HTC is a global company based in Taiwan, which manufactures mobile handsets. It believes in continuously pushing boundaries of innovation to provide true mobile freedom to the masses. HTC mobiles was founded in 1997 by Cher Wang, who is now the chair person of the company, and Peter Chou, the President of the company.
HTC mobiles is one of the fastest growing companies in the cell phones sector and has grown to receive remarkable recognition in the past few years. HTC mobiles has established unique partnerships to emerge as the leading company in mobile communication.
The list includes five operators in Europe, four in the United States, and other fast growing Asian operators. Since 2006, it has brought products in to the market under its own brand name HTC. Business week has ranked HTC as the second best performing company in 2007, and the number three company in global listings in 2006.
HTC mobiles has been instrumental in launching its own branded products since the past year and a half, and has introduced dozens of HTC branded products globally.
The company has to its credit a number of firsts such as the first colour palm size PC in 1999 and the first Microsoft Wireless Pocket PC in 2000. It also launched the first Microsoft wireless pocket pc in 2002 and the first Microsoft smart music phone in 2004. Lately, it had also pocketed to its credit the distinction of launching the first Microsoft 5.0 Smart phone and the first intuitive touch screen for finger tip navigation in June 2007.
The company is a pioneer in the smart phone market through a number of partnerships with companies like Microsoft, Intel, Orange, O2, T Mobile, Vodafone, Cingular, Verizon, Sprint and NTT DoCoMo.
Its mission is to become the leading company in mobile and smart phone technology by providing world class manufacturing, logistic, and service capabilities. For this, it has invested heavily in R&D, has pioneered many designs, and product innovations and launched state of the art PDA phones and smart phones across the board to become a leading player in the smart phone industry. For this purpose, it has set up its R&D team and high volume manufacturing facility in Taiwan and aims to be a leading figure in the mobile communications industry.
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