Type Limited Company Founder Alpesh Patel | Founded 2008 Headquarters Mauritius | |
Industry Telecommunications, Consumer Electronics Key people Nikhil Patel, David Stoltz | ||
Mi-Fone is a Mauritanian mobile phone company founded by former Motorola's Director of Sales in Africa, Alpesh Patel, in 2008.
The African company (using "mi-Fone") partners with Jolla to bring Linux Sailfish OS mobile devices to mass African markets.
In 2013, Alpesh Patel told Forbes that all mi-Fone models are Chinese made but the company is planning to build a manufacturing facility in Nigeria.
In early 2016, mi-Fone partnered with Konga.com, a Nigerian online shopping franchise, to sell the mi-Tribe series of mobile devices.
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