The Giant Network.(MTN)

MTN Group is a South Africa-based multinational mobile telecommunications company, operating in many African and Middle Eastern countries.

MTN describes itself as "the leader in telecommunications in Africa and the Middle East" and as of  2007 MTN is active in 21 countries. (Since 2004, Africa has been the fastest growing mobile phone market in the world).

MTN acquired Investcom, thereby expanding to ten more countries, mainly under the Areeba and Spacetel brands.

As of early 2007, MTN is active in:

• Afghanistan (Investcom)
• Benin (Investcom)
• Botswana (Botswana Mascom)
• Cameroon (MTN Cameroon)
• Republic of Congo (MTN Congo SA)
• Cote d'Ivoire (MTN Cote d'Ivoire)
• Cyprus (MTN Cyprus)
• Ghana (Investcom, MTN Ghana)
• Guinea Bissau (Investcom)
• Republic of Guinea (Investcom)
• Iran (MTN Irancell)
• Liberia (Investcom)
• Montenegro (MTN CG) [planned 2011]
• Nigeria (MTN Nigeria)
• Rwanda (MTN Rwanda)
• South Africa (MTN South Africa)
• Sudan (Investcom)
• Swaziland (MTN Swaziland)
• Syria (Investcom)
• Uganda (MTN Uganda)
• Yemen (Investcom, Spacetel)
• Zambia (MTN Zambia)

In Nigeria MTN faces major problems when handling and holding onto their customers.MTN battles with the other fast growing network plus the CDMA networks,for a settled price of call rates and data management.They have been consistent in actualizing their dreams.Every citizen now owns a sim pack at an affordable price with complete packages. It is the mobile phones and broadband that has made Nigeria what it is today. Technology, as a field in Nigeria has grown and is still growing.