By Silvia Nyambura
Microsoft the company that acquired the Nokia brand a year ago has introduced two new smartphones to the Ugandan market. The Lumia 435 and 532 are going for Ushs 330,000 and Ushs 370,000 respectively. According to the company’s General Manager for East Africa Mariam Abdullahi, use of data services is growing strongly in Africa, along with data revenues, fueled by factors such as the continent’s improved international connectivity and the increasing availability of low-cost smartphones.
Abdullahi was speaking at the sidelines of the devices launch held in Kampala where she said, “The expansion in data use is creating new business opportunities on the continent, not only in providing connectivity, but also in offering digital services including mobile financial services, e-commerce and digital content. Smartphones and other data-capable devices are becoming increasingly affordable as a result of competition and technological.
