Mobile phone Companies
manufacturers
Audiovox, BenQ-Siemens, High Tech Computer Corporation, Fujitsu, Kyocera, 3G, LG, Motorola, NEC, i-mate, Nokia, Panasonic (Matsushita Electric), Pantech Curitel, Philips, Sagem, Samsung, Sanyo, Sharp, Siemens SK Teletech, Sony Ericsson, T&A Alcatel, T-Mobile, and Toshiba.
Mobile Virtual Network Operators
Mobile phone manufacturers
Audiovox
Audiovox Corporation NASDAQ: VOXX is a leading international supplier and value added service provider in the consumer electronics industry. The Company markets mobile and consumer electronics products under the Audiovox brand name and other brand names such as Jensen, Acoustic Research, Advent, Terk and Code Alarm, as well as private labels through a global distribution network. It also functions as an OEM supplier to a wide variety of customers, through several distinct distribution channels.
In December 2006, Thomson SA agreed to sell its consumer electronics accessory business, including rights to the RCA name, to Audiovox.
BenQ-Siemens
a Taiwan-based company specializing in the manufacturing of computing, communications, and consumer electronics devices.
The name reflects their corporate motto or vision: Bringing Enjoyment and Quality to life.
The company was established in 1984, initially known as Continental Systems Inc., then Acer CM, and finally rebranded as BenQ in December 2001.
BenQ manufactures technology products, including communication and personal computer related products. Its principal products include TFT LCD monitors, LCD TVs, scanners and printers, digital cameras, projectors, laptops, computer keyboards, mice, and mobile phones.
High Tech Computer Corporation, known by its acronym HTC, is the Taiwan-based manufacturer of Microsoft Windows CE portable devices. It was founded on May 15th 1997 and was strictly an outsourcing company, an Original Design Manufacturer; today, HTC provides its own HTC self-branded products, as well as supporting its operator-branded products and its OEM partners. HTC also owns Dopod as a subsidiary company.
Fujitsu is a Japanese company specializing in semiconductors, computers (supercomputers, personal computers, servers), telecommunications, and services, and is headquartered in Tokyo
Kyocera Corporation is a Japanese company based in Kyoto, Japan. The company was founded as Kyoto Ceramic Co., Ltd. in 1959 by Kazuo Inamori. It manufactures ceramics and printing-related devices, as well as a comprehensive line of imaging products. Kyocera acquired the famous Yashica Camera Company Ltd. in 1983, along with Yashica's prior licensing agreement, and manufactured a line of high-quality film and digital cameras under the Yashica and Contax trade names, until Kyocera abandoned all film and digital camera production in 2005. In January 2000 Kyocera acquired photocopier manufacturer Mita Industrial, and a month later they bought the mobile phone manufacturing operations of San Diego, California-based QUALCOMM.
LG Group is a large South Korean chaebol (conglomerate), which producing electronics (including domotics), mobile phones, and petrochemical products and operates subsidiaries like LG Electronics.
Motorola (NYSE: MOT) is an American international communications company based in Schaumburg, Illinois, a Chicago suburb.
NEC Corporation
a multi-national information technologies company headquartered in Minato-ku, Tokyo, Japan. NEC, part of the Sumitomo Group, provides information technology (IT) and network solutions to business enterprises, communications services providers and government. Their business is divided into the three principal segments: IT Solutions, Network Solutions and Electronic Devices.
i-mate is a company selling Windows Mobile-powered devices. The Group was launched by a designer of the first O2 xda Pocket PC phone, and his team in Glasgow, Scotland. It is now based in Dubai, and is operating in the UK, Italy, Armenia, Australia, the U.S.A. and South Africa. At the end of March 2006, i-mate had posted a profit of USD $22.5 million and sold over 420,000 Windows Mobile phones.
Nokia Corporation (NYSE: NOK) is currently the world's largest manufacturer of mobile telephones, with a global market share of approximately 36% in Q3 of 2006. It produces mobile phones for every major market and protocol, including GSM, CDMA, and W-CDMA (UMTS).
Panasonic is an international brand name for Japanese electric products manufacturer Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd. Under this brand Matsushita sells both consumer electronics and electronic components.
The company manufactures LCD, plasma and CRT television sets, DVD players, telephones, VCRs, digital cameras, laptop computers under the sub-brand Toughbook, portable CD and analog tape decks and home stereo equipment, all of which are marketed under their slogan "Ideas for Life".
Pantech Curitel is a South Korean company specializing in manufacturing mobile phone terminals. It was established in 2000. Its market is mainly domestic, but Pantech Curitel also has interests in Japan, Hong Kong, China, India, Europe, Australia, Taiwan, USA, Mexico and Canada. It is currently the third largest mobile handset maker in South Korea, behind Samsung and LG Group.
Koninklijke Philips Electronics N.V. (Royal Philips Electronics N.V.), usually known as Philips, (Euronext: PHIA, NYSE: PHG) is one of the largest electronics companies in the world. In 2004, its sales were € 30.3 billion (US$38.7 billion) and it employed 159,709 people in more than 60 countries. Philips is organized in a number of divisions: Philips Consumer Electronics, Philips Lighting, Philips Medical Systems and Philips Domestic Appliances and Personal Care.
SAGEM (Société d’Applications Générales de l’Electricité et de la Mécanique, translated to Company of General Applications of Electricity and Mechanics) was a major French company involved in defence electronics, consumer electronics and communication systems.
The Samsung Group is composed of numerous South Korean businesses including Samsung Electronics.
Sanyo Electric Co. Ltd. is a major Japanese electronics company and Fortune 500 company whose headquarters is located in Moriguchi, Osaka prefecture, Japan targeting the middle of the market, with over 324 offices and plants worldwide and about 100,000 employees.
Sharp Corporation is a Japanese electronics manufacturer, founded in 1912. It takes its name from one of its founder's first inventions, the Ever-Ready Sharp mechanical pencil,
Siemens AG is the world's largest electronics company. It has international headquarters in Berlin and Munich, Germany. Siemens AG is listed on the Frankfurt Stock Exchange and also on the New York Stock Exchange since March 12, 2001.
SK Teletech
is a South Korean company specialising in manufacturing mobile phone terminals.
It is part of the SK Group and was established in 1998. Its brand name is "SKY".
Sony Ericsson is a joint venture established in 2001 by the Japanese consumer electronics company Sony Corporation and the Swedish telecommunications company Ericsson to make mobile phones. Both companies have stopped making their own mobile phones.
The TCL Corporation is a Chinese electronics manufacturer headquartered in Huizhou of Guangdong Province, southern China. TCL Corporation products include mobile phones, personal computers, home appliances, electric lighting, and digital media
T-Mobile is a multinational mobile phone operator located in Bonn, Germany. It is a subsidiary of Deutsche Telekom and belongs to the FreeMove alliance.
Toshiba Corporation (TYO: 6502 ) is a multinational high technology electrical and electronics manufacturing firm, headquartered in Tokyo, Japan. It is the 7th largest[citation needed] integrated manufacturer of electric and electronic equipment in the world.
Mobile Virtual
Network Operators
Jitterbug Wireless
Mobile
ESPN
Net10 Wireless
Primus Canada
Qwest Wireless
Rede4
TalkTalk
TalkTalk
(Portugal)
The Carphone Warehouse
Tomato (mobile phone operator)
Touch
Mobile
TracFone Wireless
UZO
Virgin Mobile
Vodafone Directo
XE
Mobile