MOBILE NETWORKS
Cell C goes roaming with MTN as it ditches Vodacom’s network
Cell C plans to ditch Vodacom’s network in favour of a new roaming agreement with MTN. Cell C CEO Jose Dos Santos said on Tuesday the implementation of the “multibillion-rand long-term” agreement would be completed within months. “Cell C completed a comprehensive assessment of the wholesale offerings available in the market, and based on MTN’s significant network investment in recent times, we concluded that MTN offered the best solution for our business going forward,” he said. Dos Santos said that while the operator’s roaming agreement with Vodacom would continue, it would mainly run 2G traffic and only “limited 3G traffic” on Vodacom’s network. “We will be migrating the majority of roaming 3G traffic and all 4G traffic to MTN,” he said. According to MTN, the bulk of the services would be transferred to it within two months. Cell C said MTN would provide it with 3G and 4G services in areas where it had chosen to buy coverage rather than self-build. This was mainly outside of major...
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