Lagos - MTN South Africa on Monday
launched its new promotional package
featuring World Panel’s SunStream, which
allows users to stream electricity from the
sun directly into their mobile devices.
Mr Hennie Botha, World Panel’s Managing
Director for South Africa, made the disclosure
in a statement by MTN in Lagos.
According to the statement, World Panel
SunStream will keep MTN customers charged
in energy-strapped region.
Sunstream, the world’s most efficient and
durable micro-solar panel is made by a U.S.
company and instantaneously converts
sunlight into electricity and delivers it to your
feature phone with a 99 per cent throughput
rate.
It said that MTN/SunStream bundle carried a
Manufacturer’s Suggested Retail Price
(MSRP) of about 219 South African Rand
(R219) and included a SunStream and R20
free airtime on the MTN network.
It said that the promotional package was
available at MTN stores in Mthatha, adding
that SunStream was expected to roll out
across South Africa soon.
``The SunStream was developed with exactly
this customer in mind: someone who views
his mobile device as a lifeline but lacks the
power to keep it charged.
``The reliable, affordable power offered by the
SunStream can be a game-changer, and we
are therefore pleased to launch this bundle
with MTN,’’ the statement said.
It added that the World Panel’s SunStream
product line was introduced in the late 2015
after years in development.
It said that built to international standards;
the new technology bypasses the need for
chipsets or PC boards, which are notorious
for breakage on typical solar charging
devices.
The statement said the highly durable
SunStream products would charge most
feature phones at or near the same speed as
a wall plug and could perform even while
submerged in water.
It said that the new bundle was announced at
an event in Mthatha with executives from
MTN and World Panel Inc. present, with
product demonstrations and branded
promotion.
World Panel, Inc. is a triple-bottom line
company (people, planet, profit) founded by
solar expert and entrepreneur John Anderson.