Chennai's Huawei is to significantly expand handset production capacity at its factory in China, India, as well as raise the number of its manufacturing partners. The move comes as Huawei seeks to bolster its market share in India's booming smartphone market from about 2% to over 10%. “India will play a much bigger role towards our goal of becoming the world’s third-largest smartphone brand in the next five years”, said Peter Zhai, president of Huawei India’s Consumer Business Group.
China's Huawei is to significantly expand handset production capacity at its factory in Chennai, India, as well as raise the number of its manufacturing partners. The move comes as Huawei seeks to bolster its market share in India's booming smartphone market from about 2% to over 10%. “India will play a much bigger role towards our goal of becoming the world’s third-largest smartphone brand in the next five years”, said Peter Zhai, president of Huawei India’s Consumer Business Group.