Vodacom is a leading African communications company providing a wide range of communication services, including mobile voice, messaging, data, financial and converged services to over 109 million (including Safaricom) customers.
From our roots in South Africa, we have grown our mobile network business to include operations in Tanzania, the DRC, Mozambique, Lesotho and Kenya. Our mobile networks cover a population of over 284 million people.
Through Vodacom Business Africa (VBA), we offer business managed services to enterprises in 32 countries.
Vodacom is majority owned by Vodafone (60.5% holding), one of the world’s largest communications companies by revenue.
WASPs
A Vodacom WASP creates and distributes mobile content to subscribers via our network and infrastructure. WASPs can generate revenue by providing premium content that subscribers are willing to pay for, such as:
- Ringtones
- Mobile wallpapers
- Horoscopes
- Jokes
- Mobile downloads
- Interactive voice prompts
- News and traffic updates
- Location information, such as the address of the nearest restaurant, police station, etc.