Implementation of the agreement will begin next month and the bulk of the services will be transferred within two months.
According to MTN, the transition will be "seamless" and there will be "no disruption to MTN or Cell C customers". Cell C customers will also not need new sim cards.
Cell C will roam on MTN’s network in the country’s smaller cities and rural areas where MTN currently has additional capacity. Both networks will maintain their own networks in the larger cities.
Said Godfrey Motsa MTN SA CEO: “This deal will help fund our ongoing network expansion while also immediately offering more South Africans in peri-urban and rural parts of our country greater connectivity, as they roam off our existing network.”
Throughout the development of this deal, MTN and Cell C have maintained a strong focus on compliance, adhering to all necessary regulations and industry guidelines. This agreement is an important infrastructure sharing development within the South African telecommunications sector and MTN says it is looking forward to welcoming Cell C onto its network.
