Vodacom

Telecommunication Services

Profile

Vodacom is a leading African communications group providing mobile communications and related services to 41.3 million at 30 June 2009. Its mobile network covers a total population of approximately 182 million people across five countries: South Africa, Tanzania, the DRC, Lesotho and Mozambique. Vodacom’s presence in Africa was strengthened with the acquisition of Gateway on 30 December 2008, which has customers in 40 countries in Africa, providing communications services to multi-national companies and telecommunications network operators, In addition, Vodafone has agreed to use Vodacom as its exclusive investment vehicle in sub-Saharan Africa.

The Group provides a wide range of communications products and services, including but not limited to: voice, messaging, broadband and data connectivity and converged services. Vodacom SA is South Africa’s largest mobile communications network operator by number of customers and revenue. Vodacom also has the leading market position in Tanzania, the DRC and Lesotho and is nearing the market share of the largest and state-owned operator in Mozambique.

Vodacom Business was launched in 2008 offering converged business network and IT services such as access services, managed network services, converged application services and managed hosting services. Following the acquisition of Gateway, Vodacom is well placed to achieve its strategy to become a leading total communications provider in sub-Saharan Africa.

For the year ended 31 March 2009, Vodacom reported revenue of R55.2 billion. Vodacom is headquartered in Vodavalley, Midrand, South Africa and employs approximately 6 695 people.