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  1. Hanno Labuschagne

    Vodacom's biggest achievements in 2025

    Vodacom's biggest achievements in 2025 Vodacom's major milestones in 2025 included closing a major fibre deal, becoming the country's first company to operationalise virtual electricity wheeling, and signing a partnership with Starlink. Vodacom spokesperson Byron Kennedy said the network's...
  2. Thor

    Vodacom Century City offices catch fire - 9 July 2023

  3. Jan

    The crazy things mobile networks do to prevent battery theft at towers

    Crazy things South Africa's mobile operators must do to stop criminals from stealing their batteries South Africa's mobile network operators have to go to extreme lengths to protect the infrastructure installed at their base stations from theft and vandalism. Vodacom spokesperson Byron Kennedy...
  4. Jan

    Icasa forcing 6-month data bundles could cause higher prices

    Why a proposed 6-month data expiry rule could be a bad idea South Africa's biggest mobile network operator Vodacom has warned that the proposed amendment of bundle expiry rules could make data more expensive. Icasa recently published its Draft End-user and Subscriber Service Charter Amendment...
  5. Jan

    Vodacom files court papers opposing Telkom's interdict of spectrum auction

    Vodacom joins fight against Telkom Vodacom has filed papers in the Pretoria High Court to oppose Telkom’s application for an urgent interdict against the spectrum auction that industry regulator Icasa wants to hold on 8 March 2022. Telkom approached the Pretoria High Court last week Tuesday to...
  6. Jan

    Why Rain is the only mobile operator that wants Icasa to take back temporary spectrum

    All mobile operators want to keep temporary spectrum — except one It is easy to understand the battle around temporary spectrum — just follow the money.
  7. Jan

    South African consumers the biggest losers in Icasa spectrum auction delay

    The biggest loser — South Africa's cellphone network users Vodacom says it is extremely disappointing that the fourth attempt by the Independent Communications Authority of South Africa (Icasa) to licence high-demand spectrum has failed. The mobile network operator said it was especially...
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