MTN Group Limited
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- CEO
- Ralph Tendai Mupita
- Full Time Employees
- 14,970
- Sector
- Communications
- Industry
- Wireless telecommunications
- Address
- Innovation Centre, 216 14th Avenue Fairland GT South Africa 2195
- IPO Date
- Aug 17, 1995
- Website
- mtn.com
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- MTN Group Limited (JSE: MTN) is Africa's largest mobile network operator, providing voice, data, fintech, digital, enterprise, wholesale, and application programming interface (API) services to over 300 million customers across 16 countries primarily in Africa and the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region. The company offers mobile network services including GSM, 3G, 4G/LTE, and 5G connectivity; fixed broadband and fibre solutions through its Bayobab digital infrastructure unit; mobile financial services via the MoMo platform; enterprise solutions such as cloud, cybersecurity, and connectivity for businesses; wholesale carrier services; and digital platforms like the Chenosis API marketplace and ayoba communication app. MTN operates in key markets including South Africa, Nigeria, Ghana, Uganda, Côte d’Ivoire, Cameroon, and others, targeting consumer, small-to-medium enterprise (SME), and large corporate customers with a focus on data adoption, financial inclusion, and digital infrastructure. Founded in 1994 and headquartered in Johannesburg, South Africa, MTN Group has evolved from its origins as M-Cell into a pan-African telecommunications leader listed on the Johannesburg Stock Exchange, with subsidiaries like Bayobab for fibre and subsea cable operations and investments in tower companies in select markets. The company maintains a 49% stake in MTN Irancell in Iran as its primary remaining MENA exposure following exits from Afghanistan, Syria, and Yemen. In recent developments, MTN announced a strategic and leadership restructuring in late 2025 to advance its Ambition 2025 plan, prioritizing three pillars—Connectivity (including home broadband enhancements), Fintech (shifting to a scalable digital-first model), and Digital Infrastructure (expanding for AI integration, data centres, and satellite partnerships)—while streamlining operations and executive roles effective January 2026. Bayobab achieved a milestone in the 2Africa subsea cable project and contributed to repairs on disrupted Africa Coast to Europe cables in 2024. MTN is exploring the potential resumption of acquisition talks for Telkom SA, valued at approximately $1.4 billion, and plans significant capital expenditure of R33-38 billion in fiscal 2025 to support network expansions, including low-cost 4G devices and 5G rollouts. These initiatives underscore MTN's focus on Africa's digital progress amid half-year revenue growth and profitability recovery in 2025.
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