Whats the manufacturing plan in 2007 w.r.t. manufacturing, indigenization and exports?
We have invested US $150 mn in the manufacturing plant. Component players are planning to invest US$350 mn. So the total investment is worth US $500 million. And this is the highest investment in terms of telecom manufacturing. We started India plant to cater to India but we are also exporting handsets to South East Asia. Indigenization and component manufacturing will depend on how quickly the component manufacturers want to do it. In terms of manpower, it has around 4,100 people. In 2006, there has been a change in Nokia’s distribution strategy. Would you demystify your distribution strategy? HCL and Brightpoint are our national distributor. We have the largest network in the country and have a significant reach. Nokia also directly handles around one-fourth of the 90,000 retailers. On the service front, Brightpoint and HCL take care of the service network. Any revamp on after sales service strategy of Nokia India? We have handsets that are available in more than 80-85 million people
