Author: Hubtel

Kokomlemle, Accra, Ghana — SMSGH, a leading mobility applications development company based in Ghana today announced the completion of work towards the deployment of its flagship mobility appliance, MPower for the Electricity Company of Ghana.

The Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG) is a national distributor of electricity with a direct customer base in excess of 2 million. ECG provides quality, reliable, and safe electricity services to support the economic growth and development of Ghana. Being a utility service provider ECG staff and customers constantly require accurate and convenient access to information.

SMSGH MPower Mobility Appliance consisting of a suite of mobile & web-based software applications, and handheld Point-Of-Sale devices will help improve the operational efficiency of ECG in the areas of;

1. revenue collection
2. live sales tracking
3. on-the-spot customer bill checking
4. sales receipting and mini bill/statement printing
5. real-time customer complaint reporting and
6. general field data capture.

The success of this project was a direct result of close and dedicated collaboration between the SMSGH development team and the ECG IT Projects team.

The MPower appliance devices are currently in use in many towns, villages, and other remote locations in the Western Region. It is expected that the rollout plan will soon cover many other locations all over Ghana.

Kokomlemle, Accra, Ghana — SMSGH, a leading mobile aggregation company based in Ghana today announced an agreement with global mobile phone manufacturing giant, Tecno Telecom.

The agreement will enable the distribution of Tecno’s world-class embedded mobile applications to users via SMSGH’s mobile content aggregation platform, the SMSGH Unity Gateway. By this agreement, users of Tecno mobile handsets will now be able to use and download all applications available in the Tecno app store or embedded on their handset. Users will be billed for these applications via SMSGH’s Unity Gateway, a best-class mobile content distribution and monetization platform developed, managed, and maintained by SMSGH.

In an interview, the General Manager of SMSGH, Alex Adjei Bram said, ”We are excited and challenged to have been chosen by Tecno Telecom. Being one of the fastest selling mobile handset brands in Ghana, we feel Tecno made the right choice with SMSGH as we know too well how to manage mobile services with high growth potentials.” He further said, ”SMSGH continues to focus on expanding our service offering to increase our footprint, as we gain momentum on our efforts to lead mobile messaging innovation in Ghana and beyond.”

Kokomlemle, Accra, Ghana — SMSGH, a leading mobile content aggregation company based in Ghana today announced the finalization of agreements with Scancom Limited, operators of the MTN Ghana network to supply and distribute multimedia content via the MTNPlay mobile commerce portal; www.mtnplay.com.gh

The agreement will see SMSGH distribute its vast array of multimedia content such as;

• screensavers
• wallpapers
• polyphonic ring tones
• true ring tones
• videos clips
• games
• music tracks and
• mobile applications.

These content materials will be available for subscribers of the MTN Ghana network to download and own on their mobile phones. Content suppliers, musicians, mobile game developers, and graphical designers with the appropriate copyrights can now monetize the sale of these electronic materials as SMSGH boasts of the industry’s highest payout on revenue received from mobile networks.

To find out more about this, contact Afi Senya Ghamli (Mobile Campaigns Executive at SMSGH) via [email protected].

Kokomlemle, Accra, Ghana – SMSGH announces for the information of all Software Developers the relaunch of the SMSGH Developer Challenge.

Over the years we’ve come across some diverse and innovative ideas for the application of SMS in businesses – both good and bad! Now we want to hear from all the developers out there who are developing new and interesting SMS applications. It doesn’t matter whether your SMS application is focused on a specific niche market or has global appeal as each entrant will be judged on the same criteria.

• Use of 2-Way SMS
• Clear Customer Benefits
• Commercial Potential
• Ease of Use

So…..the prize!

1. The grand prize winner gets GH¢2,500.00 cash to spend on whatever they fancy. You will get full development support and freedom to develop the entire application.
2. Runner up – wins GH¢500.00 worth of SMSGH services. Our team will work with you to develop your idea and then offer full development support.
3. There are no consolation prizes

All successful applicants will be provided with a free business SMS account to support their entry. All you need to do is to send us your name, physical address, and a write-up of your idea.

This challenge will be open till the 28th of November 2011.

Email-only a summary of your idea to [email protected].