<div id="readability-page-1">JOHANNESBURG, Nov 17 (Reuters) - South Africa's MTN said on Monday its service revenue for the nine months to September rose by 25.9%, driven by strong performances in Nigeria and Ghana. Africa's biggest telecom operator, which has more than 300 million customers in 16 markets across the continent, said that excluding the effect of currency fluctuations, group service revenue increased by 22.6%. MTN Nigeria led growth with a 57.1% rise in service revenue while MTN Ghana rose 35.9%, supported by lower inflation and more stable exchange rates. However, MTN South Africa saw a slower growth of 2% as gains in post-paid and enterprise were offset by continued pressure in a highly competitive prepaid market. Data revenue increased by 40%, driven by an expansion of active data subscribers and strong demand, MTN said, while Fintech revenue rose 35.7%. MTN said 27.9 billion rand ($1.63 billion) in capital expenditure to help expand its commercial business had helped drive growth in data traffic and fintech transactions. Customer numbers grew 5% to 301 million. MTN said it plans to expand its AI-powered digital inclusion initiative with Microsoft ( MSFT ) across Africa in early 2026. ($1 = 17.0942 rand) (Reporting by Siyanda Mthethwa; Editing by Alexander Smith)</div>

南非的 MTN 报告称，截至九月的九个月内，服务收入增长了 25.9%，主要受到尼日利亚和加纳强劲增长的推动。剔除货币因素后，收入增长了 22.6%。MTN 尼日利亚的服务收入增长了 57.1%，MTN 加纳则增长了 35.9%。数据收入增长了 40%，金融科技收入增长了 35.7%。MTN 的客户基础扩大了 5%，达到了 3.01 亿。该公司计划到 2026 年与微软在非洲扩大其人工智能驱动的数字包容性倡议

南非电信公司 MTN 的服务收入因尼日利亚和加纳市场的增长而增长了 26%