Tanzania, March 27 -- Dar es Salaam. Telecom company Vodacom Tanzania and CRDB Bank have partnered to come up with a smartphone financing plan, allowing more Tanzanians to access quality and affordable smartphones, in a move to accelerate smartphone penetration and bridge the digital divide in the country.

Speaking during the launch of the collaboration in Dar es Salaam, the Vodacom's managing director, Philip Besiimire, explained that the telco deploys various initiatives to lower the cost of devices including subsidizing feature phones and device financing options that accelerate the shift from 2G to 4G-enabled smartphones and leverages partnerships to reach more customers.

"As a major stakeholder and partner in the communication and ...