7 Nov 2007
Inventec Appliances aims to boost its unit sales and market share in the Taiwan handset market by introducing as many as 20 new handsets, mostly dual-SIM and 3G models, in 2008, according to George Chiu, director for marketing at the handset maker.
Over 40% of handset subscribers in Taiwan have two, or even more, subscriber numbers, but handsets with dual-SIM cards currently account for only 1-2% of the total handsets in use, indicating that there is room for further development of dual-SIM models, Chiu asserted.
Inventec Appliances, having already introduced GSM/GSM, GSM/CDMA and GSM/PHS dual-SIM models, also plans to launch GSM/WCDMA models as well as dual-SIM smartphones in 2008, Chiu indicated.
On November 6, the company launched its third GSM/GSM dual-SIM handset, the C110, in the Taiwan market. The C110 supports GSM 900/1800, MP3, GPRS/WAP 2.0 and a microSD slot, according to company data.
Inventec also plans to launch, before the end of this year, its A100 low-cost CDMA handset, built using chipset solutions from VIA Technologies as well as its A136 dual-side music handset, according to company sources.
