Sharp to target wealthy cellphone users in China
Sharp Corp will target wealthy users in China with its mobile phone launch later this month, seeking growth in a market that has defeated its Japanese peers.
The move follows pull-outs by fellow Japanese handset makers Matsushita Electric Industrial Co, NEC Corp and Kyocera Corp, which failed to earn a profit in price-competitive China despite a lineup of some of the world's most cutting-edge phones.
Sharp will begin selling its first China handset - an adapted version of the Japanese 920SH marketed by carrier Softbank Corp - later this month for a price officials said would be “at least 3,000 yuan” ($434).
Sharp, the largest handset maker for the Japan market, will supply two or three additional Japanese models in China by year-end, said Yoshisuke Hasegawa, group general manager of Sharp's communication systems group.
“We hope the business will be able to stand on its own two feet” in 2009/10, he told reporters after a news conference. “The next step could be India or Indonesia - growth lies overseas.” (Reuters)
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