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| name = '''TCL Communication Technology Holdings Limited''' |
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| logo = Logo alternativo de TCL.jpg |
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| native_name = '''TCL通讯科技控股有限公司''' |
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| type = ] |
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| industry = * ] |
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* ] |
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| foundation = {{start date and age|1999}} |
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| founder = Li Dongsheng<br>({{zh|s=李东生|labels=no}}) |
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| location = ],<br>],<br>]<br>(registered office) |
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| area_served = Worldwide |
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| key_people = Li Dongsheng<br>(]) |
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| products = * ] |
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* ] |
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* ] |
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| revenue = ] 179.000.000 (2019)<ref>https://tech.sina.cn/i/gn/2020-06-30/detail-iircuyvk1185918.d.html?from=wap</ref> |
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| owner = ] |
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| parent = ] |
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| divisions = * TCL Mobile |
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* ] |
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* ] |
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| subsid = * TCL Mobile Communication Company Limited |
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* TCT Mobile International Limited |
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* T&A Mobile Phone Company Limited |
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| homepage = {{URL|tclcom.tcl.com}}}} |
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{{Chinese|title='''TCL Communication''' |
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|s='''TCL通讯科技控股有限公司''' |
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|t='''TCL通訊科技控股有限公司''' |
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|p='''TCL tōngxùn''' |
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|s2='''TCL通讯''' |
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|t2='''TCL通訊''' |
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'''TCL Communication''' (in ]: '''TCL通讯''') is a ] ] based in ], but incorporated in ]. It manufactures ] and other communication electronic devices under three key brands: ], ] and ]. It is a subsidiary of ], a company that is a subsidiary of TCL Industries.<ref>https://m.sohu.com/a/404908016_118392/?_trans_=000019_share_sinaweibo_from&pvid=000115_3w_a</ref><ref>https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20200629005316/en/TCL-Electronics-Announces-Full-Integration-TCL-Communication</ref> |
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== History == |
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=== Founded in 1999 === |
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TCL Communication Technology Holdings Limited ("TCL Communication") was formally established in March 1999 as one of the main mobile phone industry of ]. |
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On March 29, 1999, TCL Mobile Communication Company Limited ("TCL Mobile") was formally established in Huizhou.<ref>http://m.wanshengmen.com/index.php?m=Case&a=show&id=92&l=en</ref> |
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=== 2004 === |
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In April 2004, TCL announced a joint venture with ] and established a mobile phone company: ], TCL injected 55 million euros into the company in exchange for a 55% stake.<ref>https://www.thehindu.com/business/Economy/A-learning-dragon-with-long-strides/article14687035.ece</ref> |
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In August 2004, TCL Communication and ] jointly established T&A Mobile Phone Company Limited ("T&A Mobile") to formally take over all of ] mobile phone businesses.<ref>https://gadgets.ndtv.com/mobiles/alcatel-phones</ref> |
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On September 27, 2004, TCL Communication was listed on the main directory of the Hong Kong Stock Exchange under the stock code (HKSE: 2618).<ref>http://money.163.com/economy2003/editor_2003/040928/040928_234386.html</ref> |
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=== 2005 === |
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In May 2005, TCL announced that its Hong Kong-listed unit would acquire Alcatel Mobile's 45% stake in its mobile phone joint venture for consideration of HK $ 63.34 million ($ 8.1 million) in shares from TCL Communication.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=newsarchive&sid=aRUa6H1Z_x98&refer=europe|title=TCL Unit to Buy 45% Stake of Mobile-Phone Venture From Alcatel|accessdate=25 April 2011|publisher=Bloomberg L.P.|date=16 May 2005|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150924160200/http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=newsarchive&sid=aRUa6H1Z_x98&refer=europe|archive-date=24 September 2015|url-status=live}}</ref> |
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In May 2005, through the capital reorganization, TCL Communication was wholly owned by TCL Mobile and T&A Mobile.<ref>http://m.it168.com/article_1679902.html</ref><ref>http://m.eepw.com.cn/m/display/id/18536</ref> |
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=== 2006 === |
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In 2006, T&A Mobile achieved profitability in the first quarter, completed the loss reversal objective three months in advance, and achieved overall loss reduction in the second quarter.<ref>https://it.sohu.com/20050608/n240100343.shtml</ref> |
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=== 2007 === |
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In June 2007, TCL announced that its mobile phone division planned to stop using the ] brand and switch to the TCL brand entirely within five years.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/business/2007-06/20/content_5419829.htm|title=TCL to switch to own brand|accessdate=25 April 2011|work=China Daily|date=20 June 2007|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120423212607/http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/business/2007-06/20/content_5419829.htm|archive-date=23 April 2012|url-status=live}}</ref> |
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In September 2007, TCL extended the right to use the ] brand for 10 years until 2024.<ref>https://m.sohu.com/n/253218111/</ref> |
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In 2007, TCL Communication signed an agreement with ] to extend the rights to use the ] brand until 2024.<ref>https://m.sohu.com/n/253218111/</ref> |
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=== 2011 === |
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In July 2011, TCL Communication became the official partner of the Tour de France.<ref>https://n.znds.com/mip/25951.html</ref> |
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=== 2012 === |
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In October 2012, TCL smartphone sales outperform feature phones for the first time.<ref>http://www.wm23.com/80814.htm</ref> |
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In 2012, TCL mobile phones established a development strategy to reopen the Chinese market.<ref>http://tech.cnr.cn/list/201206/t20120608_509848367.shtml</ref> |
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=== 2014 === |
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In October 2014, TCL acquired the ] brand from ] for use in smartphones.<ref name="verge-alcatelpalm">{{cite web|title=Palm could be coming back to life — as an Android phone from Alcatel|url=https://www.theverge.com/2014/12/31/7474965/hp-sells-palm-acatel-one-touch-tcl|website=The Verge|accessdate=2 January 2015|date=31 December 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150102114135/http://www.theverge.com/2014/12/31/7474965/hp-sells-palm-acatel-one-touch-tcl|archive-date=2 January 2015|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name="cnet-palmcomeback">{{cite web|title=Palm makes a comeback! TCL to 're-create' the brand|url=https://www.cnet.com/news/palm-makes-a-comeback-tcl-to-recreate-the-brand/|website=CNET|accessdate=8 January 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150108073432/http://www.cnet.com/news/palm-makes-a-comeback-tcl-to-recreate-the-brand/|archive-date=8 January 2015|url-status=live}}</ref> |
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=== 2015 === |
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On December 3, 2015, Yang Zhe confirmed to join TCL Communication as COO and president.<ref>appoints-new-china-president/amp</ref><ref>https://tech.sina.cn/t/2015-12-07/detail-ifxmihae9167387.d.html?from=wap</ref> |
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In 2015, total sales of TCL mobile phones and other devices increased 9% yoy to 80 million units, of which sales of smart terminals reached 44.5 million units, an increase of 7% yoy, and turnover reached 28.7 billion Hong Kong dollars.<ref>http://mobile.dgap.de/dgap/News/corporate/tcl-communication-technology-holdings-limited-announces-annual-results/?newsID=931695</ref> |
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TCL Communication ranked fifth in global mobile phone shipments in 2015, and smartphones ranked eighth in global shipments.<ref>https://enmobile.prnasia.com/releases/global/TCL_Communication_Announces_Q1_2015_Results-120097.shtml</ref> |
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TCL Communication is the number 1 Chinese manufacturer in foreign markets, in 2015 tablet sales increased 122% year-on-year, ranking seventh in the world.<ref>https://tech.huanqiu.com/article/9CaKrnJUKIE</ref><ref>http://column.iresearch.cn/b/201603/763101.shtml</ref> |
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=== 2016 === |
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In 2016, TCL, through a wholly owned subsidiary, entered into an agreement with Novatel Wireless (NASDAQ: MIFI), a leading U.S. wireless mobile broadband brand, to acquire Novatel Wireless MIFI business at a price of USD 50 million.<ref>https://m.258.com/news/1419418.html</ref> |
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On September 30, 2016, TCL Communication was no longer listed with the share code (HKSE: 2618) on the main directory of the Hong Kong Stock Exchange due to the privatization.<ref>https://m.sohu.com/a/112616191_114835</ref> |
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In diciembre de 2016, TCL reached an agreement with ] to produce smartphones under the ] brand.<ref name="tc-tcldeal">{{cite web|title=TCL signs an exclusive deal to build BlackBerry-branded phones|url=https://techcrunch.com/2016/12/15/blackberry/|website=TechCrunch|accessdate=15 December 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161215175915/https://techcrunch.com/2016/12/15/blackberry/|archive-date=15 December 2016|url-status=live}}</ref> |
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=== 2017 === |
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On February 19, 2017, Yang Zhe resigned from his position as COO and President of TCL Communication.<ref>https://m.sohu.com/a/126570440_529665</ref><ref>http://www.xinhuanet.com//tech/2017-02/20/c_1120492616.htm</ref> |
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On December 19, 2017, TCL announced that the transfer of 49% of the capital of TCL Communication had been completed. In addition, TCL President Li Dongsheng will also serve as CEO of TCL Communication.<ref>https://m.sohu.com/a/211783453_120702</ref> |
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=== 2020 === |
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On June 29, 2020 TCL Communication became 100% owned by ].<ref>https://m.sohu.com/a/404908016_118392/?_trans_=000019_share_sinaweibo_from&pvid=000115_3w_a</ref><ref>https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20200629005316/en/TCL-Electronics-Announces-Full-Integration-TCL-Communication</ref> |
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On August 31, 2020, TCL stopped designing, manufacturing, and selling ] branded devices.<ref>https://tech.sina.cn/2020-02-04/detail-iimxxste8708564.d.html</ref><ref>https://9to5google.com/2020/02/03/blackberry-android-discontinued-2020/amp/</ref> |
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== Devices == |
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TCL primary devices are mobile phones, tablets, laptops, routers, watches, and ]. |
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TCL sells its devices primarily in ], ], ], ], ] and ] under the following brands: |
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* ] (Mobile Phones, Watches, Tablets) |
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* ] (Mobile Phones, Tablets, Routers) |
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* ] (Mobile Phones) |
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In February 2014, at the "Mobile World Congress", TCL Communication exhibited a full line of 4G smart terminals, including a variety of smart phones, tablets, and smart data card devices. In terms of smartphones, TCL Communication exhibited more than 10 new devices, including the IDOL 2 series, Firefox OS series, POP S series and POP FIT.<ref>https://xw.qq.com/finance/20140226019556/FIN2014022601955600</ref> |
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In February 2016, TCL Communication participated in the "Mobile World Congress" (MWC) in Barcelona, demonstrating the pre-5G terminal-to-terminal demonstration system.<ref>https://m.sohu.com/a/60186038_114950</ref> |
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In 2016, TCL it contractually manufactured the ] and ], for ], under its flagship brand ]. In December 2016, he became a licensee of the BlackBerry brand to design, manufacture and sell devices for the global market. As of 2017, it distributes BlackBerry devices under the name of ].<ref>https://m.sohu.com/a/121789420_161062</ref><ref>https://www.pcworld.com/article/3151181/blackberry-hands-its-brand-to-tcl-maker-of-its-last-smartphones.amp.html</ref> |
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TCL is also the owner of the Palm brand. The company launched the ] "ultra mobile companion" smartphone in 2018.<ref>http://www.sigmaintell.com/news.php?cid=24&id=6235</ref><ref>https://www.androidpit.com/poll-palm-comeback-does-the-companion-phone-make-sense?amp=true</ref> |
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In late 2019, TCL launched its first own-brand Android phone, called the TCL Plex.<ref>http://m.ikanchai.com/pcarticle/306599</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.techguide.com.au/reviews/mobiles-reviews/tcl-plex-smartphone-review-mid-tier-device-punches-well-weight/|title=TCL Plex smartphone review - mid-tier device that punches well above its weight|date=8 November 2019|access-date=29 January 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191110012011/https://www.techguide.com.au/reviews/mobiles-reviews/tcl-plex-smartphone-review-mid-tier-device-punches-well-weight/|archive-date=10 November 2019|url-status=live}}</ref> |
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TCL announced the 10 series for 2020, consisting of TCL 10 SE, TCL 10 L, ], TCL 10 Plus, and TCL 10 5G.<ref>https://m.sohu.com/a/406926185_188123</ref><ref>https://m.gsmarena.com/tcl_10_plus_and_tcl_10_se_go_official_in_russia-amp-44182.php</ref> |
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== TCL Mobile (]) == |
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=== 2020 === |
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* TCL 10 SE |
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* TCL 10 Plus |
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* TCL 10 5G |
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* TCL 10 Pro |
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* TCL 10 L |
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=== 2019 === |
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* TCL Plex |
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