By the end of September 2018, India recorded 56o million internet users marking 65% growth from 340 million connections in March 2016. According to a report from the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India 64% of the internet connections are from urban areas while 36% are from its rural regions. India's...
Foxconn to Assemble High-End iPhones in India
Apple Inc will assemble its top-end iPhones such as the iPhone X family -- in India at the Chennai unit of Taiwan-based Foxconn from early 2019. Currently, Wistron, another Taiwanese company, makes the lower end Apple models such as iPhone 6S and SE in Bangalore. Foxconn, which also makes phones...
Samsung Inaugurates World's Largest Mobile Phone Factory in India
Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated Samsung India’s new mobile handset manufacturing facility at Noida, in the northern state of Uttar Pradesh on Monday, July 9, 2018. Accompanied by senior members of his cabinet, officials, as well as industry captains, South Korean President Moon Jae-in marked his first ever state visit to India. He...
China's Xiaomi Expands Manufacturing Base in India
China's Xiaomi will inaugurate three new factories in India as its smartphones sell more than those of any other company in India. These plants are in partnership with Taiwan's electronics firm Foxconn. Additionally, Xiaomi and Foxconn will work together on a new plant in the southern state of Tamil Nadu...
Cargill Develops its Aqua Feed Business in India
Minnesota-based Cargill opened its first feed plant in the city of Vijayawada, in the southern state of Andhra Pradesh, dedicated to fish species in India, enabling fish farmers across the country access to high-quality feed this year. The company has invested more than $10 million in the plant. "India presents...
Dell Evaluates Expanding Manufacturing Operations in India
Texas-based Dell Inc., launched its first manufacturing facility in India's southern state of Tamil Nadu ten years ago, manufacturing desktops and servers, and the company is now considering a wider range of products, a senior executive said. Chief financial officer Thomas Sweet said, "We do have a manufacturing facility here...