Vodacom Tanzania to invest in IoT, cloud computing services

18-04-2016 | Global Updates

Vodacom Tanzania said it will invest in customised Internet of Things (IoT) service and cloud computing services. Vodacom Tanzania Chief Officer–Business Enterprise Unit, Gregory Verbond, said it expects to see data growth doubling every two years and the rate of generation of data is rapidly outpacing the ability of businesses to analyse the data, creating an opportunity for cloud computing.

With the IoT, Vodacom Tanzania is going to offer vehicle tracking and fleet management services, monitoring of retail points, security systems and other telemetry services.

The operator has called on the government to continue to provide a conducive environment that supports the growth of such new technologies as it did in enabling the development of internet across the country. According to Verbond, Vodacom believes that there are enormous opportunities from this investment and that many Tanzanians can benefit from this.

Although vehicle tracking technology has been in the market for a while now, Vodacom Tanzania maintains that its product will be coupled with good customer service and affordability and will be useful to many segments including individuals, business enterprises, government and non-governmental organisations.

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