Mobility 2006 Findings: Impact of mobile and wireless on corporate SA
Arthur Goldstuck, MD World Wide Worx The corporate South Africa is not taking a good advantage of the potentials provided by the mobile and wireless technologies. Even though a small number of SMEs are beginning to realize such a role-many have been left behind. The VoIP has lost more value as one of the promising […]
Elia Tsouros-Beyond Mobile Voice-role of data in transforming communications
Elia Tsouros , Executive –Business Development Verizon Business SAThis is an age of collaborations and convergence of media technologies-commoditisation of core communications, increase market maturity but still more restrictions and legal uncertainty. However, security breaches curtail ‘social engineering’ and makes it difficult for greater deregulation. Evolving business and revenue models in response to complex and […]
Mobility 2006: Leon Perlman-Mobility Commerce -Challenges and Opportunities
Mobile Commerce Markets and Regulatory Trends!The Wireless Application Services of South Africa was formed in August 2004 with the aim of monitoring developments in the mobile industry and to engage policy makers on issues affecting the Wireless industry. There are about 2.5 billion global users of mobile,with the fastest growth being in China with almost […]
Mobility 2006 Sajeed Sacranie:"Smoke and Mirrors"in our industry
This presentation was very funny because of a mime in the back of the room which demonstrated all sorts of funny body movements as the presentation got underway. Sajeed Sacranie, CEO of Virgin Mobile South Africa, is an African by birth, background and preference. Born in Malawi, he spent his formative years there and because […]
Mobility 2006: Len Peinaar – Cellphone Banking needs, challanges and solutions
Anyone. Any Cellphone. Any network. Anywhere. Anytime!What are the needs of users and the challenge for the bank? First National Bank is leading mobile banking provider among entry level consumers. Len Pienaar, head of Mobile & Transact Solutions, FNB, believes that the “wireless tech evolution is inevitable” as quoted in Arthur Goldstuck’s recent book, “The […]