10 Things you should know about Cell C Limited

Cell C Limited is a brand founded by Lehlohonolo Moloi. Here are 10 Things you should know about Cell C Limited.

1. Cell C Limited operates as a customer-first mobile operator in South Africa.
2. The company promotes digital inclusion and enhances lives by delivering world-class products and services to empower and connect people in a way they choose.
3. Following the successful conclusion of the recapitalisation of Cell C in August 2017 the current shareholding of the company is as follows:
   Blue Label Telecoms, through The Prepaid Company, holds 45%; Net1 Applied Technologies South Africa holds 15%; Three Special Purpose Vehicles (SPVs) collectively hold 30%; Cell C Management and Staff hold 10%.
4. At launch, Cell C was wholly owned by 3C Telecommunications, which in turn was 60% owned by Oger Telecom South Africa.
5. Cell C’s range of products and services is supported by its network which offers 2G, 3G and LTE services and covers 98% of South Africa’s population.
6. The company has a roaming agreement in place with Vodacom to provide 2G and 3G services to customers in outlying areas.
7. In 2015, Cell C announced an investment of approximately R8 billion to roll out LTE across the country.
8. The company has already launched its LTE services in Gauteng, Kwa-Zulu Natal and the Western Cape and will continue its rollout across other metros.
9. Cell C started the rollout of LTE-Advanced and has actively tested LTE-U showing download speeds of 600 Mbit/s.
10. The Cell C network operates on three key bands: 900 MHz, 1800 MHz and 2100 MHz.