- Olive Telecommunications
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Olive Telecommunications 
Type Private Industry Telecommunications Founded 2006 Headquarters Gurgaon, India Area served Mobile Phones, Laptops Key people Chairman Arun Khanna Products WCDMA, CDMA, GSM, EV-DO handsets, smart-phones, Mobile Computing Devices, Netbooks, Website www.olivetelecom.in Contents
Company Background
Olive Telecom is Headquartered in Gurgaon, India and is a privately held leading Convergence Solutions Device Developer with presence in mobile phones, laptops, netbooks, Tablets , mobile computing, wireless broadband and convergence devices.
The genesis of Olive Telecom lies in the group’s core belief of providing high quality convergence devices that not only offer affordability to customers worldwide but also provide them with technology that is future ready.
Olive Telecom today is probably one of the few Indian companies’ that has an intense relationship with over 28 leading mobile service operators[1]; working with cutting edge devices to improve their bottom-lines.
Olive Telecom currently has its own two Design Houses in India focusing on Industrial Design and ICT/Convergence products. The company also has two design and R&D facilities in Nanjing and Shanghai in China for the mobile computing and telephony products.
Olive Telecom has a product portfolio complete across the areas - WCDMA, CDMA, GSM and EV-DO handsets and smart-phones, Mobile Computing Devices, Advanced data modems for wireless broadband. A strategic partnership with technology leader Qualcomm[2], has also brought about recognition for the company’s’ thrust in search of new and innovative design and technology for the connected world.
In 2006, the holding company entered into a joint venture[3] with the $20 billion Haier Group, to form Haier Telecom India, with a mandate of creating leadership for the Haier brand in the CDMA handset segment.
Haier Mobile today is the preferred brand of many Indian and international mobile service operators and occupies the prestigious second place in the category in India.
Haier Telecom (India)Private Limited, Joint Venture owned by Olive and Haier China, was awarded the "Fastest Growing Brand" award from Qualcomm at their Partner Meet at Oberoi Hotel, Delhi[4]
Product range
Olive Telecom product portfolio is replete with WCDMA, CDMA, GSM and EV-DO handsets, Mobile_Computing Devices and Advanced data modems for wireless broadband.
Mobile Computing
Olive Zipbook
Olive Telecom has given India’s first ever[5] range of Zipbooks (3G Embedded Netbooks). Currently it offers one 3G Enabled Netbook the Olive X107H. The Olive Zipbook runs on an Intel Atom N270 Processor, has a 1GB RAM and a 160 GB hard drive. A Complete Specifications list is detailed as follows
The Olive Zipbook
Specifications of the Olive Zipbook[6] Operation System Windows XP SP3 Intel CPU & Chipset Intel Atom N270 1.6 GHZ, 512 cache, 945GSE Graphics: Integrated GMA 3150 Memory DDR2 1GB Storage 250GB2.5” SATA2 HDD 5400rpm Camera 1.3Mega Pixels Input / Output 1 x VGA Connector, 3 x USB 2.0, 1 x LAN RJ-45, 2 x Audio Jack (Headphone / Mic-in) Card Reader: MMC/SD(SDHC) Battery 3 cell Li-polymer battery Dimensions 262mm (W) x 180mm (D) x 26.2mm (H) Weight 1.2kg Olive Pad
The Olive PadOlive Telecom has launched the OlivePad which is India's first 3G enabled Android tablet PC[7]. The Olive pad is positioned as muti functional device convergence and operates on an Android OS. The Olive Pad comes with features like Social networking, GPS, Internet Browser, Gaming and others. The Olive Pad's features are as follows
Specifications of the Olive Pad[8] Processor ARM11 600MHz Chipset Qualcomm MSM7227 Internal Memory 512MB Hard Disk Drive Type Inbuilt Flash 512MB NAND Flash and microSD expandability up to 32GB Display Screen Size (Inches) 7" Touch TFT Resolution 800 X 400, WVGA Screen Type Touch & Capacitive Type GSM Bands: 850/900/1800/1900 UMTS Bands : 900/1900/2100 Or 850/1900/2100 WiFi (802.11b/g) Bluetooth Bluetooth 2.0 + EDR 3G Yes GPS Yes Multimedia Yes Microphone Yes Speakers Yes Camera 3 Mega Pixel (Front Camera) & VGA Camera (Back) G-Sensor Yes E-Compass Sensor Yes Ambient Light Sensor Yes Computer Interfaces ( I/O Ports and Cards) The Olive Pad has been touted as an able and capable challenger to the popular Apple iPad. The device undercuts the Apple iPad's price tag significantly as it is priced for a shade under Rs 25,000 versus the Apple iPad [9][10]
Mobile Phones
Olive Telecom has a total of 11 Mobile Phones in its portfolio. A list of the Olive Telecom Mobile Phones are as follows:
- V-G200 Olive Pwrr (Candy Bar mobile phone )
- V-G300 Olive Touch ( Touch screen mobile phone )
- V-G8000 Olive Msgr ( QWERTY mobile phone )
- V-G1100 Olive Compacta (Candy Bar mobile phone )
- V-G2100 Olive Glide (Candy Bar mobile phone )
- V-G400 ( Flip mobile phone )
- V-G500 ( Slider mobile phone )
- V-GC800 Olive Wiz ( Triple sim mobile phone )
- V-G200 Olive Pwrr ( Touch Screen mobile phone )
- V-G2300 Olive Frvron ( Hybrid dual power mobile phone )
- V-G3200 Olive Lumen ( Torch mobile phone )
References
- ^ "Olive :: Zipbook, Netbook, Laptop, Computers, GSM Mobile Cell Phones, Handset". Olivetelecom.in. http://www.olivetelecom.in/carriers-partners.html. Retrieved 2010-08-20.
- ^ "Qualcomm". Qualcommindiaon.com. 2009-09-02. http://www.qualcommindiaon.com/press5.html. Retrieved 2010-07-23.
- ^ "Olive Partnership With Haier, Olive Telecom, Mobile India, Gurgaon". Olivetelecom.in. http://www.olivetelecom.in/partnership-with-haier.html. Retrieved 2010-08-20.
- ^ "Olive :: Qualcomm: Strategic Partner Award in 2009" (in (Russian)). Olive.by. http://www.olive.by/en/about/award/. Retrieved 2010-08-20.[dead link]
- ^ "India > News > Consumer Electronics > India's First 3G-embedded Netbook Launched". Techtree.com. http://www.techtree.com/India/News/Indias_First_3G-embedded_Netbook_Launched/551-106146-893.html. Retrieved 2010-08-20.
- ^ Siddharth Bhatia. "Olive Zipbook X107H Netbook > Reviews > PCs & Laptops > Netbooks > Tech2.com India". India: Tech2.in.com. http://tech2.in.com/india/reviews/netbooks-pcs-laptops/olive-zipbook-x107h-netbook/111272/1. Retrieved 2010-08-20.
- ^ "Olive Telecom launches India's first 3G tablet - Tech News - IBNLive". Ibnlive.in.com. 2010-02-03. http://ibnlive.in.com/news/olive-telecom-launches-indias-first-3g-tablet/127264-11.html. Retrieved 2010-08-20.
- ^ http://www.olivetelecom.in/laptop/olivepad/Olive%20Pad%20V-T100%20Specs%20Sheet.pdf
- ^ "Olive launches desi challenge to Apple's iPad". The Hindu Business Line. 2010-07-23. http://www.thehindubusinessline.com/2010/07/23/stories/2010072352071000.htm. Retrieved 2010-08-20.
- ^ "Can India's first 3G tablet be an iPad killer? - International Business Times". Ibtimes.com. 2010-07-26. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/38296/20100726/olive-telecom-3g-tablet-pc-apple-ipad-smartphone-video-calling-camera-megapixel-gps-e-book-reader-ga.htm. Retrieved 2010-08-20.
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