yosef
July 27th, 2011, 03:40 PM
here is the news story from a while back:
ZTE to assemble mobile phones in Ethiopia
Organization for Rehabilitation and Development of Amhara (TIRET) and ZTE, a China-based company, signed project agreement that enable the former to establish a mobile telephone apparatus assembly plant at a cost 50 million Birr in Ethiopia.
TIRET Chief Executive Officer, Yosef Reta and Vice President of ZTE Country Affiliate Office, Jhang Yan Meng signed the accord on Monday. As per the agreement, TIRET and Janora Technology Plc will establish the assembly plant, which is to be called ‘Tana Communication Share Company’, in Bahir Day City of the Amhara State within 14 months. ZTE will be supplying the necessary machineries for the establishment of the plant and inputs to the new assembly plant.
The new assembly plant will have the capacity to produce 3,000-4,500 mobile apparatus daily, and thereby supply mobile telephone apparatus to local market at a fair price.
The plant will also produce wireless telephone apparatus that can provide internet service as well as video, audio, and text messages to subscribers.
Public Relations Advisor of the Prime Minister with rank of a minister, Bereket Simon, and Chief of the Amhara State Administration, Ayalew Gobeze, and other senior government officials attended the signing ceremony.
Nazret via ENA (http://nazret.com/blog/index.php/2008/09/10/zte_to_assemble_mobile_phones_in_ethiopi)
Video of the completed plant (Amharic): http://www.ethiotube.net/video/14901/ETV-News--Tana-Communications-making-Cell-Phones-in-Ethiopia
ZTE to assemble mobile phones in Ethiopia
Organization for Rehabilitation and Development of Amhara (TIRET) and ZTE, a China-based company, signed project agreement that enable the former to establish a mobile telephone apparatus assembly plant at a cost 50 million Birr in Ethiopia.
TIRET Chief Executive Officer, Yosef Reta and Vice President of ZTE Country Affiliate Office, Jhang Yan Meng signed the accord on Monday. As per the agreement, TIRET and Janora Technology Plc will establish the assembly plant, which is to be called ‘Tana Communication Share Company’, in Bahir Day City of the Amhara State within 14 months. ZTE will be supplying the necessary machineries for the establishment of the plant and inputs to the new assembly plant.
The new assembly plant will have the capacity to produce 3,000-4,500 mobile apparatus daily, and thereby supply mobile telephone apparatus to local market at a fair price.
The plant will also produce wireless telephone apparatus that can provide internet service as well as video, audio, and text messages to subscribers.
Public Relations Advisor of the Prime Minister with rank of a minister, Bereket Simon, and Chief of the Amhara State Administration, Ayalew Gobeze, and other senior government officials attended the signing ceremony.
Nazret via ENA (http://nazret.com/blog/index.php/2008/09/10/zte_to_assemble_mobile_phones_in_ethiopi)
Video of the completed plant (Amharic): http://www.ethiotube.net/video/14901/ETV-News--Tana-Communications-making-Cell-Phones-in-Ethiopia