According to a recentannouncementfrom the Indian Cellular Association (ICA), India is now the second largest mobile phone producer by volume after China. The announcement was based on data collected from market research firm IHS, China’s National Bureau of Statistics and Vietnam General Statistics Office.
ICA National President, Pankaj Mohindroo, in a letter to Telecom Minister Manoj Sinha and IT Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad, said:
“We are happy to inform you that with the strenuous and calibrated efforts of government of India, ICA and FTTF, India has now emerged as the second largest producer of mobile handset by volume”.
Mohindroo further added that: