NEW DELHI, INDIA: The First CMAI International Mobile Sourcing and Investment Expo, 2010 was inaugurated in Delhi on 15th December, 2010 by Union Minister of State for Home Affairs, Ajay Maken.
He invited the foreign manufacturers to come to India to be a part of ever growing Indian telecom sector and also to start the manufacturing in India. He also stated that Government is giving high priority for development of telecom sector in India and Government is concerned to solve all the issues in telecom sector including the security related matters.
The inauguration was shared by ITU Geneva representative Polo Rosa; Grant Kho, MD, Mediatek Technologies, Taiwan, Ram Kumar, advisor Technology and Operations, Ministry of Communications and IT, Anand Seth, deputy director general, FIEO; RK Pathak, secretary, TEPC and deputy director general, Ministry of Communications and IT, RK Gupta, president, IETE and TV Ramachandran, resident director, Vodafone.
The Mobile Expo was organized by CMAI-CMAI Association of India along with FIEO- Federation of Indian Exporters Organizations, Ministry of Commerce and Industries and TEPC-Telecom Equipment and Services Export Promotion, Ministry of Communications and Information Technology. It was supported by IETE, ISPAI, IAMAI, ACTO and other telecom and IT associations.
This was the first ever Mobile Expo officially approved by Government of India, Ministry of Home Affairs and Indian Trade Promotion Organization and participated by ITU Geneva.
Several manufacturers from Taiwan, Korea and Japan showcased their latest technologies and products. Coinciding with the visit of Hon’ble Premier of the Peoples Republic of China, H.E. Mr. Wen Jiabao, there was a large contingent of mobile manufactures from China.
The latest products included Android phones, video transfer capable phones, note books, ipads, low cost phones of the value of $15 with all facilities. The business contracts worth about $50 mn are expected to have been signed. A consortium group of five companies announced their plans to start manufacturing in India for mobile phones within next 12 months. They have identified West Bengal as probable location for establishing the manufacturing plant.
Mobile revolution in India is known now world over, because India is adding 15-18 Millions cell phones per month. India is now second largest in the world. Mobile has changed the way people live in this world. It is difficult to move without a cell phone in hand. Customers now have wide choice of handsets and several applications.
Cell phone is the cheapest service available in India or even world over at less than one paisa per second. A good quality cell phone is available for less than $20 cents. There are several Indian brands of handsets, with market share of more than 30 percent. There is sufficient scope for manufacturing in India and here exists sufficient scope for investments in this sector.
The government of India has given high priority for development of Mobile sector in India. It was informed that the cell phones can be imported freely under Open General License policy without any custom duty on imports and without any license. The government intends to continue the existing duty regime without any change in next year for continued development in sector.
There does not appear to be any proposal to levy enhanced custom duties in view of commitments under WTO ITA. The Prime Minister of India, in its meeting with Premier of China, has welcomed trade and business between two countries.
The exhibitors and delegates were excited to see the Indian market and it was decided that FIEO, TEPC, CMAI would organize the 2nd CMAI International Mobile Sourcing and Investment Expo in New Delhi during August, 2011.
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