Cell C
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| Type | Private |
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| Industry | Telecommunications |
| Founded | November 2001 |
| Headquarters | South Africa |
| Products | GSM-related products and services 3G/Internet service provider |
| Website | http://www.cellc.co.za/ |
Cell C is South Africa’s third cell network after Vodacom and MTN, and the first cellular provider operating a dual band GSM 900/1800 MHz network, with over 7,4-million subscribers according to recent reports in Business Day and myadsl. Cell C is owned by 3C Telecommunications, which is 60% owned by Oger Telecom South Africa, a division of Saudi Oger; 25% owned in an unencumbered holding by CellSAf, (a Broad-Based Black Economic Empowerment entity representing over 30 black empowerment companies and trusts), and 15% by Lanun Securities SA (Lanun is a wholly owned subsidiary of Saudi Oge Ltd).
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[edit] Technology
Cell C's network will have 97% population coverage by end of 2011 includingCell C's network carries over 87% of its traffic on its own network, with the balance catered for by Vodacom. data coverage. Cell C had completed its technological migration to a new sophisticated core switching network so the network can cope with any unprecedented traffic demand. Roaming agreements exist with over 550 telecommunications operators in more than 187 countries. GPRS roaming services are available on some 286 roaming partner networks in over 117 countries.
Cell C has spent over R5-billion (US$660 million) on its state of the art HSPA+. The network supports speeds up to 21 MB/s and 42MB/s, and is available in most parts of South Africa. The 900 MHz band has been re-farmed to provider greater coverage compared to other operators. Despite all of the recent upgrades, there are still areas of urban Johannesburg that do not have adequate signal.
[edit] Services and Products
Woza Wheneva : Cell C gives users 10 free extra airtime minutes for every R10 (accumulated) spent on recharging. The qualifying period of the free minutes runs from Monday 00H00 to Sunday 23H59. The offer is available to all pre-paid customers.
For every R1 a customer recharges, they receive 10MB of data, 1 sms and 1 minute free, with a minimum of R50.
Cell C started a mobile broadband price war in 2010, introducing South Africa's most affordable prepaid data sticks, 2Gigs and 5Gigs, at R1499 and R2999 once off respectfully. Which gives internet access for a year. In advertising the service, Cell C claimed it was offering a 4G network, whereas it used HSPA+. South Africa's Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) ruled that the company should to stop using the term 4Gs in its advertising material.[1]
Other services from Cell C include Video messaging, MMS, internet, Voicemail, Blackberry, etc.
[edit] Human Resources
Staff complement: 89% are historically disadvantaged individuals and 47% are female. 54,5% of senior managers are HDIs and over 28% are female. Average age of employees is 32-34. Investment in skills development exceeds minimum legislative requirement of 3,65% of labour bill 37% spent on BEE suppliers and SMEs.
[edit] See also
- Take a Girl Child to Work Day, an annual corporate social investment event organised by Cell C.
[edit] References
- ^ Webb, Mariaan (8 October 2010). "Cell C to appeal ASA ruling on 4Gs adverts". Engineering News (Johannesburg). http://www.engineeringnews.co.za/article/cell-c-to-appeal-asa-ruling-on-4gs-adverts-2010-10-08.
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