Government officials and telecom operators in Nigeria have heaped praise on Nokia for the introduction of a solar phone charger. They believe the move will help to sustain continued growth in the mobile industry and offer users in rural areas a new opportunity to access mobile phones.

The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) told IT News Africa/Bikyamasr.com that the move should boost efforts to increase mobile penetration within rural areas and “where there is not electricity in all homes, this new charger can alleviate the issue dramatically.”

Nokia said in a press statement that the DC-40 portable solar charger is now available in the country. Industry experts feel that this could help solve many of the problems that have plagued the country’s efforts to extend mobile phone penetration to rural areas.

“It is a pilot product designed and marketed by Nokia to test the viability of solar charging as an alternative mobile phone charging system,” said a report in The Punch, announcing the new charger.

With the NCC demanding telecom operators improve customer service and mobile operators complaining about a lack of rural access, the charger could be the boost the sector needs to enter previously untouched markets.

http://www.itnewsafrica.com/2012/10/nokia-introduces-solar-phone-charger-in-nigeria/

so what's the price and where can one get it?

Oboy, our money go finish for all these new method of extortion with tech oo.,

What of BlackBerry? Abi dem sef no go follow make solar charger? Ayam tired of carrying my charger about looking for where to charge my phone!

Nokia all the way. He do dey for SLOT?

Long Long Overdue . . . I can't wait to pounce on one of those and charge my 'call centre' forever!!!
BTW how much is it going to cost?

Mankind8: Oboy, our money go finish for all these new method of extortion with tech oo.,

abi I lie?
no money to eat but we still buying what we cant eat at 100k +

pls whats the price

nice innovation.

berem: What of BlackBerry? Abi dem sef no go follow make solar charger? Ayam tired of carrying my charger about looking for where to charge my phone!

Looking at the displayed image, it seems to work with a USB cord.
Since our blackberry phones can also charge via USB, then its also a + for us!

this is nice.
hope other mobile companies will follow suite.
BB what are you waiting for?

great. so i should dump my iPhone for a Nokia. ??

Exposing ur phone to the sun, you knw what that means.

are we going to b putting our phones under d sun togeda wit d charger?......if yes, den our phones wil not last long ..........

All you need is buy multi pin charger(complete set) which might not come with the solar device for charging phones.but what i want to kno is, can it charge my laptop? I guess its a NO.

There will be electricity all over d country within d next few months! So y bother with solar charger!

Leemak: are we going to b putting our phones under d sun togeda wit d charger?......if yes, den our phones wil not last long ..........

you dont need to put your phones under sun,its like a solar calculator,do you put or use your calculator in the sun? I guess not.once the solar charger is charged by the sun,it stores solar energy in it, so as you can charge it with your phone.

gboyex: Government officials and telecom operators in Nigeria have heaped praise on Nokia for the introduction of a solar phone charger. They believe the move will help to sustain continued growth in the mobile industry and offer users in rural areas a new opportunity to access mobile phones.

The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) told IT News Africa/Bikyamasr.com that the move should boost efforts to increase mobile penetration within rural areas and “where there is not electricity in all homes, this new charger can alleviate the issue dramatically.”

Nokia said in a press statement that the DC-40 portable solar charger is now available in the country. Industry experts feel that this could help solve many of the problems that have plagued the country’s efforts to extend mobile phone penetration to rural areas.

“It is a pilot product designed and marketed by Nokia to test the viability of solar charging as an alternative mobile phone charging system,” said a report in The Punch, announcing the new charger.

With the NCC demanding telecom operators improve customer service and mobile operators complaining about a lack of rural access, the charger could be the boost the sector needs to enter previously untouched markets.

http://www.itnewsafrica.com/2012/10/nokia-introduces-solar-phone-charger-in-nigeria/

very nice ideal from Nokia to Africa

Hw much pls?

this tin wey china don do full 9ja market na him nokia dey use boast. they have refused to be innovative hence blackberry snatch 9ja market from them. now that RIM sef has refused to be innovative watch apple or samsung take charge with their smart phones

Its nothing new and they were already in the market, I have had one for over 5 years

Mankind8: Oboy, our money go finish for all these new method of extortion with tech oo.,

You are not forced to buy. It's two ways, either you buy or you don't.

mkpologwu: There will be electricity all over d country within d next few months! So y bother with solar charger!

i guess u did not read d article well enough.hopefully.there will be electricity all over the country but will there be electricity in most rural areas? This device is not meant for people in the cities per say but its meant for the areas where there is no electricity.people in those areas will need it as long as its affordable.i was in a rural area where there is no electricity.i was faced wit two challenges which is no light to charge my phone and also no much of coverage network around except you go to hilly zones for signal to come.

abeg, e fit charge blackberry fone?

This thing has been available since which year?