MTN adds subscribers, data grows

MTN has increased its subscribers by 6,5%, to 201,5-million, during the six months ended 30 June. Reported revenue for the six months increased 9,8%, despite being negatively impacted by the tariff cuts in both Nigeria and South Africa. MTN Nigeria continued to show...

MTN closes in on 200m subscribers

MTN has grown its subscriber base by 4% in the four months to April 2013, reaching 197,4-million mobile subscribers across all its operations. Group revenues increased 5,6% year-on-year for the period. This is according to MTN group president and CEO, Sifiso Dabengwa,...

Ericsson signs up 1bn to managed services

Ericsson this week announced it has passed the 1-billion subscriber mark for its managed services around the world. The company has signed more than 300 contracts worldwide, with three of the largest deals covering 24 countries in Africa. The trend toward anywhere,...

New deals for Vodacom subscribers

Vodacom will be launching new smart plans that include unlimited voice calls, unlimited SMSes, more data and a range of new value added services. The new offer will be available to contract customers on 7 March 2013. These new smart plans will introduce customers to a...

LTE to reach 100m subscribers

Just three short years after the technology’s original deployment, worldwide subscribers to the 4G wireless standard known as Long Term Evolution (LTE) are projected to surpass the 100-million mark this year.  LTE subscribers worldwide will reach 198,1-million in...