HUGE MARKET: African mobile phone operator Vodacom on Wednesday reported a 40% jump in revenue from data usage in the fourth quarter, as smartphone use continued to grow. — ©AFP/Relaxnews 2014
JOHANNESBURG: African mobile phone operator Vodacom on Wednesday reported a 40% jump in revenue from data usage in the fourth quarter, as smartphone use continued to grow.
The Johannesburg-based firm — majority owned by Britain's Vodafone — said 7.2 million customers were using smartphones in its main market, South Africa, by the end of the year.
