Vodacom and the minority shareholder in its subsidiary in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), Congolese Wireless Network (CWN), have agreed to appoint NM Rothschild & Sons to explore options for Vodacom Congo. Vodacom and CWN have
Browsing: Pieter Uys
Vodacom SA is stepping up its focus on mobile data as demand for broadband booms. The company, which is rolling out its own fibre network to connect its base stations, is already talking about upgrading
Vodacom is giving thought to kick-starting a new black economic empowerment (BEE) deal that TechCentral estimates could be worth as much as R20bn.
The reduction in mobile termination rates in March has lopped R730m off Vodacom’s top line in the six months to September 2010. Vodacom chief financial officer Rob Shuter says the reduction
Vodacom Group’s international operations have fared less well than the key SA market as competitive pressures elsewhere in Africa take a toll. “Our international businesses have struggled
Vodacom will pay its shareholders a dividend of R2,7bn, or R1,80/share, an increase of 63,6% on a year ago, as a result of strong growth in cash generated from operations.
Vodacom expects to sign up 10m M-Pesa mobile money users within three years. The telecommunications operator’s director in charge of the product’s launch, Romeo Kumalo, revealed the ambitious target during the product’s launch in Midrand, north of Johannesburg, on Tuesday.
Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) president Joseph Kabila has intervened in the ongoing dispute between Vodacom and Congolese Wireless Network (CWN), the junior partner in the JSE-listed cellular group’s operation in the troubled central African nation, to try to find a solution to a protracted dispute between the parties. Earlier this year Vodacom and CWN agreed to international arbitration proceedings in Brussels after relations between the two groups appeared to break down completely.
Vodacom will make a decision about what to do with its troubled business in the Democratic Republic of Congo by the end of this year, says the group’s CEO Pieter Uys. “The company is still running and there is a board meeting coming up soon,” Uys says. He doesn’t say what will be discussed at the meeting.
Mobile operators are appealing to the department of justice to extend the deadline of the Regulation of Interception and Communication Act (Rica), says Vodacom Group CEO Pieter Uys. The act requires that all telecommunications providers and Internet providers register customer details, including their ID numbers and physical addresses. The process has to be completed by January next year, after which unregistered customers have to be cut off from the networks.