With effect from August 19, American companies including Google are prohibited from selling products and services (like Android) to Huawei, and the Chinese giant is leaving no stone unturned to ensure the perception that business is as usual. There is an eerie silence about the company’s operations in India. Several industry experts who previously spoke …
India’s premium mobile market is buzzing with action. The market, which opened up with the entry of a new Chinese player OnePlus, is now seeing heightened activity with Samsung coming out with all its might to capture its lost glory. OnePlus has upped its market share in the Indian mobile handset market in the premium …
The comments were made by Prabhu Ram, Head of Industry Intelligence Group (IIG), CyberMedia Research (CMR) following the announcement by the social networking behemoth. Huawei is currently embroiled in a bitter trade dispute with the United States, and has been banned from the US market. In addition to this, the executive order signed by US …
Mr. Anku Jain is Managing Director, MediaTek India, since April 2018. Since joining MediaTek 14 years ago, Mr. Jain has played an important role in developing MediaTek’s operations in India. He most recently served as senior director and head of MediaTek’s office in Noida. Mr. Jain oversees the operations of MediaTek’s office in Noida and …
As a company that has been globally recognized for its excellence in innovation and product engineering, Apple has had a gold run with its trailblazing iPhones, and other category defining products. Think iPad, Apple Watch or the Macs. Each successive generation of iPhones has helped Apple grow, on the back of increasing consumer appetite. The …
Chinese smartphone giant Huawei, which is currently battling the trade ban imposed by the US, has also been cut off by Facebook to comply with the sanctions, but experts believe that the move by the social networking giant would not have worrying implications on the smartphone player. “Unlike Google, Facebook has taken a different approach …
Brick and mortar shops are becoming the next battleground for handset brands in the country as brands like Samsung, Oppo and Vivo takes steps to further bolster their footprints following the entry of online-heavy brands like Xiaomi and Realme. Analysts said that brand clutter on retail counters will increase following an intense competition. However, analysts …
TikTok, a short-form mobile video app from China, has seen a meteoric rise since 2018. Over 1.1B users have installed TikTok globally. In 1Q 2019, TokTok was the third most installed app in the world, just behind WhatsApp and Messenger. As affordable smartphones coupled with low data prices break boundaries for Indians everywhere, TikTok and …
Mr. Tao Li is Founder and Executive Director at APUS Group. He started working in the internet industry in the year 1999. His industry experience helped him develop an acute business sense and in-depth thinking of the global internet industry. He decided to create APUS in June 2014, following his success as Senior Vice President, …
Sandwiched between the ongoing US-China trade war, Chinese telecom equipment major Huawei is frantically looking to salvage its prestige and fast cover the lost ground. The company is bullish on shifting gears towards its India operations to revive its reputation as a reliable smartphone manufacturer and a 5G player. With the digital-friendly Narendra Modi government …