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Datawind to launch smartphone for Rs2,000

Datawind currently has three smartphones and five tablets in its portfolio and sells 40,000-50,000 devices every month

Datawind is in talks with three mobile operators for the lifetime free Internet offer. Premium
Datawind is in talks with three mobile operators for the lifetime free Internet offer.

New Delhi: With an aim to double its volumes, low-cost mobile devices maker Datawind has said it will launch a 2,000 smartphone before Diwali that will come bundled with free Internet for life.

The company said the device will be based on the Android operating system (OS). Datawind currently has three smartphones and five tablets in its portfolio and is selling 40,000-50,000 devices every month. “We are looking forward to launch our 2,000 smartphone and few other devices before Diwali and intend to double our sales by the end of this calender year," Datawind executive vice-president Rupinder Singh said.

Singh added the company is in talks with three mobile operators for the lifetime free Internet offer but refused to provide more details as the deal is yet to be finalised. Asked about manufacturing in the country, Singh said the company has aggressive plans but did not mention any timeline for implementation. Datawind had won the contract to supply 100,000 units of Aakash tablets priced at $49.98 apiece in 2011( 2,276 at that time). The project was then handled by Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Jodhpur, which provided the specifications for the product. It, however, ran into controversy following IIT Jodhpur’s rejection of devices manufactured by Datawind. The project was then shifted under IIT Bombay and Datawind was asked to supply a better version, Aakash 2.

Singh said the company in May 2013 year shipped all the tablets to the government.

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Published: 18 Sep 2014, 04:13 PM IST
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