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Airtel in talks with smartphone companies for low-cost 4G smartphones, could rival Jio-GoogleThe development marks a turnaround in strategy for the telco which has so far kept away from handset subsidy and appears to be a response t...- Reliance Jio 4G revolution may render the 2G feature phone extinctData shows market share of 2G phones has dropped to 30% in quarter ended June.
- Reliance Jio’s Rs 501 Phone offer may force small handset firms to pack upJioPhone held a huge lead at the top of the featurephone market with 35.8% share, followed by Samsung with 9.8% share, and Itel, Nokia and ...
- 4G featurephone shipments likely to more than double to 40 millionJio and these new vendors are targeting a bulk of the roughly 500 million basic phone users who have not upgraded to smartphones for reason...
- Foxconn’s handset brand InFocus to enter 4G feature phone market; in talks with VodafoneThe brand has a big focus on the feature phone segment, and it plans to 10 new feature phones in India, aiming to capture around 5% share i...
- Chinese company Spreadtrum Communications to supply chips for Jio 4G feature phonesSpreadtrum is also looking to partner local handset makers for enabling design in India, but is unhappy with them for ceding market share t...
- India may become top revenue generator for Nokia phone maker HMD by next year: CEO Florian SeicheFrom a global perspective, in featurephones, we're probably by the year end No 1 in the world in terms of value. We are either No 1 or No 2...
- Carriers offer smartphones at rock bottom prices to counter Jio, raise revenuesWith all operators offering similar voice and data tariffs, expanding the market by converting voice customers to data customers has become...
- Idea, Vodafone may also offer 4G smartphonesAirtel on Wednesday had announced the launch of an entry-level 4G smartphone at an ‘effective price’ of Rs 1,399 in tie-up with handset mak...
- Nokia may foray into 4G feature phonesIf we see a viable business proposition, we will definitely consider it and participate,” said Ajey Mehta, India VP for HMD Global.
- Reliance Jio cuts effective price of Lyf smartphonesThe offer will be available for consumers buying the models, online or offline, from October 2 till October 22.
- Jio to deliver 6 million phones by October 19Jio has said it aims to deliver 100-150 million phones over six months (5 million a week), but people close to the company have said it was...
- JioPhone’s entry gives fresh lease of life to feature phonesJioPhone’s entry has brought some of the focus back to feature phones. The Reliance phone comes effectively free of cost to the consumer.
- To combat Reliance Jio, Vodafone to offer free talk time with Itel phonesThe operator will offer talk time worth Rs 50 free for 18 months for consumers who buy one of 17 models priced between Rs 800 and Rs 1,600.
- JioPhone Ripple Effect: More companies plan affordable 4G feature phone by 2017Lava has already launched a 4G feature phone using Spreadtrum chipset. Another mobile phone firm Intex has plans to launch a 4G feature pho...
- JioPhone launch to expose Idea Cellular's data shortfallsIdea has added less new customers over the past few quarters. Also, Idea's monthly churn rate is also higher – 6.7% versus 3.8% for Airtel.
- Handset makers start exploring options including price cuts and carrier-bundlingExperts say that among the players with stakes in the feature phone segment, a large player like Samsung – may be able to reduce prices of ...
- Jio impact: Feature phone players brace for business shakeupMost of the handset makers, according to experts, may now form more partnerships with telecom service providers to take on Jio.
- Poor smartphone sales growth to dent data revenues of telcosIndustry watchers and handset makers expect a 20-30% fall in smartphone sales in the March quarter, compared to sales that typically happen.
- Indian mobile handset market in 2017: Low-cost 4G featurephones may keep lead over smartphones“Feature phones dominated total handset shipments in India in 2016 and we expect this trend to continue in 2017,” JP Morgan said in a note ...
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