Cell C

Cell C

Company type	Private
Industry	Telecommunications
Founded	November 2001
Headquarters	South Africa
Products	GSM-related products GSM services 3G/Internet services homepage = www.cellc.co.za

Cell C is South Africa’s third cellular provider, after Vodacom and MTN, and the first cellular provider operating a dual band GSM 900/1800 MHz network, with 7,4-million subscribers according to recent reports in Business Day and myadsl. South Africa's third cellular operator is 100% 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).

Technology

Cell C's network covers more than 30% of South Africa's geographic area and 87% of the population. Cell C had completed its technological migration to a new sophisticated core switching network so the network can cope with any unprecedented traffic demand. The network is fully EDGE-enabled. 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's network carries over 87% of its traffic on its own network, with the balance catered for by Vodacom.

Cell C has spent over R5-billion (US$660 million) on its state of the art HSPA+ network. The network supports speeds up to 21 MB/s and is available in various parts of South Africa. The 900MHz band has been re-farmed to provider greater coverage compared to other operators.

Services and Products

Woza Wheneva : Cell C has introduced a new promotion in which users are given 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

WINC, Women Incorporated : This cellular package has been created just for women.

Other services from Cell C include Video messaging, MMS, internet, Voicemail , Blackberry etc.

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

See also

• Take a Girl Child to Work Day, an annual corporate social investment event organised by Cell C.