Camtel, the national telecommunications and Internet service provider in Cameroon have agreed to a strategic agreement for national network roaming with MTN Cameron In extending its 2G/3G and 4G coverage to areas of Cameroon where it does not currently have coverage.
Buddy Com reported that “Cameroon was for many years one of the few countries in Africa with only two competing mobile operators. After some delays, Viettel Cameroon launched a third network and has since grown its subscriber base rapidly. Camtel became the fourth mobile operator in early 2020 after securing three licenses, however, it suspended the launch of services in early 2021. Despite this, by the end of the year, a launch under the Blue brand was imminent.”
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Furthermore, the report shows that the partnership started in 28 Sept 2021 when Judith Yah Sunday, General Manager of Camtel, and Stephen Blewett, CEO of MTN Cameroon signed an MoU as reported by iTweb Africa
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Stephen Blewett, the CEO of MTN Cameroon, and Madam Judith Yah Sunday Achidi, the CEO of Camtel, signed the agreement at MTN Group’s head office in Johannesburg on Wednesday, 13 April 2022.
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As seen in MTN blog post, the Cameroonian telecommunications ministry’s transformation goal includes initiatives to encourage citizens to participate in the digital economy in a cost-effective manner. And aligned to be a key part of MTN’s Ambition 2025 strategy to be a leader in digital solutions for the development of Africa.
“One of MTN Group’s strategic priorities is to build the largest and most valuable pla