Before Cell One and Telecom Switch entered the market, MTC had a monopoly on mobile telecommunications and 3G Internet access.

MTC was established as a joint venture between the Namibian government, Namibia Post and Telecommunications Holdings (NPTH), and Telia and Swedfund.

During 2006, the sale of 34% of MTC shares to Portugal Telecom was concluded for N$1.34 billion while the Namibian government retains the remainder of the stake through NPTH.

It further runs two modern mobile switching centers in Windhoek and Oshakati with the capacity to accommodate a rapidly rising number of customers of over 2 million active users.

MTC also operates the only full-service customer contact center in Namibia dealing with service queries ranging from telephony, SMS, fax, GPRS, data, voicemail, and 3G/HSDPA.