By Silvia Nyambura
Internet usage is growing fast in Uganda with the Uganda Communications Commission (UCC) estimates placing the number of users at 10.8 million. Over 5.6 million of these are accessing the internet on mobile devices. As a result, telecom companies are shifting their focus on smart devices as data services continue to dominate revenues.
To this end, device manufacturer Huawei has launched the Huawei P8 smartphone in partnership with MTN Uganda. The P8 was first launched in South Africa in July and was recently chosen as the best consumer smartphone at the annual European Imaging and Sound Association (EISA) awards among many categories and sub-categories under mobile devices.
Unveiling the phone at the Kampala Serena Hotel on 26th August 2015, Stanley Chyn the Managing Director Huawei Uganda said one of the P8’s competitive advantage is its ability to connect more efficiently to different mobile networks.
“The best device is of little use if it cannot hold a signal. The P8 has been developed to hold and amplify even the weakest connection. The mandate was to design devices that inspire creativity and the P8 stands in a category of its own. It can be summarized as collaboration between technology and design. We wanted to make a statement. Building on the success of its predecessors, the P8 embodies a classic yet inspiring design, class-leading technology and ease of use that is bound to amaze and inspire its users,
