28 August 2008
Two China-based handset vendors - TCL and Konka - have made more inroads into the global handset market, especially in emerging markets, according to data released by the companies.
TCL has said that it shipped 6.7 million handsets in the first half of this year, up 60% from the same period of 2007.
In particular, TCL's shipments of Alcatel-branded handsets to the EMEA (Europe, the Middle East and Africa) and Latin American markets expanded by at an annual rate of 44% and 71%, respectively, in the first half. To sustain its goal to ship 16 million handsets in 2008, the company plans to launch 15 TCL-branded as well as 19 Alcatel-branded handsets in the second half, said the company.
Konka claimed that its shipments of handsets to markets outside China, including India, the Middle East, Africa and Latin America, moved up 38% on year in the fist half. Konka has also signed an agreement with Spice Telecom to supply the India-based telecom operator with 10 million handsets in three years.
