Vodafone unveils phone charger without power grid

These chargers use solar or dynamo bicycles.

While users in Western countries often try to control their phone bills, users in sub-Saharan Africa are facing a different problem. In these areas, millions of people do not have access to electricity, so it is not possible to charge the phone in the usual way. The UK's Telegraph reports that about 600 million cell phone users spend $ 10 billion a year traveling to places with electricity to charge their phones or to charge their phones. with power from his car.

However, the media giant, Vodafone, has recently come up with a very useful solution for these "unlucky" users . The company has announced plans to launch a mobile charger this month in Tanzania. The charger, which can be powered from the sun or from dynamo bicycles, could significantly boost the UK media company's profitability in this potentially lucrative market.

In a test last year, ReadySet customers increased their mobile phone usage by 14% over the previous year. These chargers also come with straps so salespeople can easily carry them when they go out. However, the number of sales people "team" this charger up so much that the Vodaphone has redesigned to the body shape curve.

Telegraph also said that Tanzania is one of the fastest-growing markets for Vodaphone, as millions of people without a fixed-line phone can now buy a mobile phone (and thus "skip" one step in the process). development of the telecommunications market). In addition, because most people in Tanzania do not have a bank account, they use their mobile phones to send savings or transfer money. Even 25% of current Tanzanian GDP comes from Vodaphone's mobile payment service in the country.