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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]
MTN triggered a price war in late February 2007, offering 2 GB for each 1 GB bought, [39] with Iburst giving a small "data bonus" to their contract customers and Sentech also reducing their prices. Vodacom responded with dramatic price cuts of their own on 1 April 2007, after which Cell C reduced prices on their larger offerings to undercut ...
Rain is a data-only mobile network services company in South Africa. They provide 4G and LTE services through a partnership to use Vodacom and MTNs infrastructure. [9] [10] They launched the first Standalone 5G (3600) network in the country, powered by Huawei infrastructure. [11] [12]
Unlimited Plus plans are slowed to 1Mbit/s at 50 GB max/720p video [449] Yes [449] Yes, with compatible device. [450] Yes, but after 5 GB of fast data usage on unlimited plans and 10GB of fast data usage on unlimited plus plans, speeds are reduced to 600 kbit/s [449] Yes, int'l calling, unlimited texting, and roaming [449] Yes [451]
Vodacom Tanzania Limited is Tanzania's leading cellular network company. As of December 2020, Vodacom Tanzania had over 15.6 million customers and was the largest wireless telecommunications network in Tanzania . [ 4 ]
Vodafone and Telkom then had a 50% stake each in Vodacom. Vodafone now owns 57.5% of Vodacom after purchasing a 15% stake from Telkom. [69] On 9 October 2008, the company offered to acquire an additional 15% stake in Vodacom Group from Telkom. The finalised details of the agreement were announced on 6 November 2008.
Neotel currently consists of the following consortium: [17] Initial holdings by Eskom Holdings (15%), Transtel, a division of Transnet (15%) and Two Consortium (12.5%) sold to Tata Communications of India in 2009 and 2011, raising their stake from 26% to 68.5%, making them the majority shareholder within Neotel.
In addition to the high prices, many providers have introduced a Fair Usage Policy on "Unlimited" plans, while data plans still have very low data transfer limits (typically 100 GB) after which speed is reduced. For example, Airtel offers 100 Mbit/s, 200 Mbit/s plans, & 300 Mbit/s plans, which fall to 512 kbit/s due to FUP.