Starcomms Launches Huawei C203 Mobile Phones

Mr. Maher Qubain, chief executive officer, Starcomms has said that the company will always ensure that there is something for everyone to take home, and would work towards market expansion for everybody’s benefit.

Qubain spoke as Starcomms launched its new mobile phone Huawei C203s for low income earners.

He stressed that Starcomms will not rest on its oars as it will ensure that this simple means of communication is within reach of the average Nigerian. To this end, petty traders, artisans, housewives etc will now have a reliable communication partner that will enable them keep in touch with their customers and family members.

Manoj Vashisht, marketing director, Starcomms, said the launch of Huawei 203s is in line with the Starcomms vision of constantly introducing products looking at the needs of the various segments. The mobile phone he said is priced at an attractive and very affordable price point to enable easy entry into the category, as well as help go in for multiple mobile phones.

Starcomms has grown in leaps and bounds since it started operation in 1990. Then the gross subscriber base was less than 2,000 with only a few base stations in Lagos by 2002. But by the close of 2003, the same year the network launched in Kano and Borno states, the figure had climbed to over 60,000, and reached almost 200,000 by mid 2005. The company has shown astounding growth in the last couple of years by surpassing the landmark figure of 1 million subscribers, making the Company the first service provider on the CDMA platform to achieve this feat.

It was on the back of such phenomenal growth, powered by robust technology, innovative products and services, competitive pricing and quality delivery that in August last year; Starcomms clinched a double at the Nigeria Telecomm Awards: Telecom Company of the Year and Cross-Over Network of the Year. The company also won the CDMA Company of the year at the recently concluded City People Award.

Qubain encouraged both existing and new subscribers to avail themselves of the new package that is aimed at enhancing small scale businesses in the country. He assured Nigerians that the company will not relent in its quest to ensure continuous consumer satisfaction and the provision of seamless communication.