AfricaCom2019: Africell launches its own 3G smart feature device, the Afriphone
Telecommunications company that operates in the Gambia, sierra leone and the democratic republic of the congo, Africell at this year's AfricaCom unveiled its own 3G smart feature device called the Afriphone.
The device will be the first KaiOS-powered device in The Gambia and Sierra Leone and will also be made available in Uganda and the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC).
The afriphone features 3G connectivity and access to essential and popular apps like WhatsApp, the Google Assistant, Facebook, YouTube and Google Maps, as well as unique native content such as Africell's customer care app.
"We're excited for this brand new KaiOS-powered device from Africell, which will help us continue spreading mobile Internet in sub-Saharan Africa," added Sebastien Codeville, CEO of KaiOS Technologies.
"The afriphone will have an immediate impact on people's lives across the region, offering an inexpensive and convenient means of accessing the Internet's invaluable resources including education, banking and healthcare for the first time," said Codeville.
KaiOS is now the third-largest mobile operating system worldwide, running on more than 100 million devices shipped across the world.
Written by: Staff Writer.
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