Rwanda Gets Localls Made/Assemled Handset
Quoting: Rwanda ICT4D Community Network Rwanda get locally made handset -Network World 02/09/2008 A-Link Technologies, a Chinese electronics company, has unveiled its first mobile phone handsets manufactured in Rwanda. This makes Rwanda the first country in the region to sell locally manufactured mobile phones. The manufacturing of the handsets follows a memorandum of understanding signed in 2006 between A-Link and the Rwanda Information Technology Authority, the country's telecom regulator. Read the latest WhitePaper - Monitor the core and troubleshoot the access layer with integrated network analysis solutions The company plans to start selling the phones, called "Alira," in the 21 countries of the Common Market for Eastern and Southern African after they are officially launched in October and once production is stepped up, said A-Link CEO Yin Quing Ri. "One of the phone models has been programmed with Kinyarwanda software so the Rwandese who uses their mother language can communicate easily," Ri said. So far, the company has produced three models -- the A100, A200 and A300 -- and promises that several other models are in the works. The phones feature color screens and radios, among other amenities. The plant is manufacturing 100 handsets per day, though it has the capacity to produce 700 phones per day. A-Link began operating in Rwanda last year, as the country is positioning itself to be an ICT hub in East Africa.
Thanks Dr Ochuodho for sharing this new development in Rwanda. Unfortunately, Kenya is once again beaten at our own game, not becaurse we lack, excellent technical manpower and facilities.., but becaurse we are too slow in policy development! Rwanda has carried the day, yet all the production parts pass through Kenya to Rwanda! We should learn to be fast in what we want to achieve, and not take years back and forth in board rooms. Dan Njiriri --- On Sat, 9/6/08, Shem Ochuodho <[email protected]> wrote: From: Shem Ochuodho <[email protected]> Subject: [kictanet] Rwanda Gets Localls Made/Assemled Handset To: [email protected] Cc: "Robert Onyango-Alai" <[email protected]>, "KICTAnet ICT Policy Discussions" <[email protected]> Date: Saturday, September 6, 2008, 6:08 AM Quoting: Rwanda ICT4D Community Network Rwanda get locally made handset -Network World 02/09/2008 A-Link Technologies, a Chinese electronics company, has unveiled its first mobile phone handsets manufactured in Rwanda. This makes Rwanda the first country in the region to sell locally manufactured mobile phones. The manufacturing of the handsets follows a memorandum of understanding signed in 2006 between A-Link and the Rwanda Information Technology Authority, the country's telecom regulator. Read the latest WhitePaper - Monitor the core and troubleshoot the access layer with integrated network analysis solutions The company plans to start selling the phones, called "Alira," in the 21 countries of the Common Market for Eastern and Southern African after they are officially launched in October and once production is stepped up, said A-Link CEO Yin Quing Ri. "One of the phone models has been programmed with Kinyarwanda software so the Rwandese who uses their mother language can communicate easily," Ri said. So far, the company has produced three models -- the A100, A200 and A300 -- and promises that several other models are in the works. The phones feature color screens and radios, among other amenities. The plant is manufacturing 100 handsets per day, though it has the capacity to produce 700 phones per day. A-Link began operating in Rwanda last year, as the country is positioning itself to be an ICT hub in East Africa. _______________________________________________ kictanet mailing list [email protected] http://lists.kictanet.or.ke/mailman/listinfo/kictanet This message was sent to: [email protected] Unsubscribe or change your options at http://lists.kictanet.or.ke/mailman/options/kictanet/njiris2000%40yahoo.com
I concur fully we need to stop talking and boasting that we are the best in the region we were the best but we are being overtaken as we take things for granted . We must push for the porper policies to be enacted or we will lose Eng kingangi Sent from my BlackBerry® -----Original Message----- From: Dan Njiriri <[email protected]> Date: Sun, 7 Sep 2008 00:56:47 To: <[email protected]> Cc: KICTAnet ICT Policy Discussions<[email protected]>; Robert Onyango-Alai<[email protected]> Subject: Re: [kictanet] Rwanda Gets Localls Made/Assemled Handset _______________________________________________ kictanet mailing list [email protected] http://lists.kictanet.or.ke/mailman/listinfo/kictanet This message was sent to: [email protected] Unsubscribe or change your options at http://lists.kictanet.or.ke/mailman/options/kictanet/fes%40iconnect.co.ke
One set of facts is important to recognise, Rwanda unlike Kenya does not have much "bureaucratic legacy" so can pretty much evolve systems that work fast and scales and thats an advantage of coming from a "pretty bad" civil unrest. There are countries out of civil unrest who have not moved in this direction not to talk about that fast so it is not a given and am in no way underestimating the "smart" work of the Rwandans. The United States has a system in place that works the "bureaucratic legacy" by making it better and more efficient because in some cases it is almost impossible to scrap everything but where it is possible, the pros and cons are taken into consideration. The other day, i was suppose to go to Rwanda at a short notice and the issue of visa came up, upon registering at the Immigration website, i got an email after two hours confirming my visa issuance at the boarder upon presentation of the email record. Upon arrive after two hours, it took me 20 minutes to enter the country. However, for many years, i have not needed a visa to come to Kenya as a Ghanaian - you get the drift. The other side is Kenya is pretty much a gateway to the region in more ways than not, and must be very proud of the leadership role. I have argued that we the determination and pace of the Rwandans, they could overtake many African nations but that also means that more stable countries like Kenya can resist the temptation of "first becoming last" by striking ahead forcefully. I agree with you, Dan, that speed is of essence. Eric here On 7 Sep 2008, at 10:56, Dan Njiriri wrote:
Thanks Dr Ochuodho for sharing this new development in Rwanda. Unfortunately, Kenya is once again beaten at our own game, not becaurse we lack, excellent technical manpower and facilities.., but becaurse we are too slow in policy development! Rwanda has carried the day, yet all the production parts pass through Kenya to Rwanda! We should learn to be fast in what we want to achieve, and not take years back and forth in board rooms. Dan Njiriri
--- On Sat, 9/6/08, Shem Ochuodho <[email protected]> wrote: From: Shem Ochuodho <[email protected]> Subject: [kictanet] Rwanda Gets Localls Made/Assemled Handset To: [email protected] Cc: "Robert Onyango-Alai" <[email protected]>, "KICTAnet ICT Policy Discussions" <[email protected]> Date: Saturday, September 6, 2008, 6:08 AM
Quoting: Rwanda ICT4D Community Network
Rwanda get locally made handset -Network World 02/09/2008
A-Link Technologies, a Chinese electronics company, has unveiled its first mobile phone handsets manufactured in Rwanda. This makes Rwanda the first country in the region to sell locally manufactured mobile phones.
The manufacturing of the handsets follows a memorandum of understanding signed in 2006 between A-Link and the Rwanda Information Technology Authority, the country's telecom regulator. Read the latest WhitePaper - Monitor the core and troubleshoot the access layer with integrated network analysis solutions
The company plans to start selling the phones, called "Alira," in the 21 countries of the Common Market for Eastern and Southern African after they are officially launched in October and once production is stepped up, said A-Link CEO Yin Quing Ri.
"One of the phone models has been programmed with Kinyarwanda software so the Rwandese who uses their mother language can communicate easily," Ri said.
So far, the company has produced three models -- the A100, A200 and A300 -- and promises that several other models are in the works.
The phones feature color screens and radios, among other amenities.
The plant is manufacturing 100 handsets per day, though it has the capacity to produce 700 phones per day.
A-Link began operating in Rwanda last year, as the country is positioning itself to be an ICT hub in East Africa.
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It's interesting that this achievement is achieved through RITA, most probably having been initiated by Dr. Ochuodho. In contrast, I am still waiting to hear of just one investor, Chinese or otherwise, who has been lured onto our shores by our friends at the ICT Board (main mandate to market Kenya as an investment destination). Why do we not tap into the brains of experienced persons like Dr. Ochuodho? Waudo On Sat, 6 Sep 2008 06:08:51 -0700 (PDT), "Shem Ochuodho" <shemochuodho@ya hoo.com> said: Quoting: Rwanda ICT4D Community Network Rwanda get locally made handset -Network World 02/09/2008 A-Link Technologies, a Chinese electronics company, has unveiled its first mobile phone handsets manufactured in Rwanda. This makes Rwanda the first country in the region to sell locally manufactured mobile phones. The manufacturing of the handsets follows a memorandum of understanding signed in 2006 between A-Link and the Rwanda Information Technology Authority, the country's telecom regulator. Read the latest WhitePaper - Monitor the core and troubleshoot the access layer with integrated network analysis solutions The company plans to start selling the phones, called "Alira," in the 21 countries of the Common Market for Eastern and Southern African after they are officially launched in October and once production is stepped up, said A-Link CEO Yin Quing Ri. "One of the phone models has been programmed with Kinyarwanda software so the Rwandese who uses their mother language can communicate easily," Ri said. So far, the company has produced three models -- the A100, A200 and A300 -- and promises that several other models are in the works. The phones feature color screens and radios, among other amenities. The plant is manufacturing 100 handsets per day, though it has the capacity to produce 700 phones per day. A-Link began operating in Rwanda last year, as the country is positioning itself to be an ICT hub in East Africa. People make a plan work, a plan alone seldom makes people work (Confucius).
Shem, Thank you for the email on the development in Rwanda.Could the metal COLTAN be the driving force of rwandan initiative to manufacture cellphones. This seems like an excellent way to tap into local resources for technology manufacture and to have development policies based around it. Rather than focus completely on exports of the raw material etc, producing a finished product would increase revenue. According to articles on the net, Coltan, short for Columbite-tantalite is a metallic ore comprising Niobium and Tantalum. When refined, coltan becomes a heat resistant powder, metallic tantalum which has unique properties for storing electrical charge. It is therefore a vital component in the capacitors that control current flow in cell phone circuit boards. Just my thoughts..... Aki.
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