Vodafone is Windows 8 ready

By Evans Boah-Mensah

Vodafone Ghana would on Friday launched its first Windows 8 phone onto the local market as the company expresses its readiness to offer solutions to consumers on the new windows platform.

The Windows 8 phone from Vodafone, HTC 8X, would be the first Windows 8 phone on the market and it is expected to be sold for not more than GHC1,100.  

Windows 8 is the current release of Microsoft’s Windows operating system for use on personal computers, including home and business desktops, laptops, tablets, and home theater PCs.

The Head of Terminals at Vodafone Ghana, Ebeneser Ampadu explained that Vodafone collaborated with Microsoft to enable the windows platform to work seamlessly with devices sold by the company.

This, he said, will allow Vodafone customers to sync effortlessly with laptops, tablets and mobile phones as there is a cloud services, Skydrive, set up by Microsoft to enable consumers to work with various devices.

“Vodafone worked with Microsoft for six (6) months on the new Windows 8 operating system to enable us give solutions to consumers that best-fit their needs. What we seek to do is to enable our customers to use Vodafone’s devices without having to manually install software and drivers on their devices before they can use it.

“The installation software for our dongles and Mifi devices is now embedded in the windows 8 operating system so that when our customers plug in their devices it automatically detects it and launches the Vodafone mobile broadband application. We have also developed a new web interface in Windows 8 that allows our customers to monitor their data usage, top up and generally give them better control of their browsing experience.

“We ensure that our customers get first access to the best and most innovative devices. The Windows 8 HTC 8x gives a unique user experience because it is designed with people in mind and allows the user to personalize their device, giving the better control.

“This technology coupled with the fastest network in Ghana, means that our customers get a mobile experience that is out of this world. We were first to bring the Samsung Galaxy S II, the Blackberry Torch and now the HTC 8x and our customers can always look to us to bring them the latest devices with cutting edge technology,” he said.

Telecom operators and device manufacturers are hopeful that the release of Windows 8 would kick-start sales, which has flattened, and is forecasted to fall in the face of fierce competition from smartphones and tablets for customers’ money.

The Corporate Communications Manager at Vodafone Ghana, Antoinette Atuah said the move by the company to bring Windows 8 to its local consumers is in line with the company’s commitment to lead in innovation and bring cutting edge technology to its customers.

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