Spescom Limited is an information and communications technology (ICT) Group listed on the Johannesburg Stock Exchange (JSE: SPS). Founded in 1977, it provides specialised business communication technology for a client base that includes telecoms providers (carriers and cellular network operators), broadcasters, contact centres, government and enterprises in various industry sectors. Its offerings for these various industry sectors include design, supply and commissioning of infrastructure and applications; the development and delivery of integrated solutions; and the supply of hosted and managed services. Three operating divisions have been established to serve these sectors: Spescom DataFusion – communications requirements in contact centres, enterprises Spescom Media IT – broadcasting sector Spescom Telecommunications – telecoms providers (carriers and network operators) Two further divisions are: Spescom DataVoice – the company's R&D arm, which develops proprietary technology products (e.g., voice recording) to support contact centre and enterprise communication platforms New Telco South Africa – a carrier neutral co-location service provider for telecoms carriers Spescom has a presence in South Africa, sub-Saharan Africa, Europe and the Middle East. It has a staff complement of 258, with offices in South Africa (Midrand, Cape Town and Durban), East Africa (Kampala, Uganda) and the UK (London). History Spescom was founded in September 1977 by Tony Farah with ZAR 4,000 capital. The company's initial focus was on test instrumentation, and it brought the world's first digital oscilloscope to South Africa in the same year. In 1983, Spescom International Incorporated was established in Irvine, California by Gary Smith, a senior founding member of Spescom. The objectives of this international arm of the company were to maintain technical links with the company's suppliers, as well as to provide international marketing for products developed by Spescom. The company listed on the Johannesburg Stock Exchange on 4 June 1987. In September 1990 the company developed and introduced the world's first keypad prepayment electricity meter, Cashpower 2000, to South Africa. The device was licensed by meter manufacturers worldwide. In 1993, Spescom won its first major international tender for prepayment meters in Brazil. These meters are now sold in over thirty-five countries worldwide. On 6 March 1995, the company formed a joint venture with Siemens called Energy Measurements, to provide a world centre of excellence in energy management and revenue collection systems, focusing on prepayment electricity metering. Spescom no longer has an interest in this market space. In 2007, Spescom narrowed its focus, exiting its interest in the