What are GSM networks in South Africa?

GSM-900 and GSM-1800 are used in most parts of the world (ITU-Regions 1 and 3): Africa, Europe, Middle East, Asia (apart from Japan and South Korea where GSM has never been introduced) and Oceania . In common GSM-900 is most widely used. Fewer operators use GSM-1800.

Mobile phones in South Africa are common, with 90% of the national territory covered by the GSM network. There are five main mobile phone providers in South Africa: Cell C, Vodacom, Virgin Mobile, MTN South Africa and Telkom (formerly 8ta).

MTN operates 2G GSM over 900 MHz . In December 2015 the company launched 4G LTE services over the B41 (2500 MHz) band, and the same month launched its 3G UMTS network over B1 (2100 MHz). The MTN Group is a multinational telecommunications group, operating in 21 countries in Africa, Asia, and the Middle East.

It really depends on the specific phone , since the specific phones support different wavelengths,In South Africa they run on GSM 900 and GSM 1800. but If one of the local networks were to use the specific frequencies it would work though.16 Kas 2018