Transsion Holdings, the largest mobile phone supplier in Africa, operates its own handset factory in Ethiopia. Photo: Handout
Chinese telecoms firms dial into Africa, the last big growth market for phones
- African customers favour cheaper feature phones with basic features rather than smartphones, which account for only 3 per cent of phones sold in the continent
- Chinese firm Transsion makes phones with multiple SIM card slots for African customers who find communicating across networks expensive
Transsion Holdings, the largest mobile phone supplier in Africa, operates its own handset factory in Ethiopia. Photo: Handout
