MTN Group revenue increased by 12,0% (3,1%) to $12834.76 million: stakes and opportunities.

Beyond the fact that, Orange Group (one of the key Telecom operators in Africa) has now a total of 236.3 million customers at 31 December 2013, + 29 million than MTN Group (207,8 million people in 22 countries across Africa and the Middle East) at  31 December 2013, compared to Orange Grouprevenue, MTN Group has realized great performances in 2013.

However Connectikpeople.co recalls that, the weakness in the rand exchange rate in the year contributed to the improvement in reported revenue for operations outside South Africa. The rand declined by 15,6% against the naira, while the naira remained relatively constant against the US dollar.

As, a unique objective reference for modern organizations and professionals, when it comes to Tools, Supports and Solutions for drawing the value-added in their daily activities, Connectikpeople.co, encourages the Group to continue improve network quality and capacity, and facilitate higher voice and data traffic.

If the result of about 6,1% decline in revenue in MTN South Africa has been observed, in Nigeria, the group has generated about + 5,7%  and encouraging growth reported in Uganda, Ghana, Cameroon, Sudan, Yemen and Zambia.

Overall, Outgoing voice revenue increased by 12,3% (2,4%) compared to the prior year and contributed 64,2% of total revenue. Performance was negatively impacted by price competition in key markets. In 2013, the average price per minute (APPM) declined by 14,9% in US dollar terms.

Group data revenue (excluding SMS) increased by 41,4% (32,6%), supported by an expanded 3G network, strong growth in data users and an increase in smartphone

adoption.

Group interconnect revenue declined by 4,4% (12,9%) following a cut in termination rates in our Nigerian and South African operations. These two operations accounted for 52,0% of total Group interconnect revenue.