Transsion

About Transsion

Transsion aims to be the most beloved smart device and mobile internet service provider for consumers in emerging markets. Since its establishment, Transsion has been committed to providing users with high-quality multi-brand smart devices centered around mobile phones, and through its independently developed smart device operating system and traffic entry points, it provides mobile internet services to users. Transsion owns popular emerging market mobile phone brands TECNO, itel, and Infinix, as well as digital accessory brand Oraimo, home appliance brand Syinix, and after-sales service brand Carlcare. After years of development, Transsion has become a key player in the global emerging market mobile phone industry. In 2019, Transsion's mobile phone shipments reached 137 million units. According to IDC statistics, its global market share was 8.1%, ranking fourth; its African market share was 52.5%, ranking first; its Indian market share was 6.8%, ranking fifth; and its Bangladeshi market share was 15.6%, ranking second. In the "Top 100 Most Loved Brands by African Consumers 2019/2020" list published by the renowned pan-African business magazine "African Business" (June 2020 issue), Transsion's three mobile phone brands, TECNO, itel, and Infinix, ranked 5th, 21st, and 27th respectively. In 2019, Transsion received honors such as "Top 500 Chinese Private Enterprises," "Top 500 Chinese Private Manufacturing Enterprises," "Top 100 Private Enterprises in Guangdong Province," and "Top 500 Shenzhen Enterprises." On September 30, 2019, Transsion Holdings was successfully listed on the STAR Market of the Shanghai Stock Exchange. Transsion has established independent R&D centers in Shanghai and Shenzhen, China, achieving integrated innovation through deep customized cooperation in the mobile phone supply chain. Transsion has over 1,500 R&D personnel, mainly focusing on hardware, software, and mobile internet development for mobile phone products. By continuously increasing R&D investment, Transsion strengthens its differentiated product competitiveness, expands its competitive advantages in localized technological innovation in emerging markets, and enhances user value and experience. Transsion has set up multiple production and manufacturing centers globally, including in China, Ethiopia, India, and Bangladesh. Its after-sales service brand Carlcare has over 2,000 after-sales service outlets (including third-party cooperative outlets) worldwide and has established 7 major after-sales repair centers overseas. Transsion collaborates strongly with globally renowned companies such as Google, Facebook, Microsoft, MediaTek, Orange, and Vodafone, and will continue to develop steadily in the future. Smart mobile terminals are the primary way for African users to connect to the internet. Transsion's mobile phone brands are equipped with deeply customized smart device operating systems (OS), including HiOS, itelOS, and XOS (collectively referred to as "Transsion OS"). Currently, Transsion OS has become one of the mainstream operating systems in major emerging markets globally, including Africa. Centered around Transsion OS, Transsion has developed numerous utility applications such as an app store, game center, advertising distribution platform, and phone manager. Concurrently, Transsion engages in strategic overseas cooperation with multiple leading domestic internet companies like NetEase in areas such as music, gaming, short videos, content aggregation, and other applications, actively developing and incubating mobile internet products. They have jointly developed 5 applications with over 10 million monthly active users. Currently, Transsion's global sales network covers more than 70 countries and regions.