New entrants suggest the dynamic MVNO sector is healthy and poised for growth in South Africa.
. It has been some seven months since TechCentral last published a comprehensive list of all the mobile virtual network operators in the local market. The emergence of two new entrants in that short period shows the fluidity of the market, which is fast becoming fiercely contested.
Cell C, whose biggest shareholder is Blue Label Telecoms, still leads the charge as the MVNO infrastructure partner of choice. Both new entrants to the local market this year – C-Connect and Spot Mobile – are supported by the Cell C network. By TechCentral’s reckoning, Cell C now has 13 of the 19 MVNOs that are active in the market, representing just over two-thirds of the total. Until a few years ago, the company had the market entirely to itself, but that’s changed with the active entry of MTN South Africa as a platform provider for MVNOs.MVNO
landscape earlier this year when Standard Bank Mobile changed carrier partners from Cell C to MTN, a migration of some 300 000 customers. Kartik Mistry, head of Standard Bank Connect, discusses the rationale behind the move in a recentThe work we do at TechCentral is made possible through the support of our commercial partners. Please help us produce the original and quality South African technology journalism you value by disabling your ad blocker.
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