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September, 2007 |
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First
National Bank makes international calling easier
with Globel prepaid airtime |
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Cellphone
Banking from First National Bank (FNB) today proclaimed
another milestone in the channel’s history
by breaking through the one million transactions
per month mark. |
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7
July, 2007 |
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Cellphone
Banking a free and convenient channel for everyone
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Accessible,
easy-to-use, convenient and free of transaction
fees*. That’s how First National Bank (FNB)
describes their Cellphone Banking offering which,
according to the bank, is the most popular of all
cellphone banking channels in the country. And,
with FNB customers, now able to carry out transactions
via cellphone free of charge, the channel also offers
a substantial cost saving to customers. |
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24
April, 2007 |
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FNB
declares Cellphone Banking free |
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In
a significant breakthrough for SA banking customers,
First National Bank (FNB) will introduce zero transactional
fees for Cellphone Banking on 1 June 2007. |
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14
November, 2006 |
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Mobility
2006: Cost is the key to cellphone banking |
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Just
over 1 in 10 South Africans with bank accounts have
ever used their cellphones for banking, according
to research into cellphone banking released by World
Wide Worx today. |
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21
September, 2006 |
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Corporate
SA goes wireless at last |
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For
corporate South Africa, 2006 has been the year of
the mobile embrace. Not only did the use of new
mobile and wireless technologies accelerate, but
their impact on business efficiency was more deeply
felt than ever before. |
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14
September, 2006 |
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Mobility
2006: The mobile menagerie revealed |
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Are
you a Magpie or an Elephant? A Sophisticat or a
Playa? No, this is not a fancy dress contest, but
the new mobile landscape emerging from research
into South African cellphone users. |
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4
September, 2006 |
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Mobile
technologies can boost SMEs |
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Small
businesses in South Africa are struggling to get
to grips with advanced new mobile technologies,
despite the advantages they offer, according to
the latest findings of the Mobility 2006 research
project.
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29
August, 2006 |
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Icasa
head to address telecoms costs at Mobility 2006
- “Critical issue is competitiveness,”
says Mashile |
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Icasa
chairperson Paris Mashile will address the Mobility
2006 conference on September 14 on the complexities
of regulating costs for telecommunications in
South Africa.
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21
August, 2006 |
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Lifting
the fog – Mobile Technologies |
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World
Wide Worx’s myth-busting survey, “Mobility
2006” is putting South Africa’s mobile
technology market in the spotlight. |
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25
July, 2006 |
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Research
will reveal cellphone myths |
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A
number of myths about the cellphone market in South
Africa are set to be debunked by a major new research
project kicking off this month. |
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19
May, 2005 |
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ICT
policy takes centre stage at conference |
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Joe
Mjwara, a key figure behind State policy on telecommunications
and information technology, will present both a
Government and black economic empowerment perspective
on the future of the telecommunications sector at
the Mobility 2005 conference in June. |
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10
May, 2005 |
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World’s
biggest Company golf day |
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Sentech,
the broadband signal and multimedia distributor,
is sponsoring what has been dubbed as the World’s
biggest Company Golf Day. This world first event,
to take place on 24 May 2005, is envisaged will
fill the country’s top 100 golf courses around
Metropolitan areas in SA. |
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5
May 2005 |
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Mobile
commerce waits in the wings |
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Conference
to explore wireless future |
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Mobile
phones may have been the fastest growing technology
ever seen in South Africa, yet more than 10 years
after the cellular revolution began, full mobile
commerce has not touched the lives of most cellular
phone users. |
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16
March, 2005 |
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Sentech
steps up ICT pace with 4 new products |
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SENTECH,
the ICT innovator that was first to market with
broadband wireless (BBW), has again stepped up the
competitive pace in the ICT sector with four simultaneous
product launches. |
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9
March, 2005 |
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Big
boys get the small toys |
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Companies
issue mobile devices like laptop computers and personal
digital assistants strictly according to the pecking
order in the company, rather than the needs of staff. |
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January, 2005 |
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Laptops
rule corporate investment in mobility |
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Corporate
South Africa regards the laptop computer as the
single most necessary mobile technology for deployment
in business, edging out even the cellular phone,
while emerging technologies like handheld computers
and wireless networking will see strong growth in
2005. |
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2nd
December, 2004 |
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Cellular
industry overstated |
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South
Africa's mobile subscriber base has been routinely
overstated by up to 20% over the last five years,
according to a research report released this week. |
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