All Vodacom articles – Page 17
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PremiumOjiambo leaves Safaricom; Vodacom welcomes Rand Merchant Bank’s Pranen Reddy
People movements at Vodafone’s African businesses.
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Network & InfrastructureSafaricom continues to eye Ethiopian expansion
Kenyan operator continues to edge towards its northern neighbour for next expansive step, with Ethiopia opening its markets to two new mobile competitors. Vodafone and associates reaching out to investment groups to back bid.
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Network & InfrastructureVodacom doubles down on smart-site tech
With access network emissions continuing to grow, subsidiary IoT.nxt’s technology being expanded to most of Vodacom’s SA sites. Vodafone interested for other markets.
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Partnerships & AlliancesVodacom’s IoT.nxt digs for in-house growth
Startup claims fears over absorption into the Vodacom super-structure have so far been unrealised. Internet of Things player wins central place in Vodafone’s private network package for mining businesses.
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PremiumVodacom and Vodafone RoW people movements, June 2020
Shake-ups across Vodacom Group as the SA OpCo gets reconstituted with Balesh Sharma as MD. Vodafone Turkey sees rotations.
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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.