Vitelcom Group was a Spanish manufacturer and distributor of

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, concentrating on the home entertainment and

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markets. It also provided mobile phone content such as games. Vitelcom made

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and

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equipment under contract using the

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brand name, mobile phones using the

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name under license, plus handheld computer equipment and

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modems.

History

Primary markets were

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and

Latin America Latin America or * french: Amérique Latine, link=no * ht, Amerik Latin, link=no * pt, América Latina, link=no, name=a, sometimes referred to as LatAm is a large cultural region in the Americas where Romance languages — languages derived f ...

, although Vitelcom had some success in selling mobile handsets to a wider market, either under the Grundig brand or branded by the local

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. During 2004 to 2005 Vitelcom was engaged in a

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dispute with

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which was resolved before it went to court. In 2007 the company fell into administration and was wound up in 2008. The name "Vitelcom" is now used by a New Zealand IT company.

Products

Product released: TSM5, TSM30 and TSM1000

References

External links

Grundig Mobile
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