MTC Namibia
Namibia’s first telecoms company aims to be Africa’s Number one
MTC Namibia
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TC (Mobile Telecommunications Limited) was established in 1995 as a joint venture between Namibia Post and Telecommunications Holdings (NPTH), Telia and Swedfund. Since May 2004, NPTH, which is owned by the Government of the Republic of Namibia, has wholly owned MTC by acquiring the 49 percent held by Telia Overseas AB and Swedfund International AB. NPTH is 100 per cent owned by the Government of
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Communications of the future
the Republic of Namibia. Portugal Telecom (PT) has also owned 34 percent of the shares since 2006 and assumes management. MTC, Namibia’s first and leading telecommunications company is based in the country’s capital city, Windhoek. OPERATIONS
The company’s vision is “to be the best telecommunications provider in Africa”, providing
Specialist technical services Full turn-key telecommunications project implementation & management. Tower & mast rigging. Power line construction. Fibre optic networks. Transmission planning & installations.
RAN & core network installations & optimisation. Radio systems. Renewable energy systems. Equipment containers. Power systems. Civil work. Maintenance services.
Get in touch today for more information.
Technical Services info@aga.com.na P.O. Box 11197, Windhoek, Namibia Tel: (061) 247872 t Fax: (061) 247873 t Cell: 081 122 6833
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“affordable quality telecommunication services to all customers, wherever they are, through continuous, innovative thinking and excellent service, to fulfil and stimulate communication needs�. MTC currently covers 98 percent of the population of nearly two million citizens with more than 650 base stations and repeaters and offers a dual band 900/1800MHZ. According to its website, the company also expanded its cellular coverage to
Specialist technical services Full turn-key telecommunications project implementation & management. Tower & mast rigging. Power line construction. Fibre optic networks. Transmission planning & installations.
MTC Namibia
RAN & core network installations & optimisation. Radio systems. Renewable energy systems. Equipment containers. Power systems. Civil work. Maintenance services.
Get in touch today for more information. SUPPLIER STATS
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all major towns in Namibia including the major arteria roads. Technical It also runs two modern Services mobile switching centres (MSCs) in Windhoek and AGA Technical Services Pty Ltd info@aga.com.na Oshakati with capacity Country: Namibia P.O. Box 11197, Windhoek, Namibia to accommodate an Tel: (061) 24787265t Fax: (061) 247873 t Cell: 081 122 6833 Employees: increasingly large number Industry: Telecoms, Civil of customers of over 1.3 Construction million active users. MTC Services: Full Turn-Key Project also operates the only full Management, service customer contact Implementation and Planning centre in Namibia On-Going Projects: MTC, Telecom Namibia, MTC also operates the o ERA Beyond Radar, Ericsson, Huawei operation 24/7 to deal wit GPRS, data, voicemail and Management: > J.C. Horn, MD The company offers mob > Willem Horn, GM www agatechnicalservices.com business packages via the Visit Website “fastest internet in Namibi
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only full service customer contact centre in Namibia, in th incoming enquiries ranging from telephony, SMS, fax, d 3G/HSDPA. bile phones on contract, prepaid and also a variety of OfficeBox options. In addition to this, MTC offers the ia� called Netman.
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CONTINUOUS IMPROVEMENT
The company is currently undergoing a revision of its corporate identity “to reflect the changes that have taken place in its environment and in its service and product portfolios during the past 13 years of business,” says the company website. MTC’s most recent large development launched in
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December last year, when an outsourced Outbound Call Centre was opened to increase sales and marketing opportunities to existing and potential customers. The company’s Chief Human Capital and Corporate Affairs Officer, Tim Ekandjo said of the development: “This Outbound Call Centre is nothing more than a strategic move to strengthen MTC’s service offerings and to keep in touch with the technological needs and requirements of our customers.” CORE STRATEGY
Our vision is to be the best telecommunications provider in Africa Company website
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MTC says its core strategy is to retain all of its customers and lead in the acquisition of new customers. In doing so, it has focused on making coverage widely accessible in rural areas as well as making “very significant” investments in the main towns Ntinda, Director where it deployed a new network that is delivering a unique quality of service through the latest technology available in 2G and 3G. “This new network is the basis for MTC’s pursuit of its second focus which is to be leader in internet access. Currently, we already have the fastest internet in Namibia, offering download speeds of up to 7.2 megabits per second to any customer, which is tremendously faster than the offers by the
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fixed operator,” states the MTC website. “Another characteristic of the new network is long term evolution (LTE) upgradable which is combined with all fibre infrastructures that MTC is deploying and which will basically make the down and upload times 20 times faster,” it adds. MTC’s subscriber base in 2010 grew 20 percent to 1,534,528 subscribers. EMPLOYEES AND SUPPLY
MTN employees 367 spread across the key areas of the company - technology, finance and marketing. Each department
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at MTC is allocated a budget for staff development which they spend on a variety of external training to ensure that all staff are trained to the highest standard. “Over the last financial year, MTC has empowered its staff through short course training at a combined cost of N$2 million. The company has also proudly assisted four staff members to pay for their tertiary education at academic institutions in Namibia,� says the company website. MTC has a procurement and supply chain division that operates a stringent policy on choosing suppliers, with the level
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of quality offered being the primary selection criteria. DEVELOPMENTS
MTC is part of a national project called WACS (West African Cable System), an underground sea cable that will run MTC TV advert from Europe along the West Coast of Africa to South Africa providing landing p countries (including Namibia). The company says this access to WACS will enhance in 50 times compared to current overall Internet capacities. in the project alone is a total of N$ 115 million and we h other Namibian stakeholders including the Government o Ministry of Information, Communications and Technolog project,� says the company website. This exciting development is due for completion this ye
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STATISTICS
Name: MTC Namibia Country: South Africa Employees: 367 Est: 1995
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nternet speed by at least . “MTC’s investment have partnered with of Namibia through the gy to realise this national
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Revenue: Not disclosed Industry: Telecommunications MD: Miguel Geraldes Website: www.mtc.com.na
MTC Namibia Cnr. Of MosĂŠ Tjitendero & Hamutenya Wanahepo Ndadi Street P.O. Box 23051 Windhoek, Namibia T: +264 61 280 2000 E: feedback@mtc.com.na www.mtc.com.na
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