Orbicom (Pty) Ltd, was registered in 1993, and grew to become a leading edge satellite communications company, which was acquired by MTN Group Holdings, formerly known as MCell Limited, in September 1999. On December the 6th, 2005, MultiChoice Africa (Pty) Ltd procured this tried and tested leading provider of wireless communications solutions and services in Africa who are ideally positioned to design, install and maintain wireless communication networks.
Orbicom provides the satellite services from which MultiChoice provides premier television entertainment on its DStv bouquets to more than 1.2 million subscribers in nearly 50 countries in Africa, as well as adjacent Indian Ocean Islands.
