Customers receive SMS alerts and track real-time results in virtual auctions via mobile phones.
HP and Amdocs have demonstrated that telecoms service providers can use existing billing infrastructure to charge for new services.
Exorbitant cancellation penalties and full contract payouts force customers to ride out cellular contracts.
The conference attracts thousands of participants, and is seen as a step towards bridging the digital divide.
The local operator follows competitor MTN with traffic-based discounts.
Several operators have been linked to a bidding war for the Middle East and African operator.
In this World Wide Wrap: Mobile TV gathers momentum, satellite TV replacing terrestrial channel, technology rehearsal for Beijing Games complete, and digital TV takes over.
In this World Wide Wrap: Nigeria becoming cashless, NCR reduces footprint, and Telefonica banks the unbanked.
Predicting what SA's telecoms landscape will look like in the not too distant future can be likened to reading tea leaves - it's anybody's guess.
According to Gartner's William Hahn, SA is not going to follow any predictable models in its telecoms market development.
The companies partners to enable In-flight Internet for US Airline passengers.
The Telkom Mega 100 and 200 wireless modems are easy to hack, says Telspace Systems.
Mobile advertising is expected to take up the slack as traditional broadcast advertisers face power outages.
