ForMe mobiles makes India foray

June 07, 2011 10:38 pm | Updated 10:38 pm IST - CHENNAI:

AFFORDABLE: Zakhir Hussain, (left), Managing Director, Peace Telecom India Pvt. Ltd., cricketer Murali Vijay (centre) and Jiang Delong, Founder ForMe, at a press conference in Chennai on Tuesday. Photo: Bijoy Ghosh

AFFORDABLE: Zakhir Hussain, (left), Managing Director, Peace Telecom India Pvt. Ltd., cricketer Murali Vijay (centre) and Jiang Delong, Founder ForMe, at a press conference in Chennai on Tuesday. Photo: Bijoy Ghosh

China's leading mobile brand, ForMe Mobiles, made its foray into the Indian market on Tuesday.

ForMe Communications Technology of China, which owns ForMe brand, has its headquarters and manufacturing unit in Meital Industrial Park in Shenzhen, China and produces 11.5 million sets annually. Its parent company, Yidalong, is engaged in the mother board business since 2002.

Addressing presspersons here Jiang Delong, Founder, ForMe, said with reasonable price of the product, the company is confident of making a dent in the market. ForMe was entering Indian market through Peace Telecom India, a subsidiary of Peace Telecom, a trading company based in Hong Kong.

Cricketer Murali Vijay, the brand ambassador of ForMe mobiles in India, unveiled the mobile phones.

Abdul Gaffar, Director, Peace Telecom India, said the Indian subsidiary planned to sell five million sets in two years.

In the first phase, five dual SIM models are being introduced in South India priced between Rs.4,000 and Rs.5,000. It would introduce two models every month, he said.

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