LONDON, April 24 (IranMania) - First domestically-manufactured cellphone handsets will likely enter the market within the next four to five months, member of Board of Directors of Cellphone Production Consortium said.
Mohammad Marzban told ISNA that the consortium is trying to acquire the technology to design, manufacture and repair cellphone handsets.
He hoped that first cellphone handsets will be produced domestically on trial basis in the next four or five months.
Marzban noted that the group and its foreign partner are currently working on a thorough scheme. The plan will be submitted to the Ministry of Industries and Mines within the next three weeks.
The scheme will determine the number of cellphone handset to be produced from semi-knocked down (SKD) (initial phase) and completely knocked down (CKD) (final phase) kits.
Highlighting that close to 11 industries have to work together to produce a cellphone handset, he observed that launching handset-manufacturing line would give domestic industrialist a chance to become updated on related modern technologies.
Appealing the government to support domestic producers, Marzban contended that stable regulations will largely help private players involved in the field.
?Given that private entrepreneurs are investing in the sector, they base their feasibility studies according to new import tariffs endorsed by the government.?
He urged the legislative body avoid changing import tariff regulations since any modification will create reservations among private investors and their international partners.
Marzban recalled that the government showed its support of domestic production by increasing the import tariffs of cellphone handset during the year to March 2007.
Production of cellphone handset will certainly breathe a fresh live into electronic and related industries, he maintained.
Mobile phone handset tariffs were increased by 56% to reach 60% last year.
Source : http://www.iranmania.com/News/ArticleView/Default.asp?NewsCode=51131&NewsKind=Current%20Affairs
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