MTN Group

multinational telecommunications company based in South Africa
Organization business Q1813361
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MTN Group is a public company established in 1994. Headquartered in Johannesburg, it operates under a legal form that allows it to trade shares publicly[1].

The organization provides Global System for Mobile Communications services.

MTN Group

Summary

MTN Group is a business[1]. It ranks in the top 2% of business entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,069 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • MTN Group is in the country of South Africa[3].
  • MTN Group's instance of is recorded as business[4].
  • MTN Group's instance of is recorded as enterprise[5].
  • MTN Group's instance of is recorded as public company[6].
  • MTN Group's headquarters location is recorded as Johannesburg[7].
  • MTN Group's chief executive officer is recorded as Ralph Mupita[8].
  • MTN Group's child organization or unit is recorded as MTN Nigeria[9].
  • MTN Group's child organization or unit is recorded as MTN Irancell[10].
  • MTN Group's child organization or unit is recorded as MTN Cameroon[11].
  • MTN Group's child organization or unit is recorded as MTN Côte d'Ivoire[12].
  • MTN Group's child organization or unit is recorded as Mascom[13].
  • MTN Group's child organization or unit is recorded as MTN Syria[14].
  • MTN Group's child organization or unit is recorded as MTN Uganda[15].
  • MTN Group's child organization or unit is recorded as Lonestar Cell[16].
  • MTN Group's child organization or unit is recorded as MTN Foundation[17].
  • MTN Group's Commons category is recorded as MTN Group[18].
  • MTN Group's stock exchange is recorded as OTC Markets Group[19].
  • MTN Group's stock exchange is recorded as Johannesburg Stock Exchange[20].
  • MTN Group's industry is recorded as telecommunications[21].
  • MTN Group's industry is recorded as mobile phone industry[22].
  • +1994-00-00T00:00:00Z marks the founding of MTN Group[23].
  • MTN Group's official website is recorded as https://www.mtn.com/[24].
  • MTN Group's official website is recorded as https://www.mtn.co.za/[25].
  • MTN Group's topic's main category is recorded as Category:MTN Group[26].
  • MTN Group's product or material produced is recorded as Global System for Mobile Communications[27].

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Founding

+1994-00-00T00:00:00Z marks the founding of MTN Group[23].

Leadership

MTN Group's chief executive officer is recorded as Ralph Mupita[8].

Operations

MTN Group's headquarters location is recorded as Johannesburg[7]. Subsidiaries include MTN Nigeria[9], a business[28], in Nigeria[29], founded in 1994[30]; MTN Irancell[10], a business[31], in Iran[32], founded in 2005[33], headquartered in Tehran[34]; MTN Cameroon[11], a business[35], in Cameroon[36], founded in 2000[37], headquartered in Cameroon[38]; MTN Côte d'Ivoire[12], a business[39], in Ivory Coast[40], founded in 2005[41], headquartered in Ivory Coast[42]; Mascom[13], a business[43], in Botswana[44], founded in 1998[45], headquartered in Gaborone[46]; and MTN Syria[14], a business[47], in Syria[48], headquartered in Damascus[49].

Industry

Industries include telecommunications[21] and mobile phone industry[22].

Ownership

Stock exchanges include OTC Markets Group[19] and Johannesburg Stock Exchange[20]. MTN Group's product or material produced is recorded as Global System for Mobile Communications[27].

Why It Matters

MTN Group ranks in the top 2% of business entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,069 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 18 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[50] It is known by 33 alternative names across languages and contexts.[51]

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  3. [51] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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