Gigabyte Enters Cellphone Market
May 12, 2005 | by Ian Bell
Gigabyte, known for their motherboards and other computer hardware, plans on entering the cell phone market with new high-end products.
"Gigabyte Communications, established last June, said it plans to launch its first mobile phone under the Gigabyte brand in the July-September period. The handset will be targeted at the high-end segment, which accounts for about one-fifth of the nation's NT$42 billion (US$1.35) market.
The company is also seeking opportunities to make phones for international brands outside the Asian market, Jesse Lee a vice president of Gigabyte Communications, said in a phone interview."
None of the new phones will support 3G services right away unfortunately. The company plans on adding a 120 new employees to help with the new phone division.
Read more at Taipei Times
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