Xenitis MOBILES at INR 499/USD$12

Xenitis will be supplying handsets to leading mobile manufacturers and service providers in the country and it had already bagged orders for supplying 1,60,000 handsets a month of which 50,000 will be exported to Dubai and West Asia.

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Computer and bicycle manufacturer Xenitis has forayed into mobile phone manufacturing by floating a new company Xenitis Telecommunications. The company claims that in August it will launch the cheapest mobile handset in India for Rs 499.

The Xenitis group will be investing Rs 430 crore in next six months to expand its manufacturing facility at Sugandha in Hooghly, about 45 km from Kolkata, Mr Santanu Ghosh, Chairman and Managing Director of Xenitis, told press persons. “We have acquired 10 acres adjacent to our factory to expand our computer and laptop manufacturing units. We will acquire 10 acres more to house the mobile manufacturing unit. We will invest Rs 200 crore each in the two projects,” he said.

Xenitis will be supplying handsets to leading mobile manufacturers and service providers in the country, Mr Ghosh said, adding that it had already bagged orders for supplying 1,60,000 handsets a month of which 50,000 will be exported to Dubai and West Asia.
currently they have introduced three models in the mobile segment with price tag in the ranges INR499/999/2000

Vringo IN India

One 97, one of India's telecom application platform companies, has unveiled its new services for mobile video applications. The bouquet of services includes a first-of-its-kind video portal Vringo in India.
One97 has entered into a strategic partnership with Vringo where users are allowed to set their own visual or video ringtones and choose the video, avatar, slideshow, or picture they want their friends to see when they call. Vringo is the first viral mobile application allowing users to seamlessly join a community, then choose, create, and share video ringtones. Vringo is a completely hosted, client server based solution that is easy to use and manage.
Speaking on the occasion, Vijay Shekhar Sharma, MD, One97 said "Customer experience has been at the core of our business and product innovations. As we enter the next generation in mobile technology, we are introducing the next big thing in mobile entertainment – video. Mobile video applications are the future; it's no longer a question of whether these applications will be available in India, but when and how will these applications be available. "
Another solution is a video portal application that will enable feature-rich, personalized video interactivity using innovative options of bringing video content, information, community services and business to subscribers. Subscribers will be able to access the video portals from anywhere – on the move, at home, or in the office.