MTN Uganda has launched a project which it hopes will extend telecommunications access to rural villages across Uganda.
Standard Bank has become the last major commercial bank to introduce SMS security for its Internet banking clients, although it was the first to upgrade security following the Absa hacker scare.
Vodacom Tanzania has increased its coverage of Tanzania to almost 8%.
Siemens, in conjunction with several research and technology companies, has developed a video communication standard for mobile phones.
MTN is gearing up to take advantage of the potentially huge market for push-to-talk (PTT) technology, as soon as there is clarification on the legality of PTT and the standardisation of handsets.
Vodacom says it has no specific commercial plans to provide a push-to talk (PTT) service to its clients as it is still researching the technology.
Motorola, Ericsson and Nokia are looking to release push-to-talk-enabled handsets, which give cellphones a walkie-talkie-type functionality, next year.
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A telecoms solutions provider has warned of Cape-based scams involving least-cost routing (LCR) equipment.
Cellular network operator MTN`s Nigerian subsidiary has secured a loan facility of $395 million to fund its operations.
The minister has announced that we should have a 51% partner in the SNO in the next eight weeks. Why, after all the times she's gotten it wrong, should we believe her now?
Pinnacle Technology`s plans to launch what is effectively a legal call-back service is an indication that the local telecoms industry might finally be growing up, says the Communications Users Association of SA (CUASA).
A consortium of US and UK companies has won a contract to install interconnect, billing and customer care solutions for Nigerian cellphone company M-Tel`s next-generation national GSM mobile network.