About Us

Who we are: Since 2000, Clickatell has been delivering innovative mobile messaging services in South Africa and around the world. We are a global leader in mobile communications specialising in bulk messaging services and SMS Gateway connectivity to small, medium and large enterprises in a variety of vertical markets.

Clickatell has close channel partnerships with leading firms such as Oracle Corporation and BT Consulting Service and serves more than 8 000 customers including Barclays Bank, BBC, Continental Airlines, CNN, First National Bank, Metropolitan Life, Oracle, Shell, and other industry leaders.

Clickatell products and services increase customer acquisition, improve loyalty and help build trusted brands through direct, personal, easy, and immediate communications. Clickatell products and services will show you how. A Sequoia-backed company, Clickatell has substantial offices in South Africa while being headquartered in Redwood City, CA, United States of America.

What we do:

Clickatell is a world leading communication provider which not only specialises in bulk messaging services and SMS gateway connectivity but also offers and ensures:

• No license fees are involved, the software is open source software and can be loaded onto a variety of applications.
• You only pay per SMS sent, with no hidden costs. There are no hidden monthly or set-up costs.
• All software can be downloaded free of charge.
• Online Help centre with 24/7 support.
• Online discussion forum monitored by the Clickatell support team.
• Network independence means reliable SMS message delivery.
• Messaging Market where 3rd party developers can host their messaging products and solutions.

Our Affiliations:

Mobile Data Association (MDA)
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Wireless World Forum
Wireless Application Service Providers' Association (WASPA)

GSM Association (GSMA)

The GSM Association (GSMA) is a global trade association that represents the interests of more than 620 GSM Mobile Operators. The Association's role is to promote, protect and enhance the interests of the global GSM mobile operator community which currently provides GSM services to more than 1 Billion customers across more than 200 countries and regions around the world (73% of the world's digital mobile market). In addition, some 130 key manufacturers and suppliers to the GSM industry are associate members of the GSM Association.

Mobile Data Association (MDA)

The Mobile Data Association (MDA) was established in 1994 to increase awareness of mobile data amongst users and their advisers. Over the past 12 years, the Association has grown to become the forum for the international mobile data community. As well as providing a focal point for industry participants to meet and share information on technical and business issues, the MDA actively works to promote the uses and benefits of wireless value added services through industry and business press; conferences; seminars and the maintenance of a web site.

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160characters is a not-for-profit membership association supporting & promoting the mobile messaging industry. The mission of the organization is to support and promote the entire value network of the global mobile messaging industry through industry news and content, conferences and seminars, and networking events.

Open Mobile Alliance (OMA)

The Open Mobile Alliance (OMA) was formed in June 2002 by nearly 200 companies including the world's leading mobile operators, device and network suppliers, information technology companies and content and service providers. Working independently, OMA is aiming to consolidate into one organization all specification activities in the service enabler space. Creating global interoperable mobile data service enablers that work across devices, service providers, operators, networks, OMA develop resources that allow vendors to test their implementations.

Wireless World Forum

W2Forum is an online community of 4000 senior professionals in the wireless industry. The community represents a wide cross-section of the mobile industry. It includes more than 180 mobile operators from around the world, all the leading handset manufacturers, technologists, application and infrastructure providers through to service providers such as games and entertainment providers. The purpose of the W2forum is to serve the community and the wider mobile industry by helping companies realize the importance of accurate statistical data, market analysis, and intelligent opinion towards developing and marketing new mobile devices, technologies and services.

Wireless Application Service Providers' Association (WASPA)

The Wireless Application Service Providers' Association (WASPA) was launched on 26 August 2004 in South Africa with the full support of the three SA network operators: Cell C, MTN and Vodacom. In order to uphold public perception of mobile services and to protect against bad practices, it was decided that a strong industry body was needed, with an appropriate code of conduct, representing the interests of its members and consumers, by enforcing the good practices established by this code. WASPA's mission is to provide a non-profit forum in which members can address issues of common interest and interface with industry stakeholders, network operators, government and regulatory organizations, both locally and internationally so that end-users receive world-class service and industry participants earn a fair return on their investments.