The MCEL carrier from Mozambique is denoted by codes: 643 01. The followings IDs are called HNI (Home network identity). This code is created by the combination of two other Mobile Country Code (MCC) and Mobile Network Code (MNC). The first three numbers stand for the MCC and they are used in order to identify the region which the carried comes from (in the following example it’s Mozambique). The last numbers of the HNI code are equal with the MNC and this ID is given for the specific mobile network operator.
Besides MCEL Mozambique has assigned country code + 258. This number + 258 is equal with international calling code and it’s simply the telephone dialing prefixes used for calling MCEL numbers.
MCEL uses 2 GSM bands, 2 UMTS bands, 0 and 0 CDMA bands.. You can read the specific frequency bands in the table below. All bands of the MCEL are display in MHz units.
Another important information in MCEL Mozambique architectures is the standard of used protocols. It also uses 4 protocols such as GSM, UMTS, LTE, CDMA.
The ISO standard code of MCEL is MZ. You can see more info about this mobile network operator at http://www.mcel.co.mz/. How to check MCEL coverage? How to check if your phone will work in Mozambique? Those information will help you figure out if your device will work in the MCEL roaming. Use out database and check out if your device will be locked or unlocked in MCEL.
Use our CARRIER LOOKUP TOOL in order to make sure that your phone number is using MCEL network.
If you'd like to find out whether your device is going to work with MCEL (Mozambique), please check the details below:
All you need to do is compare bands specification from your mobile network with the bands used in your device. You can check the supported bands for your phone by using out phone database.
| Name | MCEL |
|---|---|
| Company | Mocambique Celular S.A. |
| Country |  Mozambique |
| Country ISO | MZ |
| Country code | + 258 |
| Carrier website | http://www.mcel.co.mz/ |
| Carrier codes |
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| Mobile prefix | 82, 83 |
| Size of NSN | 8 |
| Number format | +258 82x xxx xx +258 83x xxx xx |
| Coverage map | Unknown |
| Subscribers | 5 300 000 (2014) |
| GSM bands |
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| GSM protocols |
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| UMTS bands |
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| UMTS protocols |
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