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Zambia's M.Mobile to export abroad
By Michael Malakata , Computerworld Zambia
M.Mobile, Zambia's newly commissioned mobile phone manufacturing plant, has sealed a deal to supply handsets to Zimbabwe, while east African and West African countries including Tanzania, Burundi, Rwanda and Kenya are also expected to start importing the handsets.
The Zambian plant became operational last month with an initial investment of US$3 million. Company Chairman Mohammed Seedat said the company has struck a deal to supply more than 10,000 handsets to Zimbabwe alone, while other east and southern African countries are also soon to be supplied with the phones. The Zambian plant is now assembling about 1,000 handsets per day.
The Africa region has two mobile-phone assembling plants providing locally manufactured handsets to lessen the dependence on foreign-made devices that have flooded the region's market. A-Link Technologies of Rwanda has been producing handsets in Rwanda.
The M-Tech line of handsets made in Zambia have, among other features, FM radios, phone books, color screens, alarms and calendars. Handsets are being sold for between US$40 and $45.
"So many countries in the region have shown interest in purchasing our handsets," Seedat said.
http://www.computerworld.co.ke/articles/2009/05/01/zambias-mmobile-export-abroad
By Michael Malakata , Computerworld Zambia
M.Mobile, Zambia's newly commissioned mobile phone manufacturing plant, has sealed a deal to supply handsets to Zimbabwe, while east African and West African countries including Tanzania, Burundi, Rwanda and Kenya are also expected to start importing the handsets.
The Zambian plant became operational last month with an initial investment of US$3 million. Company Chairman Mohammed Seedat said the company has struck a deal to supply more than 10,000 handsets to Zimbabwe alone, while other east and southern African countries are also soon to be supplied with the phones. The Zambian plant is now assembling about 1,000 handsets per day.
The Africa region has two mobile-phone assembling plants providing locally manufactured handsets to lessen the dependence on foreign-made devices that have flooded the region's market. A-Link Technologies of Rwanda has been producing handsets in Rwanda.
The M-Tech line of handsets made in Zambia have, among other features, FM radios, phone books, color screens, alarms and calendars. Handsets are being sold for between US$40 and $45.
"So many countries in the region have shown interest in purchasing our handsets," Seedat said.
http://www.computerworld.co.ke/articles/2009/05/01/zambias-mmobile-export-abroad