MTN spends R500m on network upgrade | ITWeb

By Candice Jones, ITWeb online telecoms editor
Johannesburg, 31 May 2010

MTN, Africa's first global sponsor of the Fifa 2010 Soccer World Cup, has spent close to R500 million upgrading its network in preparation for the soccer spectacular, which kicks off next week.

Speaking at the MTN media forum this morning, MTN CTO Sameer Dave explained that the company's investment only covers specifications for the World Cup, and not the entire network. The entire network investment for this year will be R4.1 billion.

Dave says that, over the past two years, MTN has implemented “super” coverage for the stadiums. Each of the stadiums will house around 22 base stations, have 38 cells or point-of-radio contacts, and will be fed by 6km of fibre.

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