MTN, which released its financial results today, expects to net 1.5 million subscribers in Iran by December.
The roll-out of BenQ-Siemens branded cellular phones will begin in SA next month, BenQ Mobile says.
South Africa has the highest interconnection rates of five countries surveyed by a UK telecommunications analyst.
Vodacom has questioned the legality of ICASA`s draft interconnection regulations and the powers they give the regulator.
Vodacom is introducing 3G with HSDPA (High Speed Downlink Packet Access), giving customers access to broadband communications up to five times faster than 3G, and faster than ADSL, it says.
VANS should not be regarded as public operators and the interconnections hearings are premature, ICASA has been told.
Cellphone users fed up with receiving unsolicited commercial SMS messages, or spam, can now SMS the number that has been spamming them to 32335 and Mira Networks will contact the spammer to demand that spamming cease.
Cell C has started an Easychat prepaid promotion that rewards prepaid customers with free SMSes.
Wireless applications service provider iTouch SA is opening offices in Nigeria.
Motorola South African is to give away a million SIM cards during the next year in its drive to connect the unconnected.
The Competition Commission has slated the "facade of competition" in SA`s mobile market and urged ICASA to license a fourth mobile operator.
ASUS hopes to make the digital home a reality in 2006 with the introduction of LCD TV, network DVD, a wireless Skype phone and a 3G mobile phone.
Pervasive Internet access is one of the most effective ways of ensuring the human rights of men and women worldwide.