All Vodacom articles – Page 13
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Strategy & ChangeVodacom puts home market business back in action
U-turn on Vodacom South Africa as it returns to becoming a standalone business with its own MD. Group creates simplified structure to manage expanded African portfolio.
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PremiumVodafonewatch roundup — May-June 2020
The latest Vodafone Group news from around the world from Vodafonewatch #186. Group changes see Partner Market expansion; a sustainability pledge; and blockchain endeavours. In Europe: VfUK flagged partnerships in cyber security; VfD continues 5G work; VfIT gets Microsoft deal.
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Products & ServicesVodacom goes 4WD for consultancy venture
SA providers Letsema and Urbian tied on Digital Smart Service play, joining international heavweights Accenture and Deloitte.
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M&AJoosub still interested in SA fibre buyout
Vodacom remains on lookout for M&A opportunities, although next-generation network expansion has recently dropped down his to-do list.
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Network & Infrastructure5G finally comes to South Africa
Spectrum-poor operator takes advantage of temporary licence from ICASA.
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Products & ServicesM-PESA set for expansion as deal is agreed
Decentralisation billed as way to unlock new phase of expansion.
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Public AffairsVodacom plays ball with CompCom on data pricing
Compromise found to help SA’s low-income groups access mobile data. Price elasticity expected to take sting out of sharp price cuts. Auction of 4G- and 5G-friendly spectrum still slated for late-2020.
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PremiumVodafone Business Africa restructure continues with Enterprise offloads
Vodacom Group completed the sale of its business-to-business units in Cote d’Ivoire, Nigeria, and Zambia, as part of M&A-infused restructuring of regional enterprise division Vodacom Business Africa.
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PremiumVodacom Group people movements, April 2020
Movement at Group level includesa change of Vodacom Chairman, with Moleketi stepping downin July.
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PremiumVodacom dismisses Cell C rumours
Vodacom dismissed suggestions that it could end up absorbing assets from beleaguered South African third mobile operator Cell C.
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PremiumVodacom South Africa deploys theft-proof batteries
Zinc-bromine batteries from energy solutions provider Redflow were deployed at Vodacom South Africa base stations.
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PremiumLiquid tie-up agreed; 5G launch in pipeline
While SA auction delays impact services going into 2021, a link-up with the wireless group is to provide near-term access to 3.5GHz frequencies.
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Products & ServicesM-PESA IP transfer to Safaricom hit by delays
Vodafone’s plan to transfer intellectual property (IP) rights for the high-profile M-PESA m-money service to Safaricom and parent Vodacom Group looks to have been delayed
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PremiumVodacom joins Cell C circlers
Talks centre on a subscriber add-on but apparently do not cover spectrum.
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PremiumVodafone Ghana absorbs Vodacom Business Ghana
VfGh confirmed it had completed absorption of Vodacom Group’s local enterprise unit Vodacom Business Ghana.
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Products & ServicesVodacom working on API gateway
Vodacom Group is working on exposing application programming interfaces (API) to customers and partners through a gateway.
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PremiumVodafone Rest of World region people movements, January 2020
Changes at Vodacom and Vodafone Idea.
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PremiumRoW-back goes on: retreat overhangs Vodafone's Q2 numbers
One-time bearer of Vodafone’s growth ambitions slowly fading away. Organisation set for major recalibration in 2020. Vodafone’s interest no longer appears to extend beyond Vodacom.
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PremiumVodafone Business Africa enters subsea cable partnership
VBA formed a partnership with SEACOM, growing geographical reach for business clients.