Vodacom Group Limited is a South-Western African mobile communications company, providing voice, messaging, data and converged services to over 55 million customers.
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13 Facts About Vodacom
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From its roots in South Africa, Vodacom has grown its operations to include networks in Tanzania, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Mozambique, and Lesotho, and provides business services to customers in over 32 African countries, including Nigeria, Zambia, Angola, Kenya, Ghana, Cote d'Ivoire, and Cameroon.
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On 1 April 2011, Vodacom officially unveiled its new change in branding from blue to red, using the same style as its parent company, Vodafone.
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Vodacom provides coverage to Mount Kilimanjaro, which was the highest point in the world to be covered by GSM, until Axiata provided coverage at the top of Mount Everest, the highest point in the world.
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Vodacom was aided by its optimistic advertisements at the early stages of the democratic South Africa, including the yebo gogo campaign which is still in effect today in Africa.
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Vodacom was the first cellular provider to introduce LTE in South Africa.
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In early 2020 Vodacom became the second network operator in Africa to launch a live 5G network, initially available in Johannesburg, Pretoria and Cape Town.
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Vodacom allegedly awarded a multimillion-rand contract to a marketing and advertising company run by his family members.
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Makate's witnesses presented emails sent by Geissler and an article in Vodacom's "Talk Time" internal newsletter which acknowledged and praised Makate for his idea and his contribution to the product.
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In October 2013, Vodacom announced it would be acquiring Neotel in a potential US$590 million deal.
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Shares of Vodacom Group are listed and traded on the JSE, under the ticker symbol: VOD.
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In 2017, TechCrunch reported that Vodacom partnered with GameMine in a $20 million deal to install subscription-based mobile games on Vodacom's smartphones.
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