Through the partnership with Indus OS, itel Mobile is looking at introducing software differentiation in the Indian smartphone market, something which it believes holds the key to future success.
With its first international smartphone brand partnership with itel Mobile, Indus will look to grow its user base of 8 million at an accelerated pace by leveraging itel’s robust market presence and consumer appeal. Consumers buying itel smartphones with the Indus App Bazaar will also benefit from value-added propositions of the smartphone ecosystem in regional languages.
On the partnership, Rakesh Deshmukh, Cofounder and CEO of Indus OS said,
“itel Mobile is undoubtedly one of the top performers in the Indian mobile phone industry this year. It currently occupies the second spot amongst all mobile brands in the country and is looking to build on its impressive growth story within the next one year. Partnering with such a prominent international brand is a moment of great pride for us. As we look to offer the Indus experience to wider audiences, our association with itel takes us a step closer towards our goal of reaching a user base of 100 million by 2020.”
“Thanks to our in-depth knowledge of the Indian smartphone ecosystem, we have tailored our platform to suit the specific requirements of Indian consumers. This localised focus is something which itel users will benefit from, especially since our platform is built specifically to tackle the most common pain points of the country’s smartphone users. The partnership will give itel the capability to almost instantaneously roll out a localised, simplified, and intuitive Indian experience with its smartphone offerings.”
Commenting on the partnership, Sudhir Kumar, CEO – itel Mobile India, said,
“Since our launch in India, we have set several benchmarks and created major disruptions in the country’s mobile phone industry. A large part of this success has been our focus on providing relevant, high-quality offerings to Indian consumers through in-depth glocalisation. Our association with Indus OS is another step in this direction. It is currently the only smartphone platform in India to support 12 different regional languages and has been developing more features designed to meet the requirements of Indian users. This market-specific focus offers a truly unique user experience and will help us in adding another layer of personalisation for itel customers across the country. We are confident that the integration of Indus App Bazaar into our strong product portfolio will enable unparalleled differentiation for itel products, and will serve to make our smartphone offerings even more relatable to the end-consumer.”
About itel Mobile India
Launched by its parent company, TRANSSION Holdings, itel focuses on delivering future ready mobile devices. The brand forayed into the Indian market in April 2016 and has established its leadership position by bringing strong market disruptions. Today, itel Mobile is the second largest mobile phone player in India as per the latest CMR report with a nationwide appeal for its value-added offerings. Its product portfolio comprises 10 smartphones and 19 feature phones. itel also maintains strong distribution channel and after-sales presence pan-India with more than 850+ owned service centres.
About Indus OS
Indus OS is India’s operating system. Made in India, for Indians – this operating system is built on the three pillars of innovation, simplification and content. Indus OS was launched in May 2015 and quickly climbed to the #2 OS spot in India by mid 2016, overtaking global giants such as Apple’s iOS & Microsoft’s Windows.
Indus OS’ vision is to digitally connect 1 billion people in the emerging markets with a smartphone ecosystem of their choice. Indus OS also has its very own app market place called App Bazaar with over 400,000 applications available in 12 regional languages and English. The company has a team of over 100 employees, with over 80% of the team dedicated towards technology & R&D. Indus OS is also constantly striving to adapt its existing portfolio and introduce new features aligned with government initiatives, especially geared towards supporting the roadmap of Digital India.
Indus OS has received Series A funding from Omidyar Network, VenturEast and JSW Ventures, and is angel funded by Hari Padmanabhan, Mayank Singhal from Temasek Holdings, Kunal Bahl and Rohit Bansal from Snapdeal, Amit Gupta and Naveen Tiwari from Inmobi and Pranay Chulet from Quikr.
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