The R500m investment will help the network cope with increased pressure during the lockdown, and with possible load-shedding
Vodacom, SA's largest mobile operator, said on Wednesday it would spend more than R500m within two months to add network capacity during the national state of disaster.
The operator expects network traffic to increase even further as customers connect for longer after dropping mobile data prices by up to 40% on its 30-day data bundles in response to pressure by competition authorities, together with the launch of free access to essential online services through its zero-rated ConnectU platform from the start of April.
Vodacom acknowledged that large international content providers such as Netflix, YouTube and Facebook had also reduced the resolution of video content to help ease the burden on networks across the world during the crisis.
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