TechAll Things Distributed8 months ago
What is USSD (and who cares)?
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USSD is a GSM standard from the early 90s enabling real-time, session-based communication over 2G without internet. It powers mobile payments and fuel purchases across Africa using hardware under $20. The protocol remains fast, cheap, and essential where smartphones are rare.
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