iPhone assembler Wistron acquires 43 acres for smartphone unit

Taiwanese contract manufacturer Wistron has acquired 43 acres of land on the outskirts of Bengaluru to set up its second integrated manufacturing facility for smartphones.
 
The unit, which will attract an investment of Rs 7-8 billion, will be constructed in Devanahalli which is around 40 kilometers from the capital city. Wistron's first unit is currently being used to assemble Apple's low-cost iPhone SE smartphone, its first locally manufactured device in India.
 
Wistron has proposed bringing in other Taiwanese manufacturers. It will try to replicate the entire smartphone manufacturing ecosystem at its new unit. The company’s proposal also includes