Profile: Vodacom Group Ltd (VODJ.J)

Vodacom Group Limited (Vodacom) is a mobile communications and an investment holding company. Vodacom operates in three segments: Corporate, South Africa and International. The segments offer a range of telecommunication and data communication services and products. Its services are voice, messaging and data, which are all available on either contract or prepaid. Its business solutions include Internet protocol (IP) voice, managed networks and infrastructure, as well as Internet access, hosting and storage. Mobile voice services include revenue generated by customers from outgoing and incoming traffic, international roaming, incoming visitor roaming, national roaming and carrier voice services. It has operation networks in Tanzania, the Democratic Republic of Congo, Mozambique and Lesotho. Vodacom has over 47.8 million customers on many different devices connected to its networks. On October 1, 2011, it acquired a 61% interest in Stortech Converged Communications (Pty) Limited.