Uganda Telecom (UTL) has launched the first solar-powered mobile phone in the market. The new phone, dubbed “Kasana,” runs on solar power after an initial charge from electricity grid power.
Uganda Telecom’s Chief Marketing Officer, Mona Lisa Brookshire, in a statement said, “Uganda Telecom together with ZTE has signed and agreed that we (at UTL) are the only mobile operator in Uganda to deal in the solar-powered telephone.”
“This is going to help many of our customers save money as you do not need to depend on electricity to stay connected,” Brookshire added. Read the rest of this entry »
Safaricom Ltd., Kenya’s biggest mobile-phone company, released what it describes as the world’s first solar-powered mobile phone, Chief Executive Officer Michael Joseph said. 
