In a surprising development, Chinese giant Huawei has announced today that they have entered into partnership with Micromax to distribute its smartphones in India. This is win win situation for both the companies. This will give an opportunity to Huawei to expand its presence in offline markets through the retail outlets of Micromax.
According to Huawei, this partnership will enable them to be present across the country starting from cities such as Delhi, Mumbai, Pune, Chennai, Kochi, Bangalore, Hyderabad, Ahmedabad, Dehradun, Kolkata and Jaipur amongst others in a phased expansion plan. Currently, Huawei sells through retail partners and will now reach out to its existing and potential customers across the length and breadth of the country.
This arrangement will enable Huawei to concentrate much of its energies on R&D as they have state-of-the-art R&D centre in Bengaluru. Huawei’s R&D in India is driven by local talent who contribute significantly towards technological innovation, with a singular focus on offering unparalleled experience to the consumers. This arrangement will also give an opportunity to Micromax to remain relevant in smartphone segment as their sales is dwindling of their own phones plus it will also be revenue generation business for them. Huawei has range of smartphones in their portfolio to meet expectation of all the segments. Huawei is on the verge of launching Y9 mid-range smartphone in India most probably next week.
Announcing the partnership Mr. Tornado Pan, Country Head (Huawei Brand) Consumer Business Group, Huawei India said “Since our very entry into the Indian market, the brand has been witnessing overwhelming response from all section of consumers. With an aim to be present where our consumers are, we plan to focus on a robust offline distribution network catering to the needs of consumers in urban as well as the rural regions of the country and to make them experience the innovative technology that has won the hearts of customers’ world over.”
Commenting on the partnership, Mr. Sunil Joon, Head – Strategy, Micromax Informatics Ltd. said “Over the past decade, Micromax has pioneered the democratization of technology in India – by offering affordable innovations through their product offerings and removing barriers for large scale adoption of advanced technologies. We are pleased to partner with Huawei telecommunications, with this long-term partnership we aim to reinforce our commitment towards consumers in India. Huawei has been consistently coming up with compelling technology focused for the Indian market in the premium device category, together, we aim to move a step closer in solving consumer needs with innovative offerings. Additionally, we are looking at boosting our services and strengthening our association with our existing and potential customers. The two brands will be seamlessly complementing each other as Huawei has its prowess in the premium smartphones segment and Micromax is popular in mass segment of smartphones.”
