Zain Launches One Network Service in South Africa

Zain Group says it has expanded One Network Service to South Africa, in partnership with Cell C, the country’s mobile phone operator.

This was contained in a statement issued by Mr Emmanuel Otokhine, the Public Relations Manager, Zain Nigeria and made available to newsmen on Friday in Lagos.

 “Zain Nigeria customers travelling to South Africa can keep tab with family and friends as well as developments at home with the launch of One Network, which goes live in South Africa on Thursday. 

“One Network platform enables a pre-paid and post-paid Zain customers travelling to another `One Network’ partner country to be treated as local customers in terms of pricing, while retaining home country service functionalities.

“Also, over 41 million Zain customers in all Zain Africa’s 15 mobile operations can now benefit from ‘One Network’ services when visiting South Africa,” the statement said.

It quoted Alain Sainte-Marie, the Chief Executive Officer, Zain Nigeria, as saying, “soccer fans visiting South Africa, can use their Zain Nigeria lines as local customers and enjoy prevailing local call, SMS and internet rates”. 

Sainte-Marie said in the statement that there was no need for customers to pre-register, roaming deposits and complicated dialling formats.

He said in the statement that the initiative was coming at a special time in the history of the continent, which made it even more exciting.

“We have reached a significant milestone by our presence in South Africa, the region’s superpower, where this summer will be the focal point of world attention with the upcoming World Cup,” the statement quoted him as saying.

Mr Chris Gabriel, the Zain Africa Chief Executive Officer, said ”in every new country in which we plant the One Network flag, we are redefining the concept of mobile overage and roaming.