Vodacom

South African telecommunications company
Organization business Q1856518
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Vodacom

Summary

Vodacom is a business[1]. Vodacom ranks in the top 3% of business entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (217 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Vodacom is located in Midrand[3].
  • Vodacom is in the country of South Africa[4].
  • Vodacom's image is recorded as Vodacom house, Ibadan.jpg[5].
  • Vodacom's instance of is recorded as business[6].
  • Vodacom's instance of is recorded as enterprise[7].
  • Vodacom's instance of is recorded as telecommunication company[8].
  • Vodacom's founder is recorded as Telkom[9].
  • Vodacom's founder is recorded as Alan Knott-Craig[10].
  • Vodacom's owned by is recorded as Vodafone[11].
  • Vodacom's logo image is recorded as Vodacom-2011.png[12].
  • Vodacom's headquarters location is recorded as Midrand[13].
  • Vodacom's chief executive officer is recorded as Shameel Joosub[14].
  • Vodacom's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 131576288[15].
  • Vodacom's Library of Congress authority ID is recorded as n2008025116[16].
  • Vodacom's child organization or unit is recorded as Vodacom Tanzania[17].
  • Vodacom's child organization or unit is recorded as Vodafone Egypt[18].
  • Vodacom's Commons category is recorded as Vodacom[19].
  • Vodacom's stock exchange is recorded as Johannesburg Stock Exchange[20].
  • Vodacom's industry is recorded as telecommunications[21].
  • +1994-00-00T00:00:00Z marks the founding of Vodacom[22].
  • Vodacom's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/071npq[23].
  • Vodacom's location of formation is recorded as Johannesburg[24].
  • Vodacom's parent organization or unit is recorded as Vodafone[25].
  • Vodacom's official website is recorded as https://www.vodacom.com/[26].
  • Vodacom's ISIN is recorded as ZAE000132577[27].

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Founding

Founders include Telkom[9] and Alan Knott-Craig[10]. +1994-00-00T00:00:00Z marks the founding of Vodacom[22]. Vodacom's location of formation is recorded as Johannesburg[24].

Identity

Vodacom's official name is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Vodacom Group Limited'}[28].

Leadership

Vodacom's chief executive officer is recorded as Shameel Joosub[14].

Operations

Vodacom's headquarters location is recorded as Midrand[13]. Vodacom's parent organization or unit is recorded as Vodafone[25]. Subsidiaries include Vodacom Tanzania[17], a business[29], in Tanzania[30], founded in 1999[31], headquartered in Dar es Salaam[32] and Vodafone Egypt[18], a telecommunication company[33], founded in 1998[34], headquartered in Smart Village Egypt[35].

Industry

Vodacom's industry is recorded as telecommunications[21].

Ownership

Vodacom's owned by is recorded as Vodafone[11]. Vodacom's stock exchange is recorded as Johannesburg Stock Exchange[20]. Products include landline telephone[36] and mobile telephony[37].

Why It Matters

Vodacom ranks in the top 3% of business entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (217 views/month).[2] Vodacom has Wikipedia articles in 14 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[38] Vodacom is known by 6 alternative names across languages and contexts.[39]

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  2. [38] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [39] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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