Vodacom

Vodacom Group Limited is a South African mobile communications company. From its roots in South Africa, Vodacom has grown its operations to include networks in several nations in Africa and provides business services to customers in over 32 African countries, including Nigeria, Zambia, Angola, Kenya, Ghana, Côte d'Ivoire, and Cameroon.

Vodacom Group Limited provides voice, messaging, data, and converged services to over 55 million customers. Vodacom South Africa provides 3G, 4G, and UMTS networks in South Africa, and also offers HSPA+ (21.1 Mbit/s), HSUPA (42 Mbit/s, 2100 MHz), Wi-Fi, WiMAX, and LTE services. Vodacom was the first cellular provider to introduce LTE in South Africa.

On 7 April 2017, Vodacom's 4G+ network in Brooklyn Mall, Pretoria achieved 240 Mbit/s in a speed test. In early 2020 Vodacom also became the second network operator in Africa to launch a live 5G network, initially available in Johannesburg, Pretoria, and Cape Town.

Founded: 1994

Headquarters: Midrand, South Africa

Website: https://www.vodacom.co.za/vodacom/home