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Telkom must pull Tanzania ad

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Cell C seeks SMS champs

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Convergence Bill before Cabinet in&nb= sp;January

[Paul Vecchiatto] - The second draft of the long-awaited = Convergence Bill will go before Cabinet in January, says communications min= ister Ivy Matsepe-Casaburri. [ Telecoms ] <= /font>

SA isn't quite so mobile

[Staff writer] - SA's mobile subscriber base has been = overstated by at least 20%, says research house World Wide Worx. [ Telecoms ] <= /font>

Samsung pips Motorola in cellphone ra= nking

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More pros than cons

[<= /font>Ranka Jovanovic] - Security is the primary inhibitor to VOIP ad= option. But users' concerns are increasingly outweighed by the many busines= s benefits the technology offers.=20 [ Features]

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Bulksms.com offers messaging discount

Bulksms.com has announced a tagline disco= unt for December and New Year's Day.= [ B= usiness ]

Fraud prevention via SMS

Dex IT has developed an SMS notification = process by which consumers are pre-notified of imminent collections from th= eir accounts. [ Business ]


COMPUTING	Sponsored by: Hetzner Africa

Behaviour control by smartphone

[Warwick Ashford] - In today's technology roundup: Behaviour = control by smartphone, Beijing slammed for Microsoft deal, and thousands ba= nned from Half-Life 2. [ Computing ]


TELECOMS	Sponsored by: Telkom

Mitel enhances PBX platform

The Mitel 3300 Integrated Communications = Platform Release 5 Internet Protocol PBX solution has been unveiled.= [ Telecoms ]

Unisys delivers services to rural areas

Unisys Africa, in conjunction with its lo= cal partners, has rolled out 600 public information terminals for the South= African Post Office. [ Telecoms ]

Atio assists with European 3G roll-out

Atio is helping two European cellular net= work providers test third-generation (3G) offerings. [ Telecoms ]

Telkom provides online prepaid recharging

[Dejan Jovanovic] - Telkom prepaid phone users can now rechar= ge their accounts online or telephonically instead of buying vouchers from = vendors. [ Telecoms ]

New phone Trojan surfaces

[Damian Clarkson] - A new variant of a cellphone Trojan poses= little threat as it would require an act of stupidity to spread, say anti-= virus experts. [ Telecoms ]


TECHFORUM

The reality of VOIP

[John van den Munckhof] - Users should not expect a sudden change i= n the local telecoms industry when voice over Internet Protocol (VOIP) beco= mes legal next year, says John van den Munckhof, COO of Hymax Telecoms. [ TechForum ]


FEATURES

Get with the programme

[Jason Norwood-Young] - Skype and open standards pundits duke it = out for dominance in the burgeoning VOIP market. [ Features ]

Past the tipping point

[Ranka Jovanovic] - Global sales of IP telephony systems have= already surpassed those of traditional equipment. [ Features ]

Seven questions to ask before adopting IP telephony

[Staff writer] - To understand the potential impact of IP = conversion on your networks, Gartner recommends you do some homework. [ Features ]

Cheap talk =96 or much more?

[Staff writer] - Don't expect cheap international calls. W= hen Boeing switched to VOIP it found the real value lies elsewhere.<= font face=3D"Arial" size=3D"1"> [ Features ]

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Telkom plans management job cuts

[Rodney Weidemann] - Telkom is to reduce its management he= adcount by 10%, or 250 positions, by March, in line with its policy of cutt= ing costs. [ Telecoms ] <= /font>

Memory cards a catch-22?

[Damian Clarkson] - Memory cards are becoming an essentia= l mobile accessory, but lack of standardisation could leave consumers with = a pricey, obsolete gadget next year.= [ Computing ]=

400% hike in VANS licence fees?

[Paul Vecchiatto] - ICASA is mulling changes to value-add= ed network licence requirements that could see the fee shoot up to R30 = ;000. [ Telecoms ] <= /font>

New cell tracking solution introduced=

[Dejan Jovanovic] - A partnership between Xvector and Gis= coe has resulted in Find-X, an asset tracking solution which delivers infor= mation to the client's cellphone. [ = Telecoms ] <= /font>

MTN, Ericsson sign 3G agreement

[Rodney Weidemann] - MTN has announced a strategic partner= ship with Ericsson, which will become its partner of choice for its 3G netw= ork. [ Telecoms ] <= /font>

N3 road info available via SMS=

[Stuart Lowman] - Motorists on the N3 toll road can now= get real-time road condition information via SMS. [ Telecoms ] <= /font>

Mobile phone users double since 2000<= /font>

[Reuters] - Mobile phone subscribers worldwide to= talled nearly 1.5 billion by the middle of this year, says the Interna= tional Telecommunication Union. [ Telecoms ] <= /font>

Dot Column : Dumb an= d Summa

[Carel Alberts] - Why do MTN and Vodacom copy each othe= r so much in their ads and branding? While the rest of us feel cheated out = of originality, they must regard it as some sort of public private joke. [ Columnists= ]

Mobile number portability to boost Ce= ll C

[Rodney Weidemann] - Cell C expects mobile number portabil= ity to boost its subscriber figures, as it traditionally benefits the last = entrants to market. [ Telecoms ] <= /font>

Deputy comms minister heads to C= hina

[Paul Vecchiatto] - Deputy minister of communications, Ro= y Padayachie, leaves for a China-Africa summit for ministers of communicati= ons in Beijing this week. [ Business ] <= /font>

Telkom offers free service=

[Staff writer] - Telkom has launched a new, free, Ring= Back service. [ Telecoms ] <= /font>

African VOIP Association on the cards=

[Rodney Weidemann] - Establishing an Africa-wide VOIP Asso= ciation is one of the key aims of this month's inaugural African VOIP Forum= . [ Telecoms ] <= /font>

Orange unveils 3G phones

[Reuters] - Orange has unveiled its third-generat= ion (3G) mobile phones in a long-delayed commercial launch. [ Telecoms ] <= /font>

Scientists make phone that turns into= a sunflower

[Reuters] - US scientists have come up with a cel= lphone cover that will grow into a sunflower when thrown away. [ Hardware ] <= /font>

Nissan cuts costs with Multimatics

Multimatics has launched a management= campaign at Nissan SA to reduce the company's telecommunications costs. [ Telecoms ] <= /font>

Telkom gets in the holiday mood

[Rodney Weidemann] - Telkom has introduced a promotional i= nternational calling card to cut the cost of international calls over the h= oliday season. [ Telecoms ] <= /font>

Econet injunction postponed again

[Rodney Weidemann] - The Nigerian Federal Appeals Court is= expected to make a decision on Econet Wireless International's injunction = against VMobile this week. [ Telecoms ] <= /font>

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EDITORIALS

Dot Column: Dumb and Summa

[<= /font>Carel Alberts] - Why do MTN and Vodacom copy each other so mu= ch in their ads and branding? While the rest of us feel cheated out of orig= inality, they must regard it as some sort of public private joke.=20 [ Columnists]

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TELECOMS	Sponsored by: Telkom

Nissan cuts costs with Multimatics

Multimatics has launched a management cam= paign at Nissan SA to reduce the company's telecommunications costs.= [ Telecoms ]

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