Tata Electronics is in talks with Xiaomi and Oppo to begin contract manufacturing for the Chinese smartphone companies, in a bid to move beyond supplying only to Apple, people aware of the development told ET.
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«Tata Electronics has realised that in order to be a top player in the electronics manufacturing services (EMS) ecosystem, it has to focus on scale now,» one of the people said.
«They (Tata Electronics) have been in talks with the top Chinese smartphone players including Xiaomi and Oppo to start making components for them,» the person added. «They were initially also in talks with Vivo, but it is unlikely that the Vivo partnership will go through as they have entered into a joint venture with Dixon.»
The company, which makes enclosures for iPhone, is increasingly mimicking a Foxconn-like model and is looking to move up the value chain by producing components like camera and display modules for smartphone players.
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