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Vodacom needs new M-Pesa model
The cellphone operator will not pull the plug on its struggling mobile money solution in SA.
Vodacom's mobile money transfer solution, M-Pesa, has struggled to gain traction, with user numbers looking bleak in SA.
Security
Android malware targets Instagram
Cellular
Vodacom spends R8.7bn on network
The company will spend between 11% and 13% of its revenue in the coming year to meet growing demand.
Social Media
Facebook ikasi style
The world's largest social network captures the attention of SA's township residents – even more so than local mobile social network Mxit.
Cellular
Neotel to spend R500m this year
South Africa's second national operator has invested about R4.5 billion since launching almost five years ago.
Broadband
'Ka-band satellite not ADSL rival'
The new service will cover rural communities, where poor Internet access is still holding businesses back, says Vox Telecom.
Mobile and Wireless Technology
Vodacom sees lower voice, data revenue
The operator expands into under-serviced areas, a subscriber base that could dent its average revenue per user.
Cellular
Vodacom still seeks African expansion
There are no deals that would “move the needle” at the moment, says the operator.
Reuters
China approves Google, Motorola deal
The approval is the last regulatory hurdle to a $12.5 billion purchase that would allow Google to develop its own line of smartphones.
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