China Has 82 Mobile Phone Manufacturers

China's National Development and Reform Commission (NDRC) has announced that four news mobile phone manufacturing licenses have been granted, bringing the total number of mobile phone manufacturers in the country to 82. In order to qualify for a manufacturing license, a company must show the ability to produce at least one million units per year.

The official news agency, People's Daily reported that while the number of licenses being granted continues to increase, some mobile phone manufacturers are being forced out of the market as they can't innovate fast enough to keep up with market advance. The industry is entering a "survival of the fittest" era.

The National Development and Reform Commission also granted four mobile phone licenses in February. The influx of new Chinese mobile phone manufacturers on the market has not changed that fact that sales of Chinese branded handsets are continuing to fall. Recent data shows that sales of Chinese brand mobile phones has fallen to 25 percent of the total, a historic low."

Posted to the site on 20th April 2007