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MTN Rwanda Invests US$7.2 Million On Network Upgrades – Reports

July 21, 2024
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MTN Rwanda invested US$7.2 million in its network in the first quarter of 2024.

MTN Rwanda revealed that it completed upgrading 140 network sites across the East African country when it reported its financial results for the quarter ending 31 March.

During the period under review, the company’s total mobile subscribers increased by seven per cent year over year (YoY), with a customer base of 7.4 million at the end of the quarter.

The telecom provider reported a 2.3% YoY gain in service revenue to US$46 million, primarily driven by its fintech, enterprise, and digital business categories, supported by significant subscriber growth.

According to the company, data traffic increased by 30% due to constant demand growth and ongoing network quality and coverage investment.

On the Mobile Money division, the telco stated that it immensely impacted its financial inclusion strategy, with a 16.8% rise in MoMo subscribers, totalling 5.1 million, and a revenue growth performance of 31.5% YoY.

MoMo also recorded growth in its active merchant base, which increased by 117% YoY to 427,000, with transaction volumes increasing by 18% to 181 million and transaction value increasing by 49% to US$1.78 billion.

Mapula Bodibe, CEO of MTN Rwanda, said: “Overall, we are very pleased to see the remarkable growth in our subscriber base, MoMo’s stellar performance, and the efforts of our Connect Rwanda 2.0 digital inclusion initiative yielding positive results with the continued increase in smartphone adoption.

“Our key initiatives included the launch of Connect Rwanda 2.0 in March 2024, which is focused on increasing smartphone affordability and accessibility to bridge the digital divide. We unveiled the IKOSORA+, an affordable 4G-enabled smartphone priced at only RWF 20,000, which aligns with our ambition to drive digital inclusion.

She added, “We continued to drive our Macye Macye device financing programme as an ongoing measure to increase smartphone affordability.”

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