Vodacom claims it has the “best quality network” in South Africa, but research backed by the operator itself shows that MTN reigns supreme. On 21 June, Vodacom sent a press statement claiming to have the “best quality network” in South Africa. Vodacom cited research by crowdsourced data company Tutela, which assessed South African consumers’ mobile...
Vodacom South Africa today has launched the Get-a-Gig initiative through its NXT LVL platform with a three-year vision of connecting 1 Million Youth to jobs or gigs by 2024. South Africa has one of the highest youth unemployment rates in the world. In a bid to give youth a fighting chance in this tough economy....
Vodacom South Africa today has launched the Get-a-Gig initiative through its NXT LVL platform with a three-year vision of connecting 1 Million Youth to jobs or gigs by 2024. South Africa has one of the highest youth unemployment rates in the world. In a bid to give youth a fighting chance in this tough economy....
Vodacom South Africa will buy much more of the electricity it needs for its operations from renewable energy sources within the next three years, the telecommunications operator said on Thursday. This is part of a pledge it has made to halve its environmental impact by 2025, a goal it intends achieving by expanding its investment in solar-powered...
The Internet Service Providers’ Association (Ispa), an industry body that represents over 200 ISPs in South Africa, has lodged an objection with the Competition Commission over Vodacom’s plan to buy a significant minority stake in Vumatel and Dark Fibre Africa (DFA) parent CIVH. Ispa said in a statement on Friday that it is concerned that if...
Vodacom Tanzania PLC has signed a contract with The National ICT Broadband Backbone (NICTBB) worth US$ 4.59-million that will allow the operator to use the government-owned fibre optic cable infrastructure to enhance connectivity in rural Tanzania. According to a statement released, this investment comes after an initial investment of US$6,223,500 in October 2021 and is...
Vodacom Group will use its newly acquired spectrum assets in South Africa to build out 4G and 5G infrastructure and grow its presence in the home broadband market with fixed-wireless services, CEO Shameel Joosub said in an interview. Speaking to TechCentral on Thursday, Joosub said Vodacom’s acquisition of a big chunk of contiguous spectrum in the 2.6GHz band...
Communications regulator Icasa’s draft amendments to regulations governing the expiry of data bundles, if implemented, could undermine product innovation that has made it more affordable for the poor to get online. That’s the view of Vodacom, which was responding to a request by TechCentral from operators to comment on the draft amendments. TechCentral reported on Tuesday that Icasa...
Vodacom South Africa MD Balesh Sharma is leaving the mobile operator after less than two years in the role. He has decided to pursue a new opportunity in Europe after two decades with Vodafone Group, Vodacom Group’s parent company. Sharma has been MD of Vodacom South Africa since September 2020, after he was appointed to the...
Vodacom Tanzania has signed an agreement with Eutelsat Communications that will bolster connectivity to underserved regions by utilising Eutelsat’s KONNECT high-throughput satellite. These services will be delivered under Vodacom’s brand and installation of equipment at customer locations will be done by Konnect Africa. In service since end of 2020, Eutelsat KONNECT is a new-generation High...
