Mobile handset market leader Nokia plans to launch its dual-SIM phones in the Indian market very soon.
“The new phones will be produced in our Chennai facility,” said Mr Prakash Katama, Operations Director (Chennai Factory), Nokia India, said.
Announcing the rollout of the facility's 500 millonth phone, he said that number of phones in a span of five years is the fastest achievement in the world – “going by our own facilities elsewhere in the world”, he said.
Nokia expects to double this number, and its current turnover of Rs 2,500 crore in the next few years. It exports 50 per cent of its total production to various countries.
Nokia has manufacturing facilities in China, Brazil and India. It is planning to set up one more in Vietnam.
The company initially produced only its basic model phones in the facility. “Now, we produce more than 20 models of basic and middle-level phones in the facility,” he said.
Though Chennai facility is the largest and best in terms of productivity for Nokia, he said there is still a lot of scope for more indigenisation of the product. “Currently, only 20-30 per cent of the product components are sourced internally.” Besides, the company has also brought the Shah Rukh Khan-signed 500 millionth phone under the hammer. The phone is available for bidding through e-auction at www.nokia500million.com
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