March 24, 2005
Taiwanese software enterprise SmarTeam Corp. announced in early March that it has teamed up with China's Huawei Technologies in order to provide software to Kenya's largest telecom company Safaricom. Over the last year, SmarTeam has been active in developing its operations in Taiwan, Hongkong and China and has initiated a drive to further expand globally.
Under this plan, SmarTeam is to develop billing and customer services systems for Safaricom, while Huawei will supply hardware and basic infrastructure.
Safaricom was founded in 1997. In 2000, Europe's Vodafone acquired a 40% stake in the company. In addition to meeting the telecom needs of Kenya's 30 million people, Safaricom also provides services to the African nation's numerous luxury hotels and resorts.
Huawei Technologies, established in 1988, is one of the largest telecom network equipment suppliers in China. The telecom company's revenues totaled RMB 46.2 billion in 2004, with
USD 2 billion coming from overseas sales. It has already expanded its operations to Germany, France, Brazil and Russia. 3G telecom, fiber optic telecom networks and digital networks are among its primary business focuses these days.
In addition to cooperating with Huawei, SmarTeam has also worked with Chinese telecom companies China Mobile and China Telecom and Hongkong's Wharf T&T. The software firm's future plans include focusing on telecom, financial markets, technology for integrating Taiwan, Hongkong and China operations, and personnel services in order to further develop its global operations.
(United Daily News)
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