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Rules Change in the Mobile Handset Outsourcing Business

With the structure of the mobile handset supply chain upended by the global economic crisis, the old rules for the contract manufacturing of wireless devices have been overturned, leaving new pitfalls for Original Equipment Manufacturers (OEMs) and Electronic Manufacturing Services (EMS) providers, according to iSuppli Corp.  more

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Nokia Pulls More Than $5 Billion in Business From Contract Manufacturers

In another blow to the beleaguered electronics contract manufacturing business, Nokia - the world's largest mobile handset brand -announced that it has stopped using outside contract manufacturers for the assembly of its phones.  more

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Russia Falls off the Electronics Contract Manufacturing Map

Once viewed as a promising emerging market with massive growth potential for the global electronics contract manufacturing business, Russia now is facing a cessation of new investment, along with shutdowns in existing facilities and delays in new ones, according to iSuppli Corp.  more

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