Vodacom commits about R800m to KZN network expansion

That includes new network sites, modernising its mobile networks and a full fibre broadband rollout

Mudiwa Gavaza Technology Correspondent
Vodacom sign on top of the Johannesburg CBD's Ponte building. Picture: SUPPLIED.
Vodacom sign on top of the Johannesburg CBD's Ponte building. Picture: SUPPLIED.

Vodacom has committed to spending more than R800m in the year ending March 2025 in KwaZulu-Natal building new network sites, modernising its mobile networks, a full fibre broadband rollout and energy projects to push up broadband connectivity and service in the region.

As with the mobile provider’s plans in areas such as Limpopo and the Eastern Cape, part of the mission is for this capital expenditure to expand connectivity in deep rural areas that have never had connectivity.

Rural internet connectivity in areas outside big centres such as Johannesburg, Cape Town and Durban remains a sore point in SA. 

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