SA cellular companies will sign distribution and administrative agreements with satellite phone companies. Low-orbiting satellites will revolutionise cellular telephony by giving unlimited bandwidth. This will pave the way for portable videophones, photophones and fully interactive Internet phones. This is considered the third generation of cellular. Analogue was the first and digital cellular the second.
Some new technologies are more than a flash in the pan.
Flash memory is a type of chip that doesn't forget when the power is turned off. It is an emerging technology in a standard format that is finding its way into voice recorders, digital cameras, printers, cell phones, toys and even hand-held scanners. Without flash memory all of these devices would forever have been tethered to batteries and power cords. Batteries are also an emerging technology. There have been vast improvements in rechargeable battery technology since their life was measured in hours rather than days.