MTN takes on IoT control in Africa

MTN takes on IoT control in Africa

May 14, 2015

MTN has launched a pan-African Internet of Things (IoT) platform that will help companies to control and manage their connected devices and SIM cards. Alongside the platform, MTN has also launched a global machine to machine (M2M) SIM card, which gives customers the same rate for M2M activity across MTN’s African network. The IoT market is big and growing, says Mteto Nyati, group chief enterprise officer at MTN. It is expected that IoT connections will reach 360-million by 2018, while the M2M market is already worth about R350-million, growing to R1,2-billion by 2017.

MTN launches music streaming service

Apr 24, 2015

MTN South Africa has debuted MTN Music+, a subscription-based music streaming and download platform. Music+ is the only platform that offers its users the ability to simultaneously stream and download music and videos offline. Music+ subscribers can also share music and videos with friends and preview tracks under the same user profile. MTN subscribers can access Music+ through the Web and mobile devices, and the service is compatible with a range of operating systems including iOS, Android and BlackBerry.

MTN grows data, money revenue

Apr 23, 2015

MTN has reported 1,8% subscriber growth to 227,5-million for the quarter ended 31 March 2015. While the company added 4,1-million subscribers across its operations, this wasn’t reflected in the South African market, where muted growth is blamed on delays in engaging a...

Now MTN ups its prices as well

Apr 16, 2015

MTN has become the latest cellular service provider to increase rates for its contract and data plans, and is reviewing its prepaid data bundle prices. In the last few years, MTN’s prices have been relatively stable despite the challenging economic environment and the...

Data, ICT services key to MTN growth in 2015

Mar 5, 2015

MTN increased its subscribers during the financial year ended 31 December 2014 by 7,5% to 223,4-million. During the same period, its revenue increased 6,4% to R146 154-million. This was driven in part by data revenue, which increased 33,2% to R27 317-million. Voice...