Lava International Ltd. (stylized as LΛVΛ) is an Indian
multinational technology company
A technology company (or tech company) is an electronics-based technological company, including, for example, business relating to digital electronics, software, and internet-related services, such as e-commerce services.
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that is specialized in manufacturing
smartphones
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,
laptops,
computer hardware
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and
consumer electronics
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. It was founded in 2009 by Hari Om Rai, Sunil Bhalla, Shailendra Nath Rai and Vishal Sehgal
as an offshoot of a
telecommunication
Telecommunication is the transmission of information by various types of technologies over wire, radio, optical, or other electromagnetic systems. It has its origin in the desire of humans for communication over a distance greater than that fe ...
venture. It is headquartered in
Noida
Noida, short for New Okhla Industrial Development Authority, is a planned city located in Gautam Buddha Nagar district of the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh. Noida is a satellite city of Delhi and is a part of the National Capital Region (NCR) o ...
,
Uttar Pradesh
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, India, and has overseas operations in a number of countries.
Structure
Lava is headquartered in
Noida
Noida, short for New Okhla Industrial Development Authority, is a planned city located in Gautam Buddha Nagar district of the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh. Noida is a satellite city of Delhi and is a part of the National Capital Region (NCR) o ...
sector 64,
Uttar Pradesh
Uttar Pradesh (; , 'Northern Province') is a state in northern India. With over 200 million inhabitants, it is the most populated state in India as well as the most populous country subdivision in the world. It was established in 1950 ...
,
India
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. The company maintains 6 offices and 3 manufacturing and service facilities throughout
India
India, officially the Republic of India (Hindi: ), is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by area, the second-most populous country, and the most populous democracy in the world. Bounded by the Indian Ocean on the so ...
.
Lava has a single-layer distribution model, wherein more than 900 distributors across
India
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are directly managed and controlled by the company. Lava is also present in several countries like
Thailand
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,
Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka (, ; si, ශ්රී ලංකා, Śrī Laṅkā, translit-std=ISO (); ta, இலங்கை, Ilaṅkai, translit-std=ISO ()), formerly known as Ceylon and officially the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka, is an ...
,
Middle-East,
Bangladesh
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,
Indonesia
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and
Nepal
Nepal (; ne, नेपाल ), formerly the Federal Democratic Republic of Nepal ( ne,
सङ्घीय लोकतान्त्रिक गणतन्त्र नेपाल ), is a landlocked country in South Asia. It is mai ...
.
Research and development
For designing and developing its products, Lava has set up
Research and development
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facilities in India and abroad, with particular investment in India after the
Government
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In the case of its broad associative definition, government normally consists of legislature, executive, and judiciary. Government is a ...
's
Make in India and
Atmanirbhar Bharat initiatives.
Market share
The company held a market share of 13.4% in the feature phone segment in India in the financial year 2021.
Products
*Agni 5G was officially released on November 9th 2021.
*The blaze series was released on November 15th 2022.The official lineup included Blaze 5G, Blaze Pro and Blaze NXT.
Awards and honours
Lava received an award from the
Government of Uttar Pradesh
The Government of Uttar Pradesh (ISO: Uttar Pradesh Sarkār; often abbreviated as GoUP) is the subnational government of the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh with the governor as its appointed constitutional head of the state by the President of I ...
in July 2017 for hiring the most number of apprentices in the state. The company hired 710 apprentices from
Uttar Pradesh
Uttar Pradesh (; , 'Northern Province') is a state in northern India. With over 200 million inhabitants, it is the most populated state in India as well as the most populous country subdivision in the world. It was established in 1950 ...
in 2016 in keeping with the guidelines laid down in the Apprenticeship Act, 1961.
See also
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List of mobile phone brands by country
This is the list of mobile phone brands sorted by the country from which the brands originate.
Defunct
No longer associated with mobile phones
References
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List of companies of India
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In 2019, the Indian economy was the world's fifth ...
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List of trains run by Indian Railways
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Micromax Informatics
Micromax Informatics is an Indian multinational manufacturer of consumer electronics and home appliances, headquartered in Gurugram. It was established in March 2000 as an IT software company operating in the embedded devices domain. It ente ...
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Karbonn Mobiles
Karbonn Mobiles is an Indian smartphone manufacturing company, founded in March 2009. It is a vendor of feature phones, smartphones, tablets and mobile phone accessories.
Karbonn is a joint venture between United Telelinks Ltd., a Bangalore- ...
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Intex Technologies
Intex Technologies, is an Indian multinational electronics manufacturing services company that manufactures smartphones, consumer electronics, and otheaccessories It also provides consumer electronic products such as MP3 players, DVD player ...
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Spice
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References
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