NXP enters into an alliance with SRV Telecom

Bangalore-based SRV Telecom said on Tuesday that it has entered into an alliance with NXP Semiconductors to design, develop and manufacture digital cordless phones in India.

For this, SRV will set up a new manufacturing facility in Bangalore before the end of April 2007, which will have an annual production capacity of around 2,000,000 phones after it is fully operational, a company release said here.

NXP, a company founded by Philips, will provide chipsets for the phone, while SRV Telecom will design, manufacture and market it in the country, it said, adding the phones will be targeted at home and enterprise markets.

"NXP Semiconductors' DECT phone chip-sets will offer a superior voice quality and low power consumption with the convenience and freedom of movement offered by mobile phones, in the home or office," NXP Semiconductors Vice President and Managing Director Rajeev Mehtani said.

It will also enable operators to provide over 40 million fixed line subscribers in India with a better handset experience, he said.

NXP Semiconductors is headquartered in the Netherlands and creates semiconductors, system solutions and software that deliver better sensory experiences in mobile phones, personal media players, TVs, set-top boxes among others.