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 …
What Google Android restrictions mean for Huawei?
After Samsung, Huawei has the biggest share in the global smartphone market but it now faces a huge challenge after Google barred the Chinese giant from some updates to the Android operating system. As a result of the new restrictions introduced amid the bitterly fought US-China trade war, Huawei is prohibited from buying parts from …
Google’s ban on Huawei will also affect sales in Europe and India, says experts
Chinese smartphone maker Huawei has said that it will continue to provide security updates and after-sales services to all existing Huawei and Honor smartphone and tablet products. “We will continue to build a safe and sustainable software ecosystem, in order to provide the best experience for all users globally,” Huawei said in a statement. “Huawei …
Deciphering HTC’s Potential ‘Brand Licensing’ Move in India
HTC, one of the most premium brands in India in the last decade, shut shop in India in mid-2018. From a technology innovation perspective, HTC ranked pretty high up, but could not match it with a similar innovation in its business or go-to-market perspective. Its market in India nose-dived since it was either too late …
Eight Predictions for Smartphones in Twenty Eighteen
2017 will be remembered as the year when the smartphone innovation hit a plateau. This is the year when the lines got increasingly blurred when it came to comparing smartphone brands on specs and hardware, across price bands. Smartphone vendors also realized the futility in driving their USPs around hardware. Whether it be cameras or …