Mobile Phones UK on Ulitzer

giffgaff is a new "People Powered" mobile network in the UK, backed by O2, part of the Telefonica group. KonaKart is an enterprise java eCommerce system from DS Data Systems UK Ltd.

On 25^th November, giffgaff went live with a KonaKart powered web site allowing customers to buy and top up giffgaff SIM cards, which can be plugged into any unlocked handset. giffgaff offers very competitive pricing and actually allows members to earn cash for bringing new members to the network and answering questions from the community.

KonaKart's unique and powerful APIs enabled the developers to integrate eCommerce functionality seamlessly into the giffgaff web site in record time. The flexibility of the APIs allowed them to retain the standard giffgaff look and feel and to provide a very enjoyable shopping experience.Nigel Sudell, Programme Manager for giffgaff said:

"We chose KonaKart as a core element of our ecommerce and online solution as it offered the flexibility and capability to grow our business in the future whilst being reactive to our Customer's needs and feedback. The integration into the giffgaff solution was straight forward and enabled us to meet our very challenging timescales."

John Hornsby, the Managing Director of DS Data Systems UK Ltdsaid:

"We're delighted that giffgaff chose to use KonaKart and had such a positive experience allowing them to match their goals on such a tight development schedule. giffgaff is now one of our growing number of enterprise customers in the telco space, where performance and reliability are of prime importance."