Clickatell places SA among top mobile communication countries in the world

Having just returned home from hosting an SMS Workshop at the 2004 3GSM World Congress in Cannes, France, Clickatell will once again be sharing its expertise on the subject, only this time it will be with locals on their home soil at the 2004 Vodacom Mobile Expo.

Having accepted the invitation of presenting the workshop at the largest GSM event in the world, Clickatell found itself sharing centre stage with forerunning companies such as Motorola, Digital DNA, The Parlay Group, Symbian and Siemens Mobile, proving that SA is among the top countries when it comes to mobile communications.

The 2004 Vodacom Mobile Connect event is aimed at promoting mobile applications, integration and usage in SA. With panel discussions, case studies, workshops and exhibitions from SA`s leading mobile solutions providers, it promises to inspire the business community with innovative mobile technologies.

Clickatell`s SMS workshop, presented by globally renowned messaging expert, Gary Cousins, will give a comprehensive overview of the SMS industry, including the latest technologies, integration with Clickatell`s carrier-grade SMS gateway through multiple protocols, technical features of SMS and the future of the mobile messaging industry in general.

With the news just being confirmed by the GSM Association, that there are now globally more GSM mobile handsets in daily use than the total number of personal computers and televisions combined, and that the number of mobile subscribers exceeded the number of fixed telephone lines for the first time in 2003, developers, programmers and industry players are advised not to miss out on attending the workshop as Clickatell will offer advice and information on how to globalise your offerings, by providing the tools, insight and information you will need to build and integrate your mobile messaging application.

Cape Town-based SMS enabler Clickatell opened the floodgates for SMS applications in 2001, by providing simplified and reliable integration into carrier-grade message gateways. In the short space of a few years, this South African-owned company grew rapidly and is now considered to be one of the leaders in the mobile communications industry with over 4 500 active developers connecting to its SMS gateway in order to SMS-enable applications from all corners of the globe.

As a leading end-to-end mobile data solutions provider, delivering services to developers and thousands of other clients in more than 180 countries, Clickatell`s services include global message aggregation and delivery, messaging enablement and applications, and the provision of mobile developer-centric platforms, APIs and toolkits. Clickatell`s clients, who include mobile networks, developers, application vendors and businesses, utilise its carrier-grade technology platform for immediate deployment of various solutions for consumers and businesses.