Sony Ericsson finally enters the Kenyan mobile phone market

Mobile phone manufacturer Sony Ericsson will finally be entering the Kenyan mobile market by partnering with Safaricom to distribute Xperia X10 line of Android smart phones, according to Capital FM Kenya.

Country Manager Jonas Gronqwist said on Tuesday that the company aims to capitalise on the mobile phone boom in the country as well as introduce internet-enabled phones that will enhance internet penetration.

"If you look at the Kenyan market there are more mobile phones than fixed lines; the internet penetration is going straight up. I believe the possibilities are enormous for the coming two to three years," Mr Gronqwist said.

All I can say is its about time. Nokia, and now Apple are already all over the Kenya market. Safaricom even launched its own solar power phones. Sony Ericsson needs to step up and join the sales frenzy.

Hat tip to Kiwanja/Ken Banks.

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Wayan Vota

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Wayan Vota is a technology expert focused on appropriate information and communication technologies (ICT) for rural and underserved areas of the developing world. He is a Senior Director at Inveneo and is the editor of ICTworks

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Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on Thu, 06/23/2011 - 07:52

Hey, keep up the informative work u doing, but question: Where can i find sony ericsson phones in kenya...Xperia 2 in specific?

Thank you.