Vodacom is a publicly owned mobile communications company headquartered in South Africa. Founded in 1994, it employs approximately 16,370 individuals and reported $8.4B in revenue as of 2024. As a subsidiary of Vodafone Africa Consumer, Vodacom provides voice, messaging, data, and converged services, with operations extending through subsidiaries including Vodacom Congo, Vodacom Lesotho, Vodacom Mocambique, Vodacom South Africa, Vodacom Tanzania, and Vodafone Egypt.

2024 Revenue

Founded

1994

Headcount

16,362

Headquarters

South Africa

Primary Segment

Telecoms

Ownership

Publicly Owned

News Summary:

On March 12, 2026, Vodacom South Africa achieved an African first by successfully demonstrating "SuperUpload," a 5G-Advanced technology that attained uplink speeds of 254 Mbps. This technology enables a 5G device to transmit data across two different channels concurrently, automatically selecting the most efficient path, thereby effectively doubling the current median mobile speeds observed in leading markets such as Morocco.
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