Gateway Communications

The acquisition of Gateway provides the thrust for Vodacom’s strategic objective to expand in sub-Saharan Africa. The acquisition has given Vodacom a much larger international footprint and a springboard to further expansion. Gateway provides new market entry points and local market understanding and offers attractive synergies.

Highlights

• Increased customer reach and network footprint with new offices opened in Kenya and Uganda
• Launched Africa IPJetDirect, which is set to revolutionise mobile internet on the continent
• Launched AfricaConnect, in response to increasing demand for connectivity in retail and finance sectors in rural areas
• Presented with the Global Telecoms Business award for Innovation for our West African Airlink and MetroLink wireless broadband solution.
• Continued to expand satellite capacity, with over 20 additional transponders added in the last 12 months
• Awarded Best Pan-African Wholesale Operator, by Capacity, and the Excellence and Innovation in Satellite Cellular Backhaul award from Intelsat, both for 2008.
• Recognised as Africa’s Best Satellite Service Provider 2009, in the SatCom