There was a 35% increase in mobile phone sales worldwide in the second quarter, says Gartner.
As of 1 February, value-added network service providers will be allowed to carry voice using any protocol.
A new service will allow registered users to e-mail voice messages as an attached sound bite.
The public hearings on ICASA`s draft regulations for number portability are due to take place next week, with many contentious issues likely to be raised.
Music for Pleasure has invested in Ultimate Retail Solutions software that enables users to send orders via cellphones.
Visitors to Vodacom Techno Expo 2004 got a glimpse of the future of mobile technology this weekend.
In today`s technology roundup: MS sued - again, smartphone boom ahead, and HP unveils the "first OSS notebook".
Vodacom has appointed Siemens as the sole supplier for the construction of a UMTS network for Vodacom in SA.
VoxTelecom has launched a cellular least-cost routing (LCR) solution.
In today`s technology news roundup: Global crackdown on Net crime, Intel upgrades Centrino chip, IBM buys into content management, and Nokia, Vodafone seek simpler software.
The advent of Bluetooth was greeted with much enthusiasm, but with new wireless technologies on the horizon, is the Bluetooth era already over?
The Vodacom Techno Expo starts in Midrand tomorrow and runs until Sunday.
Cellphone-based proximity payments has become a reality.