Whilst I was compiling the new prices of data and SMSs bundles, I could not help but notice how frustrating it is to use Econet’s USSD (Unstructured Supplementary Service Data). It’s USSD really needs ...

With NetOne giving subscribers the option to switch off out of bundle browsing (though it was 3 years overdue) it instantly hit me that even Econet stands to learn something from the USSD menu of ...

USSD, or Unstructured Supplementary Service Data, is a real-time GSM (Global System for Mobile Communications) technology that enables mobile users to interact with scripted menus by sending answers ...

A recent MyBroadband poll revealed that 42% of tech-savvy South Africans use their banking app to buy prepaid data bundles for their smartphone. 18% use their mobile network provider’s smartphone app ...

NPCI, however, is firm on implementing mobile banking over the USSD platform, which is a menu-based system that enables mobile customers to access content-based services. The joint letter, dated May ...

SMS+ is a next-generation SMS (short message service) which, reportedly, has the potential to replace the two-decade-old USSD (unstructured supplementary data service). "SMS+ has the potential to ...

Menon’s team at U2opia, which was founded in 2010, has fine-tuned USSD (Unstructured Supplementary Service Data) technology and is using it to allow anyone with a mobile phone to connect to Facebook.