Price hikes loom as MTN sheds Eskom
Company installs solar power, batteries and generators at base stations to ensure network availability during load-shedding
26 March 2023 - 08:09
MTN will temporarily halt building new network sites and rolling out 5G to focus on installing back-up power, with the costs resulting in higher data and voice prices for consumers.
“We are building infrastructure to enable us to self-provision” electricity, MTN SA CEO Charles Molapisi said in an interview this week. ..
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