MTN Group

Johannesburg, South Africa

MTN Group, based in Johannesburg, South Africa, is a mobile network operator that provides voice, data, fintech, digital, enterprise, wholesale, and API services across 16 markets.

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Overview

MTN Group, based in Johannesburg, South Africa, describes itself as Africa’s largest mobile network operator. It provides voice, data, fintech, digital, enterprise, wholesale, and API services. The company launched mobile connectivity in South Africa in 1994 and has operations in 16 markets, serving 301.3 million active subscribers across Africa.

MTN offers both mobile and fixed access networks. Its ICT solutions include Managed Network Services, Cloud, Unified Communications, Internet of Things, and Security as a Service. The company also provides fintech services through MTN Mobile Money (MoMo), a platform offering payments, e-commerce, insurance, lending, and remittance services. MoMo has 64.3 million users and 1.3 million active agents in 14 markets.

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