2012年11月1日星期四

PC maker Lenovo launches 5 smartphones in India


Prevarication its bets in the field of a humanity anywhere sales of cellular phone phones and tablet computers are growing by the side of the expense of delicate computers, Hong Kong-listed Lenovo congregate Ltd on Thursday assumed it long for put up for sale five Android-based mobile-phone models priced relating Rs.6,500 and Rs.28,500 in the field of India.
The move, according to Amar Babu, running director of Lenovo India Pvt. Ltd, “stems from Lenovo’s 4-screen strategy in the field of the PC+ epoch, of which smartphones is a solution component”.
In favor of Lenovo, the four screens comprise delicate computers, remedy, cellular phone phones and televisions (available simply in the field of China). Lenovo is entering the Indian sell in favor of smartphones “after having built a potent and unbeaten cellular phone phone responsibility in the role of the figure two player.... In the field of China”, assumed Babu.
In serving dishes, we reached the figure two status in the field of the smartphone group (Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd. Is the leader)in with a reduction of than 18 months,” added JD Howard, subordinate President of Lenovo’s MIDH (multimedia, internet and digital home) congregate, which Lenovo regulate up to promote newer products like remedy and smartphones.
Lenovo, with a sell assessment of $8.2 billion, faces slowing growth in the field of the sell in favor of PCs and competition from the likes of Apple Inc and Samsung in the field of the tablet and cellphone spaces. The Chinese sell, which has been Lenovo’s most important sales driver and contributes to around 42% of calculate revenue, is plus slowing down.
Moreover, worldwide PC shipments are declining. They totaled 87.5 million units in the field of the third quarter of 2012, a decline of 8.3% compared with the year-ago time, according to preliminary results released by Gartner Inc. On 11 October.
Mobile-phone shipments, however, are increasing by the side of a fast measure.
A calculate of 102.43 million cellular phone handset units were shipped from January-June, according to a 27 October register by CyberMedia study. Nokia India Pvt. Ltd emerged the leader with a 22.2% sell share, followed by Samsung India Electronics Pvt. Ltd (13%) and Micromax Informatics Ltd (5.5%).
A calculate of 5.5 million smartphones were shipped in the field of the same time with Samsung leading with a 41.6% share, followed by Nokia’s 19.2% and Blackberry maker study in the field of gesticulate Ltd in the field of the third place with a 12.1%. The leading smartphone operating systems (OSs) were machine (56.4%), Symbian (17.4%), BlackBerry (12.1%), Bada (8.5%), iOS (3.0%) and Windows cellular phone (2.6%) on a heart of 5.50 million units.
Load informationtion, however, make not echo concrete sales. It reflects the sell size in the field of expressions of units of cellular phone handsets and not their absolute assessment. Yet, according to Faisal Kawoosa, go ahead analyst, CyberMedia’s telecoms practice, “The impetus from vendors and the increasing maturity of the India cellular phone subscriber cooperative spirit is projected to extra impetus up smartphones in the role of a proportion of calculate cellular phone handset shipments in the field of the territory in the field of the after that little quarters.”
In the field of India, meanwhile, Lenovo managed to sweep over glade Inc. And Hewlett-Packard Co. In the field of PC sales in the field of protest rally, due to the part-execution of a tubby order of laptops so as to the Chinese company time-honored from the Tamil Nadu government later than usual end time. Tamil Nadu had announced procurement of 900,000 laptops by the side of in the region of Rs14,000 every. Lenovo, along with HCL Infosystems Ltd. And Acer Inc, had won the contract.
Babu wants to ensure his company’s pole status in the field of India was nix accident. “Our strategy is to strengthen our interior businesses while making superior strides in the field of growth areas--tablets and smartphones being the most up-to-date.”
According to study company junction Catalyst, around 1.4-1.8 million smartphones were sold in the field of India each month in the field of the July-September quarter. Samsung had an around 50% sell share in the field of expressions of volume while Indian brands such in the role of Micromax and Karbonn Mobiles cornered 13-15% share.
There’s a allocation of area in favor of additional firms to enter the smartphone segment, which is still growing by the side of a fast measure, assumed Jayanth Kolla, co-founder and partner by the side of junction Catalyst. He added so as to while Lenovo long for arrange to contract its sales and marketing strategy proper being a later than usual comer in the field of this place, it has a potent brand. “The actuality so as to it’s introducing five models may possibly production in the field of its favour.” he assumed.

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