revenue, affecting the trajectory of its overall service revenue, as well as pressure on...
MTN Group announced the appointment of Ferdi Moolman to Group Chief Risk Officer, a new Executive Committee (exco) position – effective from 1 March 2021. Moolman joined MTN in 2002 and has held several senior positions within the group in Nigeria and in Iran. He has spent the past five years as the CEO of...
Ferdi Moolman, the longstanding CEO of MTN Nigeria, MTN Group’s largest operating subsidiary, will step down from the role at the end of February 2021. Moolman, 57, will take on the role of group chief risk officer, based in Johannesburg, with effect from 1 March 2020, MTN said in a statement to shareholders on Monday. He...
MTN Ghana has withdrawn its legal challenge against the National Communications Authority’s (NCA’s) decision to classify it as a significant market power (SMP) operator. The company said it hopes its withdrawal of the suit filed at the Supreme Court on 4 September will pave the way for further discussions and an amicable resolution to the dispute....
South African mobile group MTN’s Ghana unit said on Tuesday it was withdrawing a legal challenge it had filed to the supreme court over the market regulator’s move to designate it a significant market power. “It is our expectation that this action will pave the way for further discussions and an amicable resolution, in the spirit...
