[News] Foreigh Cell Phone producers - INDONESIA
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Foreign cell phone producers to expand presence in Indonesia.
Three cellular phone manufacturers, possibly including world leader Nokia, are constructing plants in Indonesia to take advantage of the rapidly growing industry, an association and a ministry official says.
Many of the plants are scheduled to begin operating before the end of this year.
Each firm has set aside roughly USD.100 million in investment,, said Eko Nilam, head of the Indonesian Cellular Phone Importers Association.
"The manufacturers are building their plants on a combined 6.5 hectare plot of land in an industrial zone in West Java, with a full capacity of around 2.000.000 units per annum each."
He said two of the manufacturers were based in Asia and the third in Europe, but declined to give names.
The plan was confirmed by Telecommunications and Information Industry director Ramon Bangun of the Industry Ministry,who said he was conviced one of the firms was Finnish giant Nokia.
He also mentioned as having a role in the development a South Korean based research and development firm that provides cellular phone technology and design solutions for a manufacturer in China.
"The company has been supplying mobile phone designs for a Chinese mobile phone manufacturer and is now eyeing its own production site in Indonesia"
There are 80 million active mobile phone units in Indonesia,according to a recent survey conducted by the Indonesia Development Monitoring Research.
source: The Jakarta Post
Three cellular phone manufacturers, possibly including world leader Nokia, are constructing plants in Indonesia to take advantage of the rapidly growing industry, an association and a ministry official says.
Many of the plants are scheduled to begin operating before the end of this year.
Each firm has set aside roughly USD.100 million in investment,, said Eko Nilam, head of the Indonesian Cellular Phone Importers Association.
"The manufacturers are building their plants on a combined 6.5 hectare plot of land in an industrial zone in West Java, with a full capacity of around 2.000.000 units per annum each."
He said two of the manufacturers were based in Asia and the third in Europe, but declined to give names.
The plan was confirmed by Telecommunications and Information Industry director Ramon Bangun of the Industry Ministry,who said he was conviced one of the firms was Finnish giant Nokia.
He also mentioned as having a role in the development a South Korean based research and development firm that provides cellular phone technology and design solutions for a manufacturer in China.
"The company has been supplying mobile phone designs for a Chinese mobile phone manufacturer and is now eyeing its own production site in Indonesia"
There are 80 million active mobile phone units in Indonesia,according to a recent survey conducted by the Indonesia Development Monitoring Research.
source: The Jakarta Post
01 Sep 2008 08:45
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