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Celltel Networks Limited, a member of Kludjeson International Limited Group has signed a US$5.5 million (GHC33 million) assembling plant equipment deal with China Hainergy New Energy Corp. Limited (CHNECL) as it readies to deploy its nationwide Ghana Smart Cities project.

That, in additional to the factory building brings the whole deal to about GHC50 million.

A copy of the agreement, available to Techgh24 indicates that China Hainergy, a member of the Haier Group in China will supply a number of assembling plant equipment and devices components.

Among the equipment are TV assembly line, inspecting line, packing line, clean room, LCM material area, computer and smartphone assembly line for desktop, tablet, laptop, smartphone and decoder assembling, as well as packing line and aging room.

The equipment also includes components and materials for TV, desktop, tablet, laptop, smartphone and decoders as well as labour protection products, tools and equipment.

KQ Devices

Meanwhile, Celltel has already designed its line of KQ branded devices waiting to be brought to life by electronic appliances and devices giant, Haier Group.

The devices would include KQ Feature phones, KQ Smartphones, KQ tablets, KQ laptops, KQ Desktop computers and KQ televisions.

There is at least one feature phone and four smartphone brands; four tablet brands, some of which come with detachable keyboards; six laptop brands, five Desktop computer brands, two all-in-one Android Smart TV/computer brands and a wide range of Triple Play Android TV brands.

CEO and Chairman of Celltel, Dr. Prince Kofi Kludjeson told Techgh24 that the rollout of the “super-highspeed” nationwide Wi-Fi network promises to create thousands of jobs for young entrepreneurs, who would come onboard as agents in various communities and identifiable groups on commission basis.

He said, as a prelude to its official launch, Celltel and its renowned internationally acclaimed strategic partners and collaborators will be providing connectivity to interested customers, homes and institutions across all the 275 constituencies in the country.

“We have earmarked at least 5000 connected devices with unlimited Wi-Fi per each district to create a critical mass of users across the country,” he said.