Borqs Technologies Inc. is a publicly traded Internet of Things manufacturer.

History

Borqs has been a member of the

Open Handset Alliance The Open Handset Alliance (OHA) is a consortium of 84 firms to develop open standards for mobile devices. Member firms include HTC, Sony, Dell, Intel, Motorola, Qualcomm, Texas Instruments, Google, Samsung Electronics, LG Electronics, T-Mobile, ...

since 2008 and is also a member of the

Symbian Foundation The Symbian Foundation was a non-profit organisation that stewarded the Symbian operating system for mobile phones which previously had been owned and licensed by Symbian Ltd. Symbian Foundation never directly developed the platform, but evangelis ...

. Borqs is notable as the developer of the OPhone, or Open Mobile System (OMS), for

China Mobile China Mobile is the trade name of both China Mobile Limited () and its ultimate controlling shareholder, China Mobile Communications Group Co., Ltd. (, formerly known as China Mobile Communications Corporation, "CMCC"), a Chinese state-ownedSt ...

.Borqs to Launch OPhone 3.0 in Q1 2012
Marbridge Consulting Daily Report. The OPhone is a Linux-kernel-based open-source software platform that has been used in conjunction with China Mobile's proprietary

TD-SCDMA The Universal Mobile Telecommunications System (UMTS) is a third generation mobile cellular system for networks based on the GSM standard. Developed and maintained by the 3GPP (3rd Generation Partnership Project), UMTS is a component of the In ...

3G network. Version 2.0 of the Ophone software was launched in late 2009, and gained 50,000 registered developers. China Mobile signed up more than 20 handset vendors to develop phones for the Ophone OS.Chinese Android Ophone 2.0 Makes Debut
telecoms.com. OPhone accounted for 38% of the TD-SCDMA

smartphone A smartphone is a portable computer device that combines mobile telephone and computing functions into one unit. They are distinguished from feature phones by their stronger hardware capabilities and extensive mobile operating systems, whic ...

market at the end of 2011. Borqs has brought its OPhone software to the US under the name Android+.China's OPhone to find its way to US as Android+
Computer World Borqs provided software under the Android+ branding for Dell's line-up of smartphones in the US.ChinICT Conference
China Tech Stars ''3:00''

History

* 20072008 Established R&D centers in Beijing, China, Bengaluru, and India * 2007 Partnered with

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Open Handset Alliance (OHA) * 2008

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Vodafone Vodafone Group plc () is a British multinational telecommunications company. Its registered office and global headquarters are in Newbury, Berkshire, England. It predominantly operates services in Asia, Africa, Europe, and Oceania. , Vod ...

and Borqs set the formation of Joint Innovation Laboratory (JIL) * 2011 Established strategic partnership with

Intel Intel Corporation is an American multinational corporation and technology company headquartered in Santa Clara, California. It is the world's largest semiconductor chip manufacturer by revenue, and is one of the developers of the x86 seri ...

* 2011 Cooperated with WAC to realize full compatibility with the Web Runtime 1.0 in the Google Android platform * 2013 Joined

Linux Linux ( or ) is a family of open-source Unix-like operating systems based on the Linux kernel, an operating system kernel first released on September 17, 1991, by Linus Torvalds. Linux is typically packaged as a Linux distribution, w ...

Foundation * 2013 Established strategic partnership with Qualcomm * 2014 Established joint venture with Positivo in Brazil * 20102014 Established Android mobile services with

and SingTel Group * 2014 In cooperation with

Sonim Seong Son-im (born March 10, 1983), known monomyously as , is a Japanese actress and singer associated with Amuse Inc. She debuted in 2000 as the lead singer of the pop duo EE Jump. In 2002, she debuted as a solo singer with "Curry Rice no Onna ...

, Borqs delivered

AT&T AT&T Inc. is an American multinational telecommunications holding company headquartered at Whitacre Tower in Downtown Dallas, Texas. It is the world's largest telecommunications company by revenue and the third largest provider of mobile te ...

Push-To-Talk Android phone * 2015 Provided Android enhancement and product realization for Sprint’s tablet * 2015 In cooperation with ElaCarte, Borqs developed ruggedized restaurant ordering tablets * 20112015 Developed 50+ Android devices, 10M+ commercial shipments in 15+ countries * 20152016 Supported

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for Smart TV remote control * 20152016 Provided the In-vehicle Infotainment (IVI) s/w and solutions for

Geely Zhejiang Geely Holding Group Co., Ltd (ZGH), commonly known as Geely (吉利 "auspicious"), is a Chinese multinational automotive company headquartered in Hangzhou, Zhejiang. The company is privately held by Chinese billionaire entrepreneur ...

* 2016 Supported Reliance for the world's first 4.75G phone * 2016 Launched Anda’

Symbol-based Communication Wearable for Children at

COMPUTEX COMPUTEX Taipei, or Taipei International Information Technology Show (), is a computer expo held annually in Taipei, Taiwan. Since the early 2000s, it is one of the largest computer and technology trade shows in the world. The last COMPUTEX wa ...

2016 * 2016 Partnered with Qualcomm in developing the world's first 4G Android wearable device * 2017 Marked debut as a public company on The NASDAQ Stock Market under the trading symbol, BRQS. * 2017 Exhibited the world's first

NB-IoT Narrowband Internet of things (NB-IoT) is a low-power wide-area network (LPWAN) radio technology standard developed by 3GPP for cellular devices and services. The specification was frozen in 3GPP Release 13 (LTE Advanced Pro), in June 2016. Othe ...

tracker based on Qualcomm’s wear platform during

Global Partners Conference * 2018 Signed letter of intent to acquire electric vehicle control company Shanghai KADI Machinery Technology Co., Ltd * 2018 Signed agreement to acquire a major Chinese EMS – Shenzhen Crave Communication * 2022 Stock had lost more than 97% of its value

Investors

* GSR Venture

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Capita

* Keystone Capita

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Norwest Venture Partners Norwest Venture Partners (Norwest) is an American venture and growth equity investment firm. The firm targets early to late-stage venture and growth equity investments across several sectors, including cloud computing and information technology, ...

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* Qualcomm Venture

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Pacific Securities The Pacific Securities Co., Ltd. is a Chinese investment bank and brokerage firm. The company is listed on the Shanghai Stock Exchange. As on 28 November 2016, The Pacific Securities is a constituent of CSI 300 Index (and mid-cap sub-index CSI ...

Co., Ltd

* The SBI & TH Venture Capita

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SK Telecom SK Telecom Co., Ltd. ( or ) is a South Korean wireless telecommunications operator and former film distributor and is part of the SK Group, one of the country's largest chaebols. It leads the local market with 50.5 percent share as of 2008. ...

China Fund I L.P

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