Inventec Appliances to launch 20 new handsets in 2008

Inventec Appliances aims to boost its unit sales and market share in the Taiwan handset market by introducing as many as 20 new handsets, mostly dual-SIM and 3G models, in 2008, according to George Chiu, director for marketing at the handset maker.

Over 40% of handset subscribers in Taiwan have two, or even more, subscriber numbers, but handsets with dual-SIM cards currently account for only 1-2% of the total handsets in use, indicating that there is room for further development of dual-SIM models, Chiu asserted.

Inventec Appliances, having already introduced GSM/GSM, GSM/CDMA and GSM/PHS dual-SIM models, also plans to launch GSM/WCDMA models as well as dual-SIM smartphones in 2008, Chiu indicated.

On November 6, the company launched its third GSM/GSM dual-SIM handset, the C110, in the Taiwan market. The C110 supports GSM 900/1800, MP3, GPRS/WAP 2.0 and a microSD slot, according to company data.

Inventec also plans to launch, before the end of this year, its A100 low-cost CDMA handset, built using chipset solutions from VIA Technologies as well as its A136 dual-side music handset, according to company sources.

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