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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. [12] On 21 October 2015, Vodacom launched its fibre product to the home user. [13]
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Iburst offer their namesake, while cellular network company Cell C offer GPRS and EDGE and more recently a 21.1 Mbit/s service. MTN and Vodacom also offer 3G with up to 21.1 Mbit/s HSDPA+. [42] [43] Telkom offers a 7.2/2.4 Mbit/s HSDPA/HSUPA service in Gauteng. [44]
Rain (Pty) Ltd launched in February 2018, and began providing data only services using 3000 of their own cell towers and by leasing infrastructure from Vodacom and MTN. [4] [5] Clients who were interested on using the services create an online profile and the SIM card would be delivered by CCD Couriers.
Telkom (formerly known as 8.ta from 18 October 2010 till 19 March 2013 and as Telkom Mobile From 19 March 2013 till 2014), [1] [2] [3] is a South African mobile telecommunications company. Telkom was launched in October 2010 and is owned by Telkom SOC. Telkom phone numbers use the 0811 to 0819 dialling prefixes. [4]
As of December 2020, Vodacom Tanzania had over 15.6 million customers and was the largest wireless telecommunications network in Tanzania. [4] Vodacom Tanzania is the second telecom company in Africa , after Vodacom , to switch on its 3G High-Speed Downlink Packet Access (HSDPA) which was available only in Dar Es Salaam in early 2007.
[4] Gateway was bought by Vodacom in August 2008 for US$700 million. [5] Vodafone became the indirect parent company of Gateway Communications in December 2008, after Vodafone increased its shares in Vodacom from 50% to 65%. [6] In August 2008, Gateway established a regional office for Central Africa in Cameroon. [7]
He was mentored by Alan Knott-Craig, the founder of Vodacom, who was later the CEO of rival operator Cell C. [3] Joosub is a board member of Vodacom and Safaricom, positions he has held since 2012 and 2017, respectively. [1]