Cell C recorded 3.2 million subscribers as at December 2005.
In today`s technology roundup: Skype can mask hacker attacks, Washington state and Microsoft file spyware scam suit, Opera gets mobiles browsing for free, and anti-spyware group formed.
Fingerprint-IT, in conjunction with Sagem, is preparing to roll-out what it claims to be SA`s first commercially available biometrics-based electronic pay point solution.
As at 31 December 2005, Vodacom Group recorded 21.5 million customers across its networks operating in SA, Tanzania, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Mozambique and Lesotho.
Zi has released an African language database that enables subscribers to customise their mobile phones` text message functions.
Mobile users can compose ringtones on a Web site promoting Hunter`s cider.
SA`s mobile operators are growing subscriber numbers, collectively racking up 44 million subscribers.
GSM modems that support enhanced GPRS will enable true mobile Internet access in most parts of SA, says Duxbury Networking.
Convergence and robotics are likely to be among the main technology trends in future, according to research.
The developer of the Johannesburg Metro SMS traffic fine query system has been approached by other municipalities to deploy similar systems.
Tarsus Technologies has announced the availability of the Lenovo ThinkPad Z-Series notebooks.
SMTP authentication can be enabled to allow travellers to send e-mails via the same Eject server from anywhere in the world, using any access mode, says Bill Keenan, head of Fujitsu`s ISP division Eject.
Socket Communications has introduced two bar code scanners designed for cordless operation using Bluetooth-enabled mobile computers. [Local rep: Planet Innovate]
