Vodacom, through parent Vodafone, has launched two new premium own-branded smartphones in an effort to push up the number of high-end 4G/LTE users on its network. The telecommunications operator’s own-branded devices have proved highly
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Vodacom parent Vodafone, weighing the impact of the UK vote to quit the European Union, said it’ll consider moving its headquarters elsewhere unless the country negotiates continued access to the European Union’s single
Telecommunications company Neotel expects regulators to approve the sale of its business to Econet-owned Liquid Telecom before the end of March 2017. India’s Tata Communications, which owns a controlling stake in Neotel, announced on Tuesday
MTN Group named Vodafone Group’s Rob Shuter as CEO, turning to a seasoned executive to lead Africa’s biggest mobile-phone company following the settlement of a record fine in Nigeria. Shuter, a South African who leads Vodafone’s
Former Vodacom and Vodafone executive Rob Shuter has been named as the new president and CEO of telecommunications group MTN after an extensive search. Shuter, who is a previous chief financial officer at Vodacom
MTN Group has appointed Babak Fouladi as group executive for technology and information systems. Fouladi will lead the delivery of MTN’s network and IT strategy across
Vodacom freely admits that one of the biggest barriers to getting more South Africans using its 3G and 4G data networks is the cost of smart devices, including smartphones and tablets. It’s one of the
Vodacom its still confident that its R7bn acquisition of Neotel will go ahead, despite a protracted investigation by the Competition Tribunal and allegations of impropriety by Neotel executives over
Ten billion rand. That’s MTN South Africa’s capital expenditure this year. It’s a massive number. For the first year in memory (possibly ever), MTN will outspend Vodacom on capex. In the 2015 financial year, Vodacom spent R8,6bn. Now, Vodacom’s
In its annual report for the year to end March 2015, Vodacom tries to be frank about the re-relaunch in South Africa of M-Pesa, the mobile money transfer service that has fast become the de facto banking system in East Africa. This success in Kenya (and