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Micromax plans to enter top 5 global mobile cos list

PTI
Published : Apr 14, 2016, 2:52 am IST
Updated : Apr 14, 2016, 2:52 am IST

India’s second-largest handset maker Micromax is stepping on the gas, revamping products with “connected devices and services” and expanding to more emerging markets as it aims to become one of the to

India’s second-largest handset maker Micromax is stepping on the gas, revamping products with “connected devices and services” and expanding to more emerging markets as it aims to become one of the top five global players by 2020.

The Gurugram-based firm also hopes to topple Korean rival Samsung from the numero uno position in India this year.

“We are kicking in Micromax 3.0. Smartph-ones was the second inning for us, but this is the new us. We are going to the market with a sharper focus. In the coming months, you will see more ‘connected devices’, services and the brand getting into more emerging markets,” Micromax co-founder Rahul Sharma told reporters.

He added the company has redesigned its logo and has introduced a new tagline ‘Nuts, Guts and Glory’ as part of its new brand identity.

According to research firm Gartner, Micromax ranked 10th globally with 1.8 per cent share of the global handset market at the end of March 2015.

The companies preceding Micromax include Samsung, Apple, Micro-soft, LG, Lenovo (along with Motorola), Huawei, Xiaomi, TCL and ZTE.

Shubhajit Sen, chief marketing officer at Micromax, said that the company aims to touch over 50 million devices this year. As part of the strategy, Micromax today launched 16 smartphones, two tablets and two LED TVs, including the sixth edition of its flagship Canvas smartphone and a Canvas 6 Pro.

The phones, priced Rs 4,000-Rs 20,000, will help Micromax target diverse categories including entry-level smartphones, affordable 4G, regional language, online exclusi-ves as well as in mass premium segment.

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