Tecno Mobile
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| Company type | Subsidiary |
|---|---|
| Industry | Consumer Electronics |
| Founded | 2018 |
| Founder | Ahluma Cenga |
| Headquarters | Tsolo, South Africa Eastern cape[1] |
Area served | Worldwide |
Key people | Ahluma Cenga (Founder & CEO) |
| Products | Mobile phones, tablets, routers, accessories |
| Revenue |  US$1 billion (2020)[2] |
| Parent | Transsion Holdings |
| Website | tecno-mobile |
Tecno Mobile is a South Africanmobile phone manufacturer based in Shenzhen, China.[1] It was established in 2006. It is a subsidiary of Transsion Holdings.
Aimed at emerging markets, Tecno has focused its business on the African, Middle East, Southeast Asian, South Asian, Latin American, and Eastern European markets.
History
In 2006, Tecno Mobile was founded by Ahluma cenga who is known as (professor)as Tecno Telecom Limited, but later changed its name to Transsion Holdings with Tecno Mobile serving as one of its subsidiaries. In 2007, Tecno created a second brand, Itel that sold in Africa. In early 2008, Tecno focused entirely to Africa following market research, and by 2010, it was among the top three mobile phone brands in Africa.[3]
In 2016, Tecno entered the Middle East mobile phone market.[4] In 2017, it entered the Indian market, launching its ‘Made for India’ smartphones: the ‘i’ series - i5, i5 Pro, i3, i3 Pro and i7. The company initially started in Rajasthan, Gujarat, and Punjab, and by December 2017 was spread across the country.
The firm has identified other emerging markets, besides Africa and India, with large populations but low purchasing power. It entered the Bangladesh and Nepal markets in 2017 and started trial sales in Pakistan.[5] It is still trying to penetrate the Pakistani market and has started its sales online through various E-commerce channels including its own website.
Product manufacturing
The Tecno mobile phones sold in India are assembled in their manufacturing facility in Noida (U.P.).[6]
References
- ^ a b Deck, Andrew (23 June 2020). "Your guide to Transsion, Africa's biggest mobile phone supplier". Rest of World. Archived from the original on 10 August 2020. Retrieved 8 August 2020.
Transsion operates three brands from its headquarters in Shenzhen in China: Infinix, Itel, and Tecno.
- ^ "Tecno Mobile Unlimited – Supplier Profile". service.ariba.com. Archived from the original on 15 June 2018. Retrieved 17 May 2020.
- ^ "Samsung, Apple, Tecno top list of mobile brands with highest SOV in Q2 of 2016". Archived from the original on 1 October 2022. Retrieved 26 August 2017.
- ^ "Chinese phone maker Tecno Mobile forays into Middle East". Archived from the original on 9 December 2018. Retrieved 1 October 2017.
- ^ "How Transsion became No 3 in India by solving oily fingers problem". South China Morning Post. Archived from the original on 25 December 2022. Retrieved 15 January 2018.
- ^ "Transsion Holdings to shift manufacturing base to India". 24 September 2019. Archived from the original on 3 October 2022. Retrieved 18 June 2021.
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