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Syscom opens manufacturing unit in Noida

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CIOL Bureau
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NEW DELHI,INDIA: SIM supplier and telecommunications solution provider Syscom Corporation Limited, a subsidiary of Sagem Orga, today inaugurated the Asia’s largest smart card manufacturing facility at Noida SEZ.

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The facility is spread over 8,000 sqm of land area in the NSEZ, Noida, (Uttar Pradesh). It will enhance the overall production capacity of Syscom to 200 million SIM cards per annum, Syscom said in a statement.

Apart from catering to the needs of Indian customers the facility will also cater to global customers of Sagem Orga group covering South-East Asia, Middle East and Africa.

“Syscom plans to further consolidate its position, and intends to invest to retain market leadership in India,” said Sanjeev Shriya, managing director, Syscom Corporation Limited, and VP Asia-Pacific of Sagem-Orga.

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“The manufacturing plant in India will produce full range of SIM cards including up to 256 KB capacity. In 2008 alone, we expect the Indian market to require approximately 250 million SIM cards and by 2010 the demand is expected to touch 500 million,” he added.

The company holds a market share of 40 to 45 per cent in India, with clientele including telecom operators like Vodafone, Bharti, Idea, Reliance and BSNL.

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