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Articles tagged with: Cell C
South African Operators Investigated for Collusion
South Africa's Competition Commission has confirmed it is again investigating the country's mobile operators for collusion, although it had cleared them of the accusation only a month ago. The company has subpoenaed documents from the companies and is now studying them. more
Related Tags: competition-commission, mtn, vodacom, three, South Africa
Nokia Losing Mobile Internet Traffic Market Share in South Africa
Mobile ad agency, mKhoj has reported that the market share of mobile internet traffic from Nokia handsets in South Africa has dropped from 46% in January to 39% last month. Samsung currently holds 33% of the market, and rose from 20% in January. The iPhone made its entrée into the market, but only contributes 0.06% of the total network traffic, making it a relatively small but growing player. more
Related Tags: mkhoj, mobile-advertising, nokia, samsung, mtn, vodacom, South Africa
South African Regulator Investigates Network Call Quality and SMS Delays
South Africa's three mobile network operators were called in for a meeting by the country's telecoms regulator yesterday following an increase in complaints about network quality. The issue came to a head when a reality TV show had to delay the announcement of a winner following delays in receiving SMS based votes from viewers. more
Related Tags: mtn, vodacom, icasa, backhaul, South Africa
New CEO Takes Over at South Africa's Cell C
South Africa's 3rd mobile network operator, Cell C has announced that its CEO, Jeffrey Hedberg has resigned with immediate effect and been replaced by Lars P. Reichelt, who recently headed up Bangladeshi network, Banglalink. more
Related Tags: sim, virgin-mobile, tim, mtn, South Africa
South Africa Mobile Penetration Level Breaks the 100% Mark
The South African market broke through the 100% penetration barrier during Q3 08 to finish the quarter on 101.8%. The total market reached 44.51m customers. Annual growth slowed from 24.2% for the 12 months ending 30th September 2007 to 10.7% for the subsequent 12 months, the lowest rate since Q2 02. However, this rate was the same as that recorded in Q2 08, and in real terms annual growth rose quarter-on-quarter, from 4.18m to 4.30m. more
Related Tags: roaming, arpu, mtn, cdma, vodacom, South Africa
South African Operator Orders SMS Anti-Spam Platform
South African mobile operator, Cell C has ordered an anti-spam service for its SMS platform from Airwide Solutions, along with a capacity boosting router. Cell C, South AfricaÃ's smallest mobile phone operator, is making the investment to be better prepared for the festive season peaks in SMS traffic as well as to address the rising global prevalence of mobile spam. more
Related Tags: sms, rsa, spam, South Africa
South Africa Mobile Penetration Edges Towards 100%
After a poor first quarter in which there was a net loss of 0.63m customers, the South African market managed positive growth in Q2 with a gain of 0.82m. This took the total customer base to 43.15m, equivalent to a penetration rate of 98.5%. In annual terms, growth stood at 10.7%, less than half the 22.5% recorded in the prior twelve months and, moreover, the lowest rate for six years. more
Related Tags: w-cdma, mtn, South Africa
South Africa's Cell C Considering 3G Launch Possibilities
South Africa's smallest mobile network operator, Cell C is reported to be considering launching a 3G network sometime next year. The company is the only operator not to have a 3G network in the country - both MTN and Vodacom already offer HSDPA services on their network. more
Related Tags: mobile-data, mtn, core-network, hspa, vodacom, hsdpa, South Africa
Zain Still Interested in South Africa - in Talks with Indian Operators
In an interview, Zain CEO Saad al-Barrak has again restated his desire for the company to enter the South African market - and also not ruled out the possibility that the company could itself become an acquisition target. more
Related Tags: roaming, zain, france-telecom, orascom-telecom, orascom, cairo, South Africa
South Africa's Cell C Dismisses 3G as "hype"
When South Africa's smallest GSM network operator, Cell C announced its first ever operating profit, at the presentation - CEO, Jeffrey Hedberg dismissed 3G as "hype". He said that while the operator's core network is configured to support 3G services, the company would not invest in the air interface as it does not offer a good return on the investment. more
Related Tags: wcdma, mtn, core-network, hspa, vodacom, chief-financial-officer, South Africa