Brighter moments
MTN partners with KaiOS Technologies, China Mobile and UNISOC to launch Africa’s First 3G Smart Feature Phone
MTN launches BRIGHT Strategy
MTN celebrates ten years of its employee volunteer programme, 21 Days of Y’ello Care
MTN acquires multimedia and telecoms company Smart Village as it starts rolling out fibre-to-the home across South Africa
MTN named overall winner in Rwanda’s first Corporate Social Responsibility awards
MTN voted the most valuable and most admired African brand in 2014 Brand Africa100™ rankings
MTN wins Nedbank Sustainable Business Award for ReadySet and ReadyPay solar-powered charging solutions in Rwanda and Uganda
MTN partners with Rocket Internet, a world-leading internet incubator, to enhance internet in Africa and the Middle East
MTN launches commercial LTE network in South Africa, the largest rollout of its kind on the continent
Newsweek’s Green Rankings names MTN among the top 250 companies in the world making a positive environmental impact
MTN placed in Top 250 Companies in the World in 2011 Newsweek Green Rankings for Positive Environmental Impact Management (listed 123rd)
MTN is the only African global sponsor of the 2010 FIFA World Cup
MTN rated as one of 30 hottest brands in the world by Ad Age
MTN Business deploys server virtualization offering in South Africa
MTN hits the 100 million subscribers mark in Africa and the Middle East
MTN launches mobile money in Benin, Ghana, Cameroon, Ivory Coast, Uganda and Yemen
MTN Group awarded African Mobile Operator of the year at the third annual CommsMEA Awards
MTN pioneers instant messaging in South Africa, enabling groups to chat simultaneously in real time
MTN sponsors South Africa’s oldest knock-out football tournament, which becomes MTN 8
Online banking services, as well as MultiChoice to provide mobile TV in South Africa
MTN reaches 40 million subscribers across the Group
MTN is one of the first operators in Africa to bring 3G to the market
MTN is listed in UNEP’s Global Top 50 companies for sustainability reporting
MTN wins licence to operate in Cyprus, launching the country’s first 4G network in 2015
MTN VillagePhone launched in association with Grameen Foundation, creating opportunities for entrepreneurs in Uganda’s rural areas
MTN makes SA’s first video call, using its new 3G-enabled network
MTN Business is launched to deliver dedicated connectivity solutions and services to the corporate sector
MTN installs a solar-powered payphone on Lake Victoria for local fisherman
MTN is the first operator in South Africa to offer General Packet Radio Services (GPRS)
Formally inaugurated by Nelson Mandela, the MTN SA Foundation is established to manage MTN’s multimillion rand CSI fund
MTN acquires first-tier ISP Citec to enhance data services offering to the business sector
MTN becomes a tier-one Internet Service Provider (ISP), trading as MTN Network Solutions
MTN International is established
MTN becomes first cellular network in Africa to receive ISO 14001 rating for environmental management
MTN offers SA's first two-way PC-to-cellphone messaging app as a free and international service
MTN wins licence to operate in Rwanda, becoming its leading telecoms company within five years
MTN wins licence to operate in Uganda, quadrupling the country’s teledensity in four years
MTN acquires services provider Transtel Cellular
MTN begins its international expansion drive
MTN acquires South Africa’s biggest service provider in M-Tel, creating the blueprint for network owned service provision
MTN develops telemetric app for vehicle tracking and theft recovery via GSM
MTN launches prepaid solution PayAsYouGo, so that even unbanked South Africans can reap the benefits of having their own cell phone
MTN makes Short Message Service available to its customers, heralding the age of SMSs
M-Cell becomes a public company, with 25% of MTN Holdings and 60% of M-Tel
MTN creates a community services division to increase teledensity in disadvantaged areas
MTN offers free calls to emergency services for the first time in South Africa
MTN changes the face of customer service in South Africa with Interactive Voice Response (IVR)
MTN rolls out South Africa’s first GSM payphones, which can carry both voice and data
The first call is made on the MTN network, the year Nelson Mandela is sworn in as South Africa’s first democratically elected president
There are four million landlines in South Africa and only 1% of black South Africans own a phone