Africa Cell C South Africa Records Huge New Years 2005 SMS surge By Oluniyi D. Ajao - 16th January 2005 South African GSM cellular operator, Cell C says it delivered more than 9m SMS on New Year’s Eve and New Year’s Day 2005, up from 5.5 million SMSs in 2004. RelatedHuawei to invest $6 million in South African SMEs in the next 3 yearsApple discontinuing the iPod after 21 years