Vodacom Tanzania says it has connected 33 000 users after the first three months of commercial operations.
According to Frost & Sullivan, an international market consulting company, the main beneficiary of the boom in the short-range wireless communication semiconductor market will be the Bluetooth sector.
Digitallmall.com says it has developed a Wireless Application Service Provider (WASP) solution to enable companies to sell their products via a Wireless Application Protocol-enabled mobile device.
Vodacom says it broke the four million user mark yesterday and believes its success has been powered by the acceptance of the prepaid cellular market.
Alcatel has launched a new range of cellphones locally, which later this year will see it entering the high-end contract user market for the first time.
Vodacom says it will conduct a R835 million network and service upgrade of its network in a move designed to reduce dropped calls by 25%.
Vodacom hopes it and competitor MTN will be granted access to the 1800MHz radio frequency by the end of October. If not, the rate of dropped calls on the cellular networks could increase come December.
MTN says its MTNsms.com instant messaging site, which allows users to send 20 free text messages to mobile phones per day, notched up its three millionth subscriber this week.
Tapping into youthful creativity and lateral thought processes may leave Motorola with several new ideas for implementation over the next few years.
Vodacom has extended the standard one-year warranty offered by cellphone manufacturers by an additional year at no extra cost to cellphone users.
Siemens Telecommunications says it has won a $10 million contract with network operator, MSI Cellular Investments, to supply equipment and infrastructure for a GSM mobile network in Burkina Faso.
Ericsson plans to introduce its first touch-screen "SmartPhone" to the South African market next month, accompanied by the first Bluetooth wireless hands-free kit for its range of phones.
Vodacom has launched Messenger, a service that allows users to send SMS messages at a rate of 15c per message. The standalone product requires users to sign a 24-month contract with service providers.