First National Bank (FNB) has introduced the 321Contact service, which links mobile phones with its banking systems.
After a year-long negotiation process, Vodacom has concluded its agreement to launch a cellular network, with an investment valued at $260 million, in Mozambique. Roll-out is expected within the next eight months.
Andr'e Rossouw, Toshiba product manager at Rectron, examines the vision of total mobility.
Grintek Telecom and Oeight have announced the SaveSIM service to allow mobile phone retailers to save their customers' phone book data onto a central server.
Schools can raise money by getting their students to download ringtones using a special ID code.
Taiwanese mobile operator MoBiTai is using the Comverse Intelligent SMS Centre solution to supplement its existing SMS system.
The roll-out of Cell C`s infrastructure has fallen behind schedule, but the group has improved the installation rate of its base stations in urban areas and expects to have up to 1 600 in place by the end of the year.
The LG Electronics G7100 mobile camera phone with a built-in flash and digital zoom capabilities has been released.
Children today are the ultimate consumers - fashion-victims, peer-pressured, stupid, tone-deaf and much too comfortable. It`s all the fault of technology, but it`s a hallowed tradition, sometimes carried into adulthood.
Striata has helped Samsung grow its SMS customer database through an inbound SMS campaign for the Samsung Matrix Reloaded competition.
MTN has launched a telephonic top-up system for prepaid cellphone users.
Cellphones can now be used to accept credit card payments, thanks to an association between MTN and Creditpipe.
The MTN Group has recorded an increase of 41.9% year-on-year and a 7.1% increase since 31 March 2003 for subscribers across its various African business units.