http://www.nextbillion.net/newsroom/2005/10/03/emh-programme-went-not-as-expected-in-china Comments for "EMH Programme Went not as Expected in China" en http://www.nextbillion.net/newsroom/2005/10/03/emh-programme-went-not-as-expected-in-china <div class="flexinode-body flexinode-4"><span class="flexinode-timestamp-13"> September 29, 2005 - 22:00, </span> <span class="flexinode-textfield-14"> sinocast.com</span> <div class="flexinode-textarea-6"> <p>Motorola is to produce 6 million mobile phones each is priced at USD 30 (USD1 = CNY 8.11), and telecom operators of developing countries will assume the responsibility for the product sale.<br /><br />However, the Emerging Market Handset Programme (EMH) does not develop as smooth as expected in China, said Huang Baozhong, Senior Advisor of the GSM Association.<br /><br />In China, telecom carriers are not interested in the programme, and consumers are unwilling to buy such cheap mobile phones for comparing with what others bought.<br /><br />GSM Association will not formulate special promotion plan for the products targeting the current market condition, but will strengthen cooperation on promotion with home telecom operators, Huang Baozhong said.<br /><br />In the first half this year, domestic handset makers generally suffered loss, and the cheap handset may not be able to trigger their interest, analysts said.</p><br class="clear" /></div> </div> http://www.nextbillion.net/newsroom/2005/10/03/emh-programme-went-not-as-expected-in-china#comment Telecommunications and IT Asia Pacific Mon, 03 Oct 2005 22:46:18 -0400 John Paul 1420 at http://www.nextbillion.net