samsung a
leading
mobile
phone
manufacturer
in
the
world,
says
it
plans
to
establish
a
mobile
assembling plant in Ghana and other West
African countries within the next three to
four years.
George Ferreira, Vice President and Chief
Operating Officer for Samsung Africa, who
made this known at the launch of the Galaxy
Note II Thursday in Cape Town, South
Africa, said Samsung had established a
number of engineering outfits across some
parts of Africa and that in the next few
years, a similar facility would be established
in Ghana and other countries to train young
Ghanaians in telecoms engineering.
Mr Ferreira added that his outfit would begin
loading African pictures, videos, music and
dialects onto its new handsets from January
2013.
Africa accounts for 40 percent of the 10
million copies of the Samsung’s Galaxy Note
handsets.
He stated: “We are about to launch
something in January and that would
answer the question about African content
in Samsung hand-held devices – you will
see African videos, music and pictures in
our devices.”
Major tourist sites in countries such as
Kenya, South Africa and other places in
Africa would be featured in the in-built
wallpaper and screensaver photos while
songs of some selected musicians in Ghana
and other African countries would be used.
Jaspreet Singh, Head of Hand-Held Products
for Samsung West Africa, said the Twi
language will be used on Samsung devices
from next year.
Samsung Ghana is ready to introduce a
Ghanaian music brand icon to create an
even bigger affinity with the Samsung brand
in Ghana, particularly the youth.
Mr Singh said Samsung’s hand-held devices
have the largest market share of 43 percent
in terms of volume and 68 percent in terms
of revenue in Ghana.
The Galaxy Note II goes for $1,000 but Mr
Singh disclosed that its price has been
reduced in Ghana to GH¢1,530.

NEPA is ok there , I heard