How blackouts sabotage Vodacom’s upgrades
The phone operator has spent more than R4bn on backup equipment since 2020 and R300m on extra running costs in 2023
15 May 2023 - 08:26
UPDATED 15 May 2023 - 22:45
Vodacom has spent R4bn on backing up its network against the effects of power outages in SA, expenditure which the telecoms group says has been diverted from planned investment to improve the quality of its network and new technologies.
Mobile operators have been struggling as Eskom’s extended power cuts sometimes deplete the batteries of their cellphone towers, leading to customers losing their signal...
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