OnePlus Starts Exporting 'Made in India' 5G Smartphones

OnePlus counts Republic of india every bit one of its most lucrative markets. Information technology's the only country where the company has launched its first Android smart TV – OnePlus Television set Q1 and Q1 Pro – earlier this year. Now, a report in The Economic Times suggests that OnePlus is furthering its "Make in India" commitment and driving investments past exporting 5G phones fabricated in the country on a airplane pilot basis.

The Chinese telephone maker is working towards building Bharat into its global consign hub and is already exporting 'Made in India' 5G phones to markets similar North America. Our state is fast emerging as a regional headquarter for OnePlus and volition act as the hub for its expansion to global markets 5 years down the road.

"As part of the business focus in India for the coming years, OnePlus is building India as a global export hub for the brand and is already manufacturing 5G devices and exporting to overseas markets, such as Due north America," Vikas Agarwal, caput of operations in India for OnePlus told The Economical Times.

In partnership with its rival Oppo, OnePlus has ready manufacturing facilities in Noida to brand 5G devices. Both telephone makers currently share 'some common investments' on the manufacturing front, reveals Agarwal. Oppo also makes 4G phones for the visitor.

If you are not already aware, both of these brands are part of BBK Electronics, which also owns other telephone makers such as Realme and Vivo. We recently fabricated an explainer video on BBK Electronics on YouTube, then go ahead and check it out if yous want to know in-depth about OnePlus' parent company.

Apart from manufacturing and exporting 5G phones from India, OnePlus has set upwardly a 5G simulator at its research and development (R&D) center in Hyderabad. The visitor has started exploring 5G cloud calculating solutions and running test trials with leading Indian telcos like Airtel and Reliance Jio.

"We are actively investing in edifice 5G network simulators at the Indian R&D centre as part of these testing initiatives," said Ramagopal Reddy, vice president of R&D Centre at OnePlus. OnePlus has already debuted a couple of 5G phones in 2019 (OnePlus 7 Pro 5G and 7T Pro McLaren 5G) and is presently testing 5G capabilities for telcos in the US and Europe.

The days of super-fast 5G networks in India are still far out as auctions for the spectrum are expected to happen in Q2 2020. The telecom industry body COAI (Cellular Operators Association of India) doesn't expect commercial 5G rollout in India for some other 5 years. I mean, it's disappointing to see the delayed rollout plan, particularly when telcos worldwide are rushing to make 5G connectivity to the masses.