29 Oct, 2007
Samsung Electronics is planning to outsource some handset production to OEMs, reports the South Korean Electronic Times newspaper. An industrial source told the newspaper that handset casing suppliers will provide up to 700,000 units per month in a "near finished" state.
The so-called 'ready-to-sell' products will be completed the core parts, the window lens and the display attachment process. Therefore, Samsung Electronics will simply install its operating software and serial number.
Intops, one of the suppliers, will provide 300,000 to 500,000 units of the ready-to-sell handsets to Samsung Electronics in every month.
Managing Director Young-tae Jeong of Intops said, "Of course, it would be limited to several models only. However, we will provide handsets, which has been completed 85-90% of the manufacturing process, to Samsung. The average monthly volume is expected to be 300,000 units. But, it is likely to increase to 1 million units."
On the web: Electronic Times
Posted to the site on 29th October 2007
