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Xiaomi partners with Air Link to manufacture smartphones in Pakistan - Business Recorder

Last updated Monday, November 1, 2021 03:20 ET

In another boost to Pakistan's mobile phone manufacturing capability, Chinese giant Xiaomi has partnered with assembler and distributor Air Link Communication Limited to manufacture Xiaomi mobile phones in Pakistan.
“Xiaomi, the global consumer electronics and smartphone giant, has joined hands with Select Technologies (Pvt) Limited (SELECT), a wholly-owned subsidiary of Air Link AIRLINK as its manufacturing partner for Xiaomi mobile phones in Pakistan,” read a notification sent to the Pakistan Stock Exchange (PSX) on Monday.
Last month, Air Link announced that it will incorporate a wholly-owned subsidiary 'Select Technologies (Pvt) Limited'. "The primary objective of this wholly-owned subsidiary would be to take on additional mobile device manufacturing of certain selected brand(s),” Air Link had stated.
Air Link announces wholly-owned subsidiary for mobile device manufacturing
Xiaomi's share of the global smartphone market grew 83% year-on-year in the quarter, ended in June, according to research firm Canalys. It shipped 52.8 million phones, making it the world's second top-selling brand for the first time in history, behind Samsung and ahead of Apple.
Meanwhile, Air Link said that it is “targeting a production of initially around 2.5 million to 3 million handsets annually subject to the smooth supply chain which is expected to add approximately $450 million annually in top-line revenue numbers and will have a material incremental impact on the EPS of the company other...



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