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