Cell C profits climb

South African mobile operator Cell C has reported a positive set of financial results for the first half of 2007. For the six months to the end of June the firm posted revenues of ZAR3.6 billion, up 18% year-on-year, while EBITDA rose 36% to ZAR346 million. Cell C is the smallest of the country’s three mobile operators, with 3.4 million users at the end of June.