We will be looking at the network providers and their support for different 3G/4G LTE Bands and frequencies in South Africa. There aren’t that much network providers in South Africa, unlike in the US where they have over 10 network providers.
The are about only 4 network providers in South Africa and we will be looking briefly into those 4 Networks before dissecting their 3G/4G LTE Bands and frequencies.
We have Vodacom which was formerly Vodafone. Vodafone, now Vodacom is one of the most popular Network providers in South Africa, providing its services to over 55 million people spread across 40 other African countries, including Nigeria (which has been acquired by MTN), Zambia, Angola, Kenya, Ghana, Cameroon and more.
The second one being MTN, formerly called M-Cell which is owned MTN Group. MTN is a multinational telecommunication company that has been offering its services in many African countries, like Nigeria, Benin, and Ghana just to name a few. They are also active in some European and Asian countries too.
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The remaining being Cell C, a telecommunication company in South Africa owned by 3C Telecommunication and lastly, Telkom which is somewhat state-owned with about 35% of it shares belongings to the government. However, they’ve spread their wings to other countries, operating in over 30 countries in Africa.
Now let’s get down to the 3G/4G LTE bands and Frequencies these Network providers are running on currently.
List Of All Networks 3G/4G LTE Bands and Frequencies In South Africa
MTN
● GPRS | EDGE – (900MHz), (1800MHz)
● 3G | HSPA | UTMS | WCDMA – Band 8 (900MHz), Band 1 (2100MHz)
● 4G | LTE – Band 1 (2100MHz), Band 3 (1800MHz)
Vodacom
● GPRS | EDGE – (900MMHz)
● 3G | HSPA | UTMS | WCDMA – Band 8 (900MHz), Band 1 (2100MHz)
● 4G | LTE – Band 1 (2100MHz), Band 3 (1800MHz), Band 8 (900MHz) WiMax
Cell C
● GPRS | EDGE – (900MHz), (1800MHz)
● 3G | HSPA | UTMS | WCDMA – Band 8 (900MHz), Band 1 (2100MHz)
● 4G | LTE – Band 1 (2100MHz), Band 3 (1800MHz)
Telkom
● GPRS| EDGE – (1800MHz)
● 3G | HSPA | UTMS | WCDMA – (850MHz), Band 1 (2100MHz)
● 4G | LTE – Band 3 (1800MHz), Band 40 (2800MHz)
There you have it. You now go ahead and choose a phone, Wi-Fi or Mi-Fi device that supports the network you intend on using. Also, you can now get a device that supports all the bands like the One Plus 5T which has the necessary 4G LTE bands and frequencies that is guaranteed to work with all these Network providers in South Africa.
Disclaimer – The 4G LTE Bands and frequencies shown above was entered manually. We can not guarantee that the info on this page is 100% correct. If you think that any information above is wrong or missing, please don’t hesitate to Contact Us.
On the off chance that there is also another telecommunications company you know of that wasn’t on this list. Please leave a comment with the name of the telecommunication company, and we will add it to our list.
Conclusion
Now you know all the networks 3G/4G LTE bands and Frequencies in South Africa. But I would also advise you to go for a device (Smartphone or Wi-Fi) that supports Band 3(1800MHz). From the list above you can see that all the network provider supports Band 3.
