Vodacom has signed a RiskMentor contract with PIC Solutions to provide credit and risk management consulting support for the next year.
Clickatell has announced a partnership with Oksijen Teknoloji to enable it to roll applications focused on the emerging GPRS market.
Local marketers, who want to create a code of conduct for the commercial use of SMS before its proliferation puts legitimate operators out of business, are looking for public input.
Maeson Maherry, GM of the SA Certification Authority, says mobile-commerce users continue to worry about security.
Econoserv has announced the EconoSMS entry-level solution catering for the growing short message service (SMS) market.
Ericsson has been awarded a contract for the roll-out of a GSM wireless infrastructure for Lesotho mobile operator Tele-Com Lesotho, with a first-phase value of $7.6 million.
ISIS Information Systems has been awarded two telecommunications deals with Vodacom Tanzania and Tanzania Telecoms worth over R5 million.
Comverse says it has won cellular software contracts with all five cellular service providers in Nigeria.
The Communications Users Association (CUASA) says a study shows that the new tariffs Telkom introduced this year means businesses pay 14% more on their telephone bills every month, not the 5.5% claimed by the company.
NamITprepaidz, the empowerment company of Namitech, has printed its 100 millionth Vodacom prepaid voucher.
Storm has expanded its Web site with a Customer Zone section that provides itemised billing updates to clients.
Prism Holdings says it has developed the AirBridge platform to enable network operators to roll-out tomorrow`s applications such as airtime top-up, mobile wallets, mobile payments and mobile fund transfers, today.
MTN has bought a 36% stake in Leaf Data Industries, the company which runs the MTNICE website. The family-run business will play a large part in its data future, the operator says.