Vodacom and MTN spent more than R10 billion on network and IT improvements in their last financial years, putting Telkom and Cell C to shame.
Vodacom and MTN are aggressively competing for the crown of best mobile network in South Africa, while Telkom is busy playing catch up, and Cell C is getting left behind.
In recent years, battery backup power at base stations has become a substantial component of operators’ capex. That is substantial when considering Vodacom South Africa’s service revenue increased by only 3.8% during the same period.MTN’s continued dominance in mobile network qualityFor several years, MTN incurred a higher capex than Vodacom, but the red giant surpassed the country’s second-biggest operator in 2020.It recently scored an average download speed of 73.39Mbps in theMTN reported capital expenditure of R10.41 billion on its South African operations in 2021, compared to R7.54 billion in 2020.
These figures do not include expenses on the Telkom Group’s BCX, Gyro, or Yep! divisions, which don’t form part of its mobile business.Editorial credit: Jurie Maree / Shutterstock.com
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