Videocon to manufacture mobile handsets at Salt Lake unit

Last Updated: Wednesday, June 24, 2015, 17:42

Videocon group would start manufacturing mobile handsets at its Salt Lake facility near the metropolis in a few months' time, an official of the company said.

Mobile phones market expected to cross 300 mn devices this year

Last Updated: Monday, May 18, 2015, 18:50

Mobile handsets market in India is expected to cross 300 million devices this year while only 46 million are likely to be built locally, says a report.

Spice Mobiles handset assembly plant to begin production soon

Last Updated: Thursday, May 14, 2015, 19:08

Mobile handset maker Spice Mobiles' handset assembling unit at Noida is likely to begin commercial production by June.

Govt bans import of mobile phones with fake, duplicate unique identity numbers

Last Updated: Monday, January 19, 2015, 20:03

Government on Monday banned import of mobile handsets with duplicate or fake unique identity numbers.

Govt sets up joint task force to boost mobile manufacturing

Last Updated: Monday, December 29, 2014, 18:49

Government has set up a joint task force, which will include industry representatives from Samsung, Microsoft Devices and Lava, to rejuvenate nation's mobile phone manufacturing ecosystem with a view to achieve production of 500 million units of mobile handsets by 2019.

Govt planning to provide free mobiles, tablet PCs

Last Updated: Friday, September 6, 2013, 21:37

An ambitious scheme to provide free mobile handsets to each family in villages and tablet PCs to 90 lakh students across government schools under a plan that could cost the exchequer nearly Rs 10,000 crore is said to be in the works of the government.

New radiation rule on mobile handsets effective from Sep 1

Last Updated: Friday, August 30, 2013, 19:08

Companies manufacturing or importing mobile phones for sale in India will have to ensure that the handsets are compliant with new radiation norms that will be effective from September 1.

Now, it’s illegal to unlock cell phone without permission

Last Updated: Sunday, January 27, 2013, 18:36

The U.S. Copyright Office and Library of Congress are no longer allowing phone unlocking as an exemption under the Digital Millennium Copyright Act (DMCA), which is starting Sunday.

Smartphones to rule over handsets in 2013: Report

Last Updated: Tuesday, January 22, 2013, 16:16

ABI Research said that the shipments of smartphones will account for half of all handset shipments by 2014 and become the largest handset segment in the world.

Demand for handsets in India likely at 250 mn units by 2014

Last Updated: Saturday, May 12, 2012, 00:13

Indian Cellular Association (ICA) has said demand for mobile handsets in India is projected to reach 250 million in 2014 with an estimated value of Rs 54,000 crore.

Mobile shipments to India up 13.8% in July-September quarter

Last Updated: Sunday, December 18, 2011, 17:03

Mobile handset shipments to India increased by 13.8 percent to 47 million units in July-September, 2011, propelled by sales of dual-SIM handsets, according to research firm IDC.

Mobile handsets to be costlier

Last Updated: Thursday, October 6, 2011, 18:57

Prices of mobile handsets marketed by home-grown companies are set to increase by up to 10 percent due to a depreciating rupee, which has declined by about 10 percent in the last three months.