Vitelcom
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Vitelcom Group was a Spanish
manufacturer and distributor of consumer electronics
, concentrating on the home entertainment and mobile phone
markets. It also provides mobile phone content such as games.
Vitelcom makes DVD and VCR equipment under contract using the Funai
brand name, mobile phones using the Grundig mobile
name under license, plus handheld computer equipment and ADSL modems.
With more than 400 working people, Vitelcom has its own R&D Department and can take advantage of new technologies as they become available.
Primary markets are Iberia and Latin America, although Vitelcom is having some success in selling mobile handsets to a wider market, either under the Grundig brand or branded by the local mobile network operator
.
During 2004 to 2005 Vitelcom was engaged in a patent infringement
dispute with Nokia
which was resolved before it went to court. http://www.theregister.co.uk/2004/11/04/nokia_lawsuits/http://press.nokia.com/PR/200501/977074_5.html
Spain
Spain , officially the Kingdom of Spain languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Spain's official name is as follows:;;;;;;), is a country and member state of the European Union located in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula...
manufacturer and distributor of consumer electronics
Consumer electronics
Consumer electronics are electronic equipment intended for everyday use, most often in entertainment, communications and office productivity. Radio broadcasting in the early 20th century brought the first major consumer product, the broadcast receiver...
, concentrating on the home entertainment and mobile phone
Mobile phone
A mobile phone is a device which can make and receive telephone calls over a radio link whilst moving around a wide geographic area. It does so by connecting to a cellular network provided by a mobile network operator...
markets. It also provides mobile phone content such as games.
Vitelcom makes DVD and VCR equipment under contract using the Funai
Funai
Funai Electric is a Japanese consumer electronics company headquartered in Daitō, Osaka. The company was founded in 1961. It owns the subsidiary Funai Corporation, Inc., established in the United States since 1991, to market and maintain Funai-licensed brands such as Sylvania, Emerson Radio,...
brand name, mobile phones using the Grundig mobile
Grundig mobile
Grundig mobile is a Spanish manufacturer of mobile phones and accessories.Grundig mobile was born in 2005 as a collaboration agreement between Grundig and Vitelcom Mobile Technology....
name under license, plus handheld computer equipment and ADSL modems.
With more than 400 working people, Vitelcom has its own R&D Department and can take advantage of new technologies as they become available.
Primary markets are Iberia and Latin America, although Vitelcom is having some success in selling mobile handsets to a wider market, either under the Grundig brand or branded by the local mobile network operator
Mobile network operator
A mobile network operator , also known as mobile phone operator , carrier service provider , wireless service provider, wireless carrier, or cellular company, or mobile network carrier is a telephone company that provides services for mobile phone subscribers.One essential...
.
During 2004 to 2005 Vitelcom was engaged in a patent infringement
Patent infringement
Patent infringement is the commission of a prohibited act with respect to a patented invention without permission from the patent holder. Permission may typically be granted in the form of a license. The definition of patent infringement may vary by jurisdiction, but it typically includes using or...
dispute with Nokia
Nokia
Nokia Corporation is a Finnish multinational communications corporation that is headquartered in Keilaniemi, Espoo, a city neighbouring Finland's capital Helsinki...
which was resolved before it went to court. http://www.theregister.co.uk/2004/11/04/nokia_lawsuits/http://press.nokia.com/PR/200501/977074_5.html