Telecoms experts say the sustainability of price reductions will depend on the market structure the regulatory authorities create with spectrum allocations.

The launch of PnP Mobile demonstrates the mobile virtual network operator market has been enriched by the entry of MTN as a wholesale provider, analysts say.

The company signs a series of contracts in Kenya, South Africa, Madagascar and Benin, which it says highlights its growing footprint in the region.

PnP Mobile will run on MTN’s mobile network infrastructure to offer customers prepaid, SIM-based access to services, with data rewards each month.

The telecoms operator looks to reinforce its market position using its LTE services to drive aggressive growth and enter new markets.

The new partnership is intended to make it easier for mobile money customers to load funds onto their mobile wallet without the need for a credit card.

The JSE-listed holding firm migrates customers from former partner Cell C after the companies were embroiled in a financial dispute.

The group says its performance was sound despite a difficult trading environment due to the adverse impact of COVID-19 on the economy.

The company's launch of a mobile virtual network operator service brings the digital world closer for more people and communities, says MTN.

Limited 5G coverage and high-priced 5G devices are among the factors that will hinder the growth of SA’s 5G smartphone market, say analysts.

MTN has been looking at the MVNO opportunity for several years, and the timing is probably right, given Cell C's financial difficulties, say analysts.

The telco weathers a multitude of challenges to record financial gains in the third quarter and exits from its 18.9% investment in e-commerce platform Jumia.