Telecommunications Giant MTN Announces An Investment Of R749 million In Western Cape
Telecommunications Giant MTN Announces An Investment Of R749 million In Western Cape. South African telecommunications giant MTN has announced its R749 million investment in Western Cape. Increasing network coverage to rural and peri-urban areas a top priority An expansion drive into rural and peri-urban areas and a major 5G rollout are among the key benefits for consumers as MTN invests R749 million into the Western Cape this year.
The investment forms part of MTN’s Modernisation of Network South Africa project (MONZA), which will see an additional 1,350 sites finalised across South Africa, with total 5G coverage set to reach 179 sites in the Western Cape alone. “Our top three targets for the province in 2022 are improving availability of the network, increasing data throughputs, and expanding our 5G footprint,” Paul Newman, MTN’s General Manager for Western Cape Operations said in a statement. “With improved access to data changing lives, our aim is to make significant inroads into plugging existing data gaps in South Africa. We are making major strides and our progress on network modernisation in the Western Cape is already almost 72% complete,”
The boosting of coverage into villages and peri-urban areas is aimed at bringing network and connectivity services to people in the most remote rural settlements of South Africa. Through this rural rollout, MTN aims to have over 100 rural deployments nationally in highly underserved areas by the end of 2022. MTN’s investment drive will improve coverage, but also maintain and exceed quality expectations, building on the recent recognitions MTN has received for its network performance.
“With stable, reliable and fast connectivity so critical to the modern world, it is important we ensure disruptions to our network are minimised. We are making good progress, but we call on all consumers to remain vigilant and report any incidents they may be aware of to us or the police so that we can continue to bring uninterrupted digital progress to more people,” Newman added.
