NamITech`s telecommunications division has won a contract to supply Econet Ezi-Cel, Lesotho`s second licensed cellular network provider, with 100 000 prepaid vouchers and 10 000 starter packs with SIM cards. The contract is worth an estimated R5 million.
Nikki Kettles, managing director of NamITech`s telecommunications division, said the contract will see NamITech and sister company, Integrated Card Technologies (ICT), SA`s largest smart card manufacturer, collaborating to fulfil the order. "We work jointly on a number of GSM-based contracts in Africa," she said.
NamITech is the IT arm of the SA Securities Exchange-listed Nampak group.
The company also recently won a R20 million contract with Vodacom in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC).
NamITech is to supply Vodacom DRC - which is due to open its network in May - with an initial order of 155 000 SIM packs, 1 million prepaid vouchers, fulfilment packs and electronic re-loads off terminals.
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NamITech, the end-to-end security specialist in the JSE Securities Exchange-listed Nampak group of companies, focuses on a number of key market areas, including secure transactions, gaming and leisure, telecommunications, new and emerging business markets and financial services.
NamITech has earned the reputation as the biggest manufacturer of smart cards in the country thanks to sister company, Integrated Card Technologies (ICT).
At the heart of the company is the provision of secure end-to-end solutions and the development and implementation of value-added business applications stemming from the intelligent use of smart cards, such as third-party payments, mobile pension payments, cashless gaming and healthcare solutions.
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