Champion to Start Manufacturing of Mobile Devices in India

Champion, an Indian brand operating in the space of IT and Communications, will be setting up its manufacturing facility for Mobile devices in Himachal Pradesh, India. The company will initially start manufacturing mobile phones and subsequently will concentrate on Tablet PCs.

it may be recalled that Champion entered a strategic alliance with BSNL last year to introduce series of new mobile computing devices including smart phones, tablets, data cards and wireless networking products. The company has sold over 1 lakh devices.

Commenting on the new development, Kapil Wadhwa, Champion Computers Pvt. Ltd. said, “With the growing demands and constantly evolving market, commencing of our own facility will assist us to have an edge over the competitors. Post our association with BSNL this would be another step ahead to establish ourselves further in the country. Our facility will be operational from June end and we expect to manufacture 1lakh units per month in the initial phase. We are targeting to triple it by the end of the year.”

The company has an established network of about 3,000 dealers across country and has a nationwide distribution network of 14 branch offices and 400 service centers. Champion Computers plan to launch 3 to 4 devices every month after the commencement of the manufacturing unit.

The recently launched DM6513phablet with 6.5-inch displayand Android 4.2 is priced atRs. 6,999 only. The range would also include Champion Wtab-704 Calling Tablet and Champion Wconnect – HSUPA-Wireless Data Card-3.5Gwith a download speed of 7.2mbps.

The company is also very aggressive with their channel expansion to ascertain their all-round reach and development.