VODACOM BUSINESS AFRICA
The ICT subsidiary of Vodacom Group offers an unprecedented scope of enterprise communications services in over 40 African countries
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June 2015
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frica has some of the fastest growing GDP (Gross Domestic Product) rates in the world, with some countries growing between 7-9 percent each year on average. With a population of more than 1 billion people, fast moving businesses are taking advantage of the opportunities on offer and Vodacom Business Africa (VBA) facilitates growth through its ICT services. Vodacom Business Africa prides itself on being able to assist a range of multinational and medium-sized corporations, to expand across the different countries throughout the continent. Companies used to grow in small numbers but have now gained the confidence to expand to more than 10 countries at a time, which is where they are able to assist with connectivity. Douglas Craigie Stevenson, Group Managing Director at Vodacom Business Africa (VBA) says: “We’re a total communications provider for multinationals, and that means we offer the full suite of ICT Services. CIOs (Chief Information Officers) expanding their businesses into Africa are able to get all their enterprise communication needs from VBA as a single service provider.” Network stability and uptime are very important to running operations smoothly. VBA has a 24/7 Customer Service Operations Centre which monitors all aspects of the network. “We can tell you exactly where and when your network has a fault and resolve it. International customers accustomed to world