VituVingiSana wrote:Ericsson wrote:[quote=VituVingiSana]The growth in smartphones seems higher than Mulika Mwizi phones and the 50:50 could be reached by 2021 given the reduction in price (over time) of smartphones to less than $100 for a decent phone
Some of the Mulika Mwizi users may use these as "Mpango ya kando"... Easier to delete the incriminating history!
I hope SafCom can leverage their fiber network in Nairobi to push their services. It doesn't cost Safcom much more to hook up 100 users vs 10 users on a street once the fiber is already servicing a street or building.
$100 is alot of money to majority of kenyans.
There is also the element of cost data.
The recent tax measures will slow down growth
Mulika mwizi are going for $20.
Jumia has over 20 models of Smartphones for $50
https://www.jumia.co.ke/...=1&price=5000-10000
By 2021, that number could jump to over 100 models with better features.
Plus SafCom/Airtel/Telkom could use the M-Kopa model i.e. pay $5/month for 24 months for a bundle of voice+data+financing.
Are you in kenya or fantasy country,majority of kenyans can't afford
For SafCom, this may even lock them into M-Pesa (including M-Shwari) with an easy to use app baked into the phone.[/quote
Inflation,taxes and high cost of living has made data to be considered a luxury.Wealth is built through a relatively simple equation
Wealth=Income + Investments - Lifestyle