Vodacom Business

Vodacom Business was launched in February 2008 and offers a total communications service portfolio to corporate customers. Vodacom Business has invested in significant infrastructure and has a Tier 1 internet network capability as well as a corporate grade national MPLS VPN.

Vodacom Business services include next-generation IP voice, managed networks and infrastructure, internet access, hosting and storage. In 2008, Vodacom Business launched a dedicated internet access service and also a broadband internet access service. It also launched a managed MPLS VPN service together with a managed enterprise voice and VoIP gateway in April 2008 and May 2008, respectively. These service offerings are supported by a new data centre at the headquarters in Midrand, the development of a soft switch and the development of a client services operations centre.

The acquisition of Gateway provides an opportunity to leverage Vodacom Business across sub-Saharan Africa. Gateway currently serves major corporate clients in over 40 countries across Africa. Such services include wireless broadband access, internet, enterprise solutions, VPNs and enterprise voice and data over satellite infrastructure.

Other converged services

Vodacom is extending its service offerings to other converged areas, including financial services, digital publishing, gaming, video on demand, music and telemetry services such as automated electricity meter reading.

Vodafone has developed a proprietary money transfer system to enable the use of mobile phones for money transfers.

The service is currently offered by Vodafone in Kenya through Safaricom and through Vodacom in Tanzania. Vodacom intends to roll out money transfer services in other operating companies (including South Africa).

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