Telecel might be struggling but its few remaining subscribers are the...
A few weeks ago we ran a survey on your experiences with Mobile Internet performance in Zimbabwe. We collected a total of 939 responses and for all those that participated a very big thank you to you....
View ArticleWho faces the biggest threat from Starlink? It’s not the MNOs
So there has been a heap of comments where MNOs are tagged in Starlink articles with the notion that their days are numbered. This got me thinking that maybe there is a need to really go deep into...
View ArticleEconet, NetOne, Telecel see drop in voice traffic but increase in data usage,...
The Postal and Telecommunications Regulatory Authority of Zimbabwe (Potraz) has released the ICT sector report for Q1 2023. There isn’t much that will shock you in there, it pretty much picked up...
View ArticleTelecel now down to 0.5% voice market share, likely making 41c/user/month
Telecel lives, miraculously, and today we get to peek into its inner workings and see how it is staving off death. It’s been years since we last saw positive news regarding the smallest mobile network...
View ArticleNetOne is the biggest loser of subscribers and Telecel loses 56.5% of its...
Mobile subscriptions as a whole dropped in Q2, a trend that has been consistent since Q3 2022. This time around NetOne lost the largest chunk of subscribers at 5.2% (193,126 subscribers). An...
View ArticleTelecel with some positives to report but overall picture grimmer than ever...
It is that time again, we get to look at the third mobile network operator – Telecel. We know the operator has been struggling for years as evidenced by these headlines from last year; Telecel now...
View ArticleZimbabwe’s Mobile Networks Are Thriving—But Will Consumers Feel the Benefits?
In the third quarter of 2024, Zimbabwe’s mobile network operators (MNOs) saw some interesting changes in their revenues, costs, and investments. Let’s get into it.Revenue GrowthMobile operators’ total...
View ArticleThe state of Zimbabwe’s internet and mobile networks industry – POTRAZ Q4...
The state of Zimbabwe’s internet and mobile networks industry report for Q4 2024 is finally out! We get to see what the numbers and what the impact Starlink has been on Zimbabwe so far. We went through...
View ArticleA Closer Look at Telecel’s Diminishing Market Presence, Despite Subscriber...
We only ever get to see what Telecel and NetOne are up to when the Postal and Telecommunications Regulatory Authority of Zimbabwe (POTRAZ) releases sector reports.Zimbabwe’s telecommunications sector...
View ArticleNetOne Expands, Yet Falls Behind: Econet Dominates Voice and Data
NetOne doesn’t release its financial statements to the public. So, we only ever get to peek behind the curtain occasionally or partially in the sector reports that Potraz releases.Zimbabwe’s...
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