Samsung eyes expansion, planning to make India smartphone manufacturing hub

The South Korean electronics major plans to invest in setting up smart manufacturing capabilities at its second-largest mobile phone plant in Noida

Samsung is planning to make India its smartphone manufacturing hub. To this end, it plans to make investments in research and development centers. It is also planning manufacturing facilities to further bolster the competitiveness of its products, the global head of Samsung was quoted as saying in a report in The Economic Times (ET).

The report also quoted TM Roh, head of mobile experience business at Samsung Electronics, as saying, "We have R&D in the centre here. So, for the new innovations, we will continue our investments in this critical area. We will continue our investment to bring