MediaTek at its Virtual Chapter of MediaTek Diaries event reiterated its focus on R&D to enable ‘Make in India’ and ‘AtmaNirbhar Bharat’, and said that it is committed to enabling the Indian smart devices ecosystem and boosting 5G capabilities to make great technology available and accessible to everyone.
MediaTek announced its collaboration with VVDN Technologies, a leading product engineering, cloud, and manufacturing company in India, to offer a new range of MediaTek AIoT solutions for home and office use.
MediaTek and VVDN will be working closely to design, develop, and manufacture innovative AIoT solutions, including camera solutions, home automation solutions, and Voice Assistant Devices / smart speakers. These smart devices powered by MediaTek will be rolled out in India in the fourth quarter of 2020, said the company.
MediaTek has also launched its brand-new microsite for Indian Non-Mobile products (smart devices beyond the smartphones) that offers detailed information on a variety of products powered by MediaTek chips, including smart home solutions (AIoT, set-top boxes, smart TVs, Voice Assistant Devices), retail broadband, education tablets, POS terminals, biometric devices, and automotive solutions.
Commenting on the same, Anku Jain, Managing Director, MediaTek India, said:
MediaTek leads the market in chipset technology for Smart Phones, Smart TVs, Voice Assistant Devices (VADs), Android tablets, feature phones and more. A recent report by techARC also states that amongst chipset manufacturers, MediaTek leads in terms of adoption of its chipset solution by various OEMs across several devices including TVs, Smart Speakers, STBs, TWS among others. India remains a key growth market for us, both in terms of business value proposition and talent pool. We are keen to enable the ’Make in India’ narrative by collaborating with indigenous device makers like VVDN Technologies to create smart solutions in India, targeted at both Indian and global consumers.
Vivek Bansal, President Engineering and Co-Founder, VVDN Technologies, said:
We are excited to work with MediaTek as the association will contribute greatly towards our ‘Make in India’ initiatives. VVDN’s collaboration with MediaTek will enable us to work together on innovative and cost-effective smart devices at our Global Innovation Park (GIP) manufacturing hub in Manesar which houses an elaborate R&D, design, engineering and electronic Manufacturing Facility. We look forward to a long and successful alliance with MediaTek.