SEAnews 2015-12-02 ArtNo.45586

【New Delhi】Korean handset major Samsung consolidated its lead in the smartphone segment, clocking a 13.1% sequential growth, taking its smartphone share to 24% in the third quarter of 2015, according to market research firm IDC. .
　Home-bred vendor Micromax retained the second position in the quarter with a 6.4% sequential growth, taking its share to 16.7%.
　Intex has secured the third position with 9.4% growth, taking the share to 10.8% in the quarter.
　Lenovo (Lenovo & Motorola) moved up to fourth place in the quarter owing to a strong 58.6% sequential growth. Lenovo group captured 9.5% of the smartphone market.
　Lava slipped to fifth place with a sequential drop of 2% in their vendor share over Q2 2015. Lava shipments dropped 24.9% sequentially, coming off from a healthy second quarter.

○Reliance Jio plans digital content strategy to take on peers

【New Delhi】Mukesh Ambani-run Reliance Jio Infocomm plans to position itself as a digital content company to make it distinct from other mobile phone operators in an intensely competitive market.
　Content-streaming packages will be the key element of this strategy, people familiar with the matter told ET. The Reliance Industries Ltd (RIL) unit plans to bundle this with bandwidth and talk time, in contrast with rivals that offer data and voice packs.
　A Jio package will allow a subscriber to watch, for instance, five movies a month or watch a cricket match live without having to pay for the data download separately.

○Titan joins hands with HP to launch smart watches

【New Delhi】Watch maker Titan Co and global information technology major HP on the 23rd of November joined hands to offer a range of smart watches to be launched soon.
　The new relationship between HP Inc. and Titan combine innovative materials, design and custom technology to deliver products that are responsive, and not intrusive, Titan Co said in a statement. “The range of smart watches will be launched later this year in India and select international markets,” it added.

【News source】

Samsung becomes biggest 4G smartphone vendor in India: IDC

Reliance Jio plans digital content strategy to take on peers

Titan joins hands with HP to launch smart watches

Titan joins hands with HP to launch smart watches

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