\"\"NEW DELHI: BlackBerry<\/a>’s recent change in strategy to move away from in-house hardware development will result in both strategic and financial benefits, allowing the company to focus its core strengths to provide secure mobile solutions globally and in India, a top official said.
\n
\n“India is an important market for BlackBerry and delivering the best possible customer experience is extremely critical for us. It made absolute sense to us to team up with a key partner in India -- one of the fastest growing mobile nations and among the most important markets for us globally,” Alex Thurber, general manager, Mobility Solutions, BlackBerry, told ET.
\n
The Canadian
enterprise<\/a> software and solution maker in late 2016 announced a licensing model to enable third parties to make, market and sell handsets with the BlackBerry brand. In February it inked a deal with India’s Optiemus<\/a> for the local design, manufacture and distribution of smartphones. Under the deal, BlackBerry has licensed its software and services for the production of BlackBerry Android handsets in markets like India, Sri Lanka, Nepal and Bangladesh.
\n
\n“There are both strategic and (bring) financial benefits to our new approach,” Thurber said.
\n
The company recently launched its KEYone, made by China’s TCL, while its Indonesian partner BB Merah Putih announced the BlackBerry Aurora
smartphone<\/a>. The executive said that BlackBerry is working with its partners to define a competitive hardware portfolio, leverage their distribution scale and access new channels.
\n
\n“Our strategy also allows us to expand the mobility choices available to our customers by bringing BlackBerry security and productivity applications to a wider audience across multiple platforms and
devices<\/a>…more will be revealed by our partners when they go to market,” he said.
\n
\nThurber said Optiemus’ design and go-to-market plans combined with BlackBerry’s secure and productive software will be a great fit for customers in India.
\n
\n“This fits in our overarching principle, in the new business model, which can be summed up as “global consistency with local flavour.” We believe we will achieve greater localization and scale in India with our partnership,” he added.
\n
\nThe executive said the three existing handset-based licensees are only the first phase of BlackBerry’s licensing strategy, and the company is now implementing phase 2 of its strategy, though he declined to share details.
\n
\nAs part of its revival strategy under which it is rebuilding its business with main focus on enterprise sales, BlackBerry recently roped in HCL Infosystems as the national distributor of its enterprise products and solutions in India, aimed at increasing the total addressable market for its software and solutions.
\n
\nWith its secure software, the company is looking to provide embedded intelligence to secure enterprises in India.<\/body>","next_sibling":[{"msid":58028803,"title":"Huawei supports digitalisation of Telangana schools","entity_type":"ARTICLE","link":"\/news\/huawei-supports-digitalisation-of-telangana-schools\/58028803","category_name":null,"category_name_seo":"telecomnews"}],"related_content":[],"msid":58031100,"entity_type":"ARTICLE","title":"Hardware outsourcing strategy to result in strategic and financial benefits: BlackBerry\u2019s Alex Thurber","synopsis":"In February it inked a deal with India\u2019s Optiemus for the local design, manufacture and distribution of smartphones. Under the deal, BlackBerry has licensed its software and services for the production of BlackBerry Android handsets in markets like India, Sri Lanka, Nepal and Bangladesh.","titleseo":"telecomnews\/hardware-outsourcing-strategy-to-result-in-strategic-and-financial-benefits-blackberrys-alex-thurber","status":"ACTIVE","authors":[{"author_name":"Danish Khan","author_link":"\/author\/479206691\/danish-khan","author_image":"https:\/\/etimg.etb2bimg.com\/authorthumb\/479206691.cms?width=250&height=250&imgsize=7874","author_additional":{"thumbsize":true,"msid":479206691,"author_name":"Danish Khan","author_seo_name":"danish-khan","designation":"Senior Assistant Editor","agency":false}}],"Alttitle":{"minfo":""},"artag":"ETTelecom","artdate":"2017-04-05 19:03:52","lastupd":"2017-04-05 19:07:38","breadcrumbTags":["BlackBerry","Smartphone","Enterprise","Devices","Optiemus"],"secinfo":{"seolocation":"telecomnews\/hardware-outsourcing-strategy-to-result-in-strategic-and-financial-benefits-blackberrys-alex-thurber"}}" data-authors="[" danish khan"]" data-category-name="" data-category_id="" data-date="2017-04-05" data-index="article_1">

硬件外包策略导致战略和经济利益:黑莓的亚历克斯·瑟伯

它与印度签署了一个协议的Optiemus 2月为当地设计、生产和销售的智能手机。根据协议,黑莓已授权的软件和服务生产黑莓手机的Android手机市场,如印度、斯里兰卡、尼泊尔和孟加拉国。

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新德里消息:黑莓最近的改变战略离开内部硬件开发会导致战略和经济利益,使公司专注其核心优势提供安全的移动解决方案在全球范围内和在印度,一位高级官员说。

“印度是一个重要的市场,黑莓和提供最好的用户体验是非常重要的。我们绝对意义与关键合作伙伴在印度的一个增长最快的移动国家和全球对我们最重要的市场之一,”亚历克斯·瑟伯总经理移动解决方案,黑莓,告诉等。

加拿大企业软件和解决方案制造商在2016年晚些时候宣布启用第三方许可模型,市场和销售手机和黑莓品牌。2月与印度达成了协议Optiemus为当地设计、制造和销售的智能手机。根据协议,黑莓已授权的软件和服务生产黑莓手机的Android手机市场,如印度、斯里兰卡、尼泊尔和孟加拉国。

“既有战略(带来)经济利益为我们的新方法,”瑟贝说。

该公司最近推出了KEYone,由中国TCL,而印尼合作伙伴BB Merah Putih宣布黑莓极光智能手机。行政说,黑莓是与其合作伙伴定义一个竞争性的硬件组合,利用分布规模和访问新渠道。

“我们的战略也使我们能够扩大流动性的选择提供给我们的客户,将黑莓手机安全和生产力应用程序跨多个平台和更广泛的受众设备…更将由我们的合作伙伴发现当他们去市场,”他说。

瑟贝说Optiemus设计和市场推广计划结合黑莓的安全和高效的软件将是一个巨大的适合客户在印度。

“这符合我们的总体原则,在新的商业模式,可以总结为“全球一致性与当地风味。“我们相信我们会取得更大的定位和规模在印度与我们的伙伴关系,”他补充道。

高管说三个现有的黑莓手机使用许可只是第一阶段的许可策略,以及公司目前实施第二阶段的战略,但他拒绝透露详情。

作为其复兴战略的一部分,它正在重建其业务主要集中于企业销售,黑莓最近说服了盐酸信息系统全国经销商在印度的企业产品和解决方案,旨在提高其软件和解决方案的潜在市场。

安全软件,该公司正寻求在印度提供嵌入式智能安全企业。
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\"\"NEW DELHI: BlackBerry<\/a>’s recent change in strategy to move away from in-house hardware development will result in both strategic and financial benefits, allowing the company to focus its core strengths to provide secure mobile solutions globally and in India, a top official said.
\n
\n“India is an important market for BlackBerry and delivering the best possible customer experience is extremely critical for us. It made absolute sense to us to team up with a key partner in India -- one of the fastest growing mobile nations and among the most important markets for us globally,” Alex Thurber, general manager, Mobility Solutions, BlackBerry, told ET.
\n
The Canadian
enterprise<\/a> software and solution maker in late 2016 announced a licensing model to enable third parties to make, market and sell handsets with the BlackBerry brand. In February it inked a deal with India’s Optiemus<\/a> for the local design, manufacture and distribution of smartphones. Under the deal, BlackBerry has licensed its software and services for the production of BlackBerry Android handsets in markets like India, Sri Lanka, Nepal and Bangladesh.
\n
\n“There are both strategic and (bring) financial benefits to our new approach,” Thurber said.
\n
The company recently launched its KEYone, made by China’s TCL, while its Indonesian partner BB Merah Putih announced the BlackBerry Aurora
smartphone<\/a>. The executive said that BlackBerry is working with its partners to define a competitive hardware portfolio, leverage their distribution scale and access new channels.
\n
\n“Our strategy also allows us to expand the mobility choices available to our customers by bringing BlackBerry security and productivity applications to a wider audience across multiple platforms and
devices<\/a>…more will be revealed by our partners when they go to market,” he said.
\n
\nThurber said Optiemus’ design and go-to-market plans combined with BlackBerry’s secure and productive software will be a great fit for customers in India.
\n
\n“This fits in our overarching principle, in the new business model, which can be summed up as “global consistency with local flavour.” We believe we will achieve greater localization and scale in India with our partnership,” he added.
\n
\nThe executive said the three existing handset-based licensees are only the first phase of BlackBerry’s licensing strategy, and the company is now implementing phase 2 of its strategy, though he declined to share details.
\n
\nAs part of its revival strategy under which it is rebuilding its business with main focus on enterprise sales, BlackBerry recently roped in HCL Infosystems as the national distributor of its enterprise products and solutions in India, aimed at increasing the total addressable market for its software and solutions.
\n
\nWith its secure software, the company is looking to provide embedded intelligence to secure enterprises in India.<\/body>","next_sibling":[{"msid":58028803,"title":"Huawei supports digitalisation of Telangana schools","entity_type":"ARTICLE","link":"\/news\/huawei-supports-digitalisation-of-telangana-schools\/58028803","category_name":null,"category_name_seo":"telecomnews"}],"related_content":[],"msid":58031100,"entity_type":"ARTICLE","title":"Hardware outsourcing strategy to result in strategic and financial benefits: BlackBerry\u2019s Alex Thurber","synopsis":"In February it inked a deal with India\u2019s Optiemus for the local design, manufacture and distribution of smartphones. Under the deal, BlackBerry has licensed its software and services for the production of BlackBerry Android handsets in markets like India, Sri Lanka, Nepal and Bangladesh.","titleseo":"telecomnews\/hardware-outsourcing-strategy-to-result-in-strategic-and-financial-benefits-blackberrys-alex-thurber","status":"ACTIVE","authors":[{"author_name":"Danish Khan","author_link":"\/author\/479206691\/danish-khan","author_image":"https:\/\/etimg.etb2bimg.com\/authorthumb\/479206691.cms?width=250&height=250&imgsize=7874","author_additional":{"thumbsize":true,"msid":479206691,"author_name":"Danish Khan","author_seo_name":"danish-khan","designation":"Senior Assistant Editor","agency":false}}],"Alttitle":{"minfo":""},"artag":"ETTelecom","artdate":"2017-04-05 19:03:52","lastupd":"2017-04-05 19:07:38","breadcrumbTags":["BlackBerry","Smartphone","Enterprise","Devices","Optiemus"],"secinfo":{"seolocation":"telecomnews\/hardware-outsourcing-strategy-to-result-in-strategic-and-financial-benefits-blackberrys-alex-thurber"}}" data-news_link="//www.iser-br.com/news/hardware-outsourcing-strategy-to-result-in-strategic-and-financial-benefits-blackberrys-alex-thurber/58031100">