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Africa’s MTN prepares for $50 smartphone

19 October 2011

Nazir Patel, CFO of MTN, is preparing for the arrival of a $50 smartphone, which will help open up the next phase of growth in African markets

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Nazir Patel: A $50 Nokia smartphone may be offered as part of
a prepay package 
                            
                            
African giant MTN is considering offering a $50 Nokia smartphone on the market in the next few months, a move that will drive the market for mobile data in emerging markets more than ever before.

Nazir Patel, the CFO of MTN, says that the new smartphone — details of which...






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