BROWSING: Vodacom
How to scale commercially successful MEC use cases—a Q&A with Vodafone (Part 2)
The first part of this Q and A with Vodafone’s Joanna Newman, senior director of technology partnerships, covers the operator’s dedicated vs. distributed MEC approach, the logic behind its various hyperscaler partnerships, and addresses how many MEC use cases involve common sets of building...
Vodacom claims record 5G speeds in South Africa
Vodacom says it achieved 5G transfer speeds of 2.4 Gbps in recent trials
Vodacom, which operates in several African countries, claims it has achieved a blazingly fast transfer speed of 2.4 Gbps on its 5G network in recent tests. This represents a nearly two-and-a-half times...
Vodacom deploys Tanzania’s first 5G network
The city of Dar es Salaam will receive the first 5G sites, with coverage expanding to 230 locations across the country later this year
Vodacom Tanzania, part of Vodafone Group, has launched the first 5G mobile network in Tanzania. The city of Dar es Salaam...
South Africa raises over USD 960 million in 5G spectrum auction
Cell C, Liquid Telecom, MTN South Africa, Rain Networks, Telkom South Africa, and Vodacom have all secured spectrum for 5G services
The Independent Communications Authority of South Africa (ICASA) completed a delayed spectrum auction for the provision of 5G services, in which all six qualifying...
South Africa gets ready to award 5G spectrum
The regulator said it will award 5G spectrum in the 700 MHz, 800 MHz, 2,600 MHz, and 3,500 MHz bands
The Independent Communications Authority of South Africa (ICASA) confirmed that its much-anticipated auction of 5G spectrum is expected to start on March 8.
This auction process...
Vodacom Group to acquire a 55% stake in Vodafone Egypt
The deal in Egypt marks Vodacom's first extension into North Africa
South Africa’s largest mobile operator by subscribers, Vodacom Group, revealed plans buy a $2.74 billion stake in Vodafone Egypt Telecommunications. The deal, which marks Vodacom’s first expansion into North Africa, will result in the...
Vodacom migrates VSAT-based 2G network to 3G in the Democratic Republic of Congo
Vodacom is working with ST Engineering iDirect and Gilat Telecom to upgrade its VSAT network
Vodacom Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) is migrating its very-small-aperture terminal (VSAT)-based 2G network to 3G with the help of ST Engineering iDirect and Gilat Telecom. Together, the companies...
Vodafone offers Covid-19 vaccination management, vaccine tracking in Africa
Vodafone has said it is to supply infrastructure and solutions, using cellular and IoT tracking and monitoring technologies, to support Covid-19 vaccine roll-out in Africa. Vodacom, the company’s operating company in Africa, is working with the African Union Development Agency (AUDA-NEPAD) on a ‘home-grown’...
South Africa to reach 11 million 5G subscribers by 2025: consultancy
5G subscribers in South Africa are expected to reach 11 million by 2025, with a population coverage of 43%, according to a recent report by South African consultancy firm Africa Analysis.
This figure represents significant growth from the estimated 90,000 5G subscribers and 4.4% population...
Vodafone bundles ‘every part of IoT’ for UK enterprises to kick-start IoT deployments
Vodafone has pulled together an enterprise bundled with the various component parts in an IoT stack to enable business customers in the UK to make their own IoT solutions. The UK division is working with IoT.nxt, acquired by Vodafone’s South Africa-based operating company Vodacom...
Vodacom selects Nokia for 5G services in South Africa
Nokia announced that it is has deployed 5G radio, core and fixed network solutions across South African operator Vodacom’s network.
In a release, the Finnish vendor said that Vodacom is using Nokia’s 2G, 3G, 4G and fiber access networks, as well as 5G fixed wireless...
Rain launches standalone 5G network in South Africa
South African operator Rain has launched what it claims to be Africa’s first standalone 5G (SA 5G) network, in partnership with Chinese vendor Huawei, the latter said in a release.
Rain's standalone 5G is currently available in the South African city of Cape Town ,covering...
MTN launches commercial 5G network in South Africa
MTN using DSS to deliver 4G and 5G in the same band
South African operator MTN announced the launch of its 5G network in the country, with the initial deployment of 100 5G sites.
The network currently covers areas of Johannesburg and Cape Town, as well...
Vodacom, Loon bring internet balloons to rural Mozambique
The internet balloons will provide a 4G service that supports Data, Voice, SMS and USSD
As part of a new Loon and Vodacom deal, the companies will use Loon’s balloon-based internet solution to expand the Vodacom network in Mozambique so that it can service un-served...
Vodacom launches 5G in three South African cities
South African carrier Vodacom has launched what it claims to be Africa’s first live 5G mobile network, the telco said in a statement.
The initial 5G service is initially available in the cities of Johannesburg, Pretoria and Cape Town, with additional cities to be reached...
Vodacom to launch 5G services in South Africa using Liquid’s new network
South African operator Vodacom Group expects to launch commercial 5G services during 2020 by using a network being built by rival operator Liquid Telecom, Vodacom Chief Executive Shameel Joosub said.
Liquid Telecom had recently announced it was building a wholesale 5G network in South Africa...
South Africa is still several years away from mass 5G adoption
GSMA: "South Africa will lead the increase in 5G activity expected in sub-Saharan Africa"
According to a recent GSMA trade association survey report, the increase in 5G activity expected in sub-Saharan Africa will be led by South Africa, “the most advanced market in the region.”...
Liquid Telecom plans South African 5G wholesale launch for early 2020
Liquid Telecom has 56 megahertz worth of spectrum in the 3.5 GHz band
African wholesale operator Liquid Telecom is adding a 5G wireless network to its existing fiber offering, and plans to launch a 5G wholesale network in all major South African cities in early...
Vodacom claiming Africa’s first 5G launch
The South African telco said it is ready to launch 5G in its home market once the government assigns spectrum in the 3.5GHz band
South African telecom operator Vodacom Group has launched what it claims to be Africa’s first commercial 5G service in Lesotho, the...
Ericsson completes first 5G trial in Africa
Ericsson working with carrier MTN to trial 5G applications and use cases
South African telecommunications group MTN has completed what it claims to be the first 5G trial on the African continent. The telco carried out the 5G trial at its headquarters in Johannesburg in partnership...
Nokia partners with Vodacom to trial enterprise 5G applications
The two firms will evaluate the use of 5G for verticals including mining, transportation, health and manufacturing
Finnish vendor Nokia and South African telecoms operator Vodacom have signed an agreement under which the companies will trial 5G technology in the African nation.
Under the terms of...
Vodacom activates NB-IoT network in South Africa
Vodacom said its network was adding nearly 55,000 new IoT connections per month
South African telecom group Vodacom confirmed its narrowband internet of things network is now operational in Gauteng. The telco said the commercial rollout of NB-IoT is expected to accelerate internet of things...
Vodacom opens NB-IoT lab in South Africa
Through the NB-IoT lab, the telco aims to launch M2M, IoT systems in the African country
South African telecommunications operator Vodacom, owned by U.K.-based telco Vodafone, has opened a NB-IoT laboratory at its Vodaworld campus to incubate and commercialize machine-to-machine (M2M) and internet of things...
Infiniti opens IoT accelerator lab in Toronto
The Hong Kong-based car marker will target companies with focus on IoT and smart city initiatives
Hong Kong-based car maker Infiniti has launched its technology accelerator Infiniti Lab in Toronto, Canada, which is focused on helping to grow companies working on internet of things (IoT)...