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FIRST ELCOTEQ FORUM IN ZURICH

By Carsten Barth | October 30, 2008

The first-ever Elcoteq Forum was held on October 28, 2008 in the Dolder Grand Hotel in Zurich, Switzerland. Hosted by Elcoteq’s Communications Networks Business Area, numerous Swiss and European technology industry leaders took part. The majestic Hotel and its beautiful surroundings provided participants with abundant benchmarking and networking opportunities.
The event began with a highly informative […]

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Reaping Success from Online Banking and Mobile Device Marketing

By Carsten Barth | October 27, 2008

GE Money Bank Austria is headquartered in Vienna and has 35 other branches and around 500 employees. It specializes in consumer and online loans.
by Carsten Barth and Pertti Rönkkö
The bank provides retail sales financing for the customers of Ikea, Suzuki, Apple and other partners, and also engages in service cooperation with Allianz. Bank Manager Mr. […]

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EXCELLENCE IN ENVIRONMENT MANAGEMENT AWARD for the Elcoteq plant in India

By Carsten Barth | September 19, 2008

Elcoteq’s manufacturing plant in Bangalore, India has received the prestigious 2007 - 2008 ELCINA -DUN & BRADSTREET first place award for Excellence in Environment Management.  The award was presented by Dr. V. Krishnamurthy, Chairman, National Manufacturing Competitiveness Council (NMCC), at a ceremony in New Delhi, India on September 10, 2008. 
 
ELCINA (Electronic Industries Association of India) […]

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Time-to-Market and Time-to-Volume: critical success factors for product launches

By Carsten Barth | August 13, 2008

As product innovation is absolutely fundamental to the market, original equipment manufacturers (OEMs) struggle to keep pace with consumers whose demands for new phones and product replacement are growing at a high rate. Manufacturing is regarded less and less as a source of competitive advantage for OEMs. Product innovation, brand image and product sales are […]

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Towards Low Carbon Economy: Actions in Elcoteq´s plants in Asia

By Carsten Barth | July 30, 2008

The slogan of the 2008 World Environmental Day is “Kick the Habit! Towards a Low Carbon Economy”. This concerns everyone especially those working in the electronics industry.
Like Elcoteq’s plants in other regions, our plants in Asia are expressing great support by taking actions to save energy and reduce greenhouse gas emissions.
Elcoteq Beijing has launched the […]

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EMS company’s perspective on growing versatile Mobile Phones

By Carsten Barth | July 17, 2008

Entertainment and utility services for mobile phones are growing from strength to strength, and in practice all Internet services can now be used with a mobile phone. For instance the mobile phone user can trade in securities, watch television, play games, send instant messages and follow the commentary of football matches in real time. The […]

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Elcoteq Commemorated the World Environment Day

By Carsten Barth | June 24, 2008

The World Environment Day was commemorated in Elcoteq locations globally on June 5, 2008. Since climate change is becoming the defining issue of our era, the slogan this year was Kick the Habit! Towards a Low Carbon Economy. Also Elcoteq SE’s Corporate Responsibility Report was published on the same day in digital format.
Lots of activities […]

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EMS in Asia

By Carsten Barth | April 27, 2008

The trend for EMS companies to concentrate their volume manufacturing in low-cost countries is still going strong. China is firmly established as the leading country for manufacturing thanks to its massive home market, low prices, and developed infrastructure. About half of the slightly over one billion mobile phones produced worldwide in 2007 were made in […]

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The Elcoteq EMS Cocktail

By Carsten Barth | March 16, 2008

Electronic Manufacturing Services (EMS) companies are involved with the whole life-cycle of a product from design to after market services. An easy way to understand what this means is to compare it to making drinks for a party.
The first step is to find a good recipe. To the EMS, that means product development. Much research, […]

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An Organization for Customers

By Carsten Barth | March 3, 2008

As from the beginning of the year 2008, Elcoteq has adopted a new customer-centric organization model. The new model was launched in order to support global communication technology customers better. The company also wishes to simplify and further standardize its existing processes.
Global customers wish to deal with products and manufacture over geographical boundaries. Accordingly, Elcoteq […]

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