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By Charlie Fripp On Wednesday, April 4th, 2012
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Vodacom reduces African roaming costs

Vodacom customers can expect huge roaming savings when travelling to six African countries where Vodacom and Vodafone operate. Vodacom CEO Pieter Uys (image: Bandwidth Blog) These countries include the Democratic More...

By Charlie Fripp On Friday, March 16th, 2012
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The fastest internet on the continent

According to a new report released by Ookla, a US-based net metrics company which performs internet speed tests worldwide, Ghana has the fastest internet in Africa . Ghanaians enjoy fastest internet speeds in Africa Ookla’s More...

By Charlie Fripp On Friday, February 17th, 2012
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Africa’s 8 largest mobile networks

While MTN is Africa’s largest mobile phone network provider, how does it stack up to the competition? While MTN is a native to Africa, most of the continent’s big players are rooted around the globe More...

By Charlie Fripp On Monday, February 13th, 2012
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Vodafone Egypt outperforms southern Europe

Vodafone in Egypt, the country’s second-largest telecom operator, reported its operations throughout North African outperformed their southern European markets. Vodafone reported that its operations in North More...

By Charlie Fripp On Tuesday, January 24th, 2012
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Vodacom unveils Africa’s greenest building

Vodacom today unveiled the completed Vodafone Site Solutions Innovation Centre, the first ever 6-star Green Star SA rated building in South Africa, at its head office in Midrand. The Green Building Council of South More...

By Charlie Fripp On Wednesday, January 11th, 2012
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Egyptian activists call for boycott of mobile service providers

Egyptian online activists have started a campaign asking others to boycott mobile service providers. The call to action is to coincide with the one-year anniversary of cutting off mobile phone services for three More...

By Charlie Fripp On Wednesday, November 23rd, 2011
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Vodafone to educate on data usage

Telecommunications company Vodafone will embark on an educational drive to teach users about data usage in Ghana. A report by Research and Markets found that while Ghana’s voice telecommunications market is saturated More...

By Charlie Fripp On Friday, November 4th, 2011
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Vodacom shakes-up Group Board of Directors

Vodacom today, 4November 2011 announced changes to its Group Board of Directors. Vodacom Group Chief Financial Officer and Executive Director, Rob Shuter will be taking up the post of CEO of Vodafone Netherlands More...

By Charlie Fripp On Thursday, June 23rd, 2011
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Vodacom to build one of Africa’s greenest buildings

An artists impression of the completed building Construction work has already begun at the site where Vodacom’s Innovation Centre will stand, and with it Vodacom, together with its parent company Vodafone, hopes More...

By Charlie Fripp On Friday, June 17th, 2011
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Vodafone Egypt ready for mobile money

Vodafone Egypt ready to launch mobile money (image source: file photo) Egypt’s Vodafone, has been granted a license to offer mobile money services to its subscribers. The telecom operator is currently waiting More...