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Haier to make a comeback into GSM segment, looking forward for strong revenues (India)

  • August 11th, 2008
  • 7:26 am

Haier, with looking at strong revenues from GSM based mobile phone business, is planning to get back to the same and is working with various software company and US based Qualcomm to add more applications for better functionality in its cellphones, reports ET.

“We are more focused this time and are looking at GSM business more aggressively,” says Haier Mobiles India Marcom director Avijit Dutt.

It is also reported that the company will not exit it’s CDMA business.

“Though the company has done pretty well in the CDMA business and among the top three handset players in this category, it is seeing a better revenue inflow than the other business. But, there is a limit as the operators are more attracted towards the other technology, and the real money and business is in GSM,” Dutt added.
Haier, 2 years back had exited the GSM business and is now making a comeback into the GSM segment as the growth is going to come in future.

According to the analysts, India which has 290 million mobile subscribers and out of which 220 million are GSM subscribers and with Reliance Communications and Tata Tele, the leading CDMA operators, entring the GSM market, the market in India is heading towards a GSM market.

Haier has also launched three new mobile phones for the GSM segment ranging from Rs 1,999 to Rs 11,999.

The company, reportedly, is working with a leading Indian software firm and Qualcomm to develop some applications that can be built into its handsets to give some ‘unique’ advantage to the subscribers.

The applications, which targets niche subscriber segments like farmers, students and others, would be a first of its kind service in the world.

   

Intel to support development of China’s mobile TV standard CMMB (Taiwan)

  • July 29th, 2008
  • 12:31 pm

According to sources in the Taiwan handset industry, Intel will support the development of China’s mobile TV standard China mobile multimedia broadcasting (CMMB) by supporting mobile Internet device (MID) and ultra mobile PC (UMPC) platform products supporting CMMB technology.

In line with Intel’s move, a number of IT makers, including Asustek Computer, Lenovo, Haier, Samsung Electronics and Fujitsu, are reportedly planning to launch CMMB-compatible MID or UMPC products, the sources indicated.

The upcoming CMMB-compatible MID/UMPC devices will feature a display ranging from 6- to 10-inch sizes and run on either Windows Mobile or Linux operating systems, the sources noted.

The development of CMMB MID and UMPC products follows the steps that have taken by Dopod, Samsung and Motorola in the development of CMMB-compatible handsets, pointed out the sources.

   

Mobile phone firms line up for TD-SCDMA order

  • June 5th, 2007
  • 10:44 am

 A total of 18 mobile phone producers, including ZTE, Datang Mobile, Samsung, LG, Motorola, Haier, Lenovo, TCL, and Huawei, are among the bidders for supplying TD-SCDMA handsets to be procured by China Mobile in October, according to a report by the TD-SCDMA Forum.

China Business News quoted Chen Haofei, secretary-general of TD- SCDMA Forum as saying that China Mobile is mapping out relevant final requirements for handset terminals.

He added that domestic bidders would not take a market share as big as they did in the bidding for the equipment, which stood at 85%.

At present, domestic handset producers accounted for 20% share on the domestic 2G handsets market.

He said that foreign handset producers “have not paid enough attention” on TD-SCDMA handsets, but they will maintain their consolidated position on China’s 2G handset market.

Lenovo Mobile, which is the top domestic handset brand, meanwhile said it will focus on the domestic market and TD-SCDMA handsets in the coming one or two years, according to officials.