Chinese telecom firm ZTE will start selling handsets in the open market and will launch 10-12models in both the GSM and the CDMA space in India under the ZTE brand in the next 2-3 months.
"We are in the process of retailing mobile handsets inthe market and our products will become available across Indiain the next two to three months," ZTE chairman and managing director D K Ghosh told PTI.
In CDMA, it will be open market handsets, a segment which is gaining momentum as they are not operator dependent.
Ghosh said the company's aim is to sell at least 2-3million units in the first year of retail operation with thehelp of distributors who in turn will reach dealers.
Sale of CDMA handsets through telecom operators will also happen simultaneously, Ghosh said.
ZTE Worldwide has plans to launch high-end handsets on Microsoft and Android platforms as well.
Though Chinese telecom players were under the scanner by the government on security concerns, Ghosh said he did not foresee any hurdle in the company's plans.
The department of telecommunications recently issued a directive asking operators to get security clearance before placing orders to procure equipment or software from foreign firms.
Ghosh said the company was looking at huge business opportunities arising from 3G and Wimax services, for whichspectrum will be allocated in the near future.
"We hope to garner 10-15 per cent share of this market,which is estimated to be $4 billion," he said.
Moreover, the company is also ready to bid for state-run telecom service provider Bharat Sanchar Nigam's GSM network expansion plan, the tendering process for which gotcancelled earlier.
