Reliance Communications in pact with Lenovo to introduce CDMA - GSM devices

Reliance Communications has teamed up with PC maker Lenovo to market smart phones in the country. Lenovo will make CDMA and GSM handsets simultaneously and use the Reliance 'Dual Core' network to switch calls between the two networks automatically based on the strength and quality of RF signals.

The Reliance Lenovo co-branded smart-phones will be available to Reliance CDMA and GSM customers.

"Reliance Communications' partnership with Lenovo is aimed towards leading the next wave of Smart-phones and tablets across the country with the widest footprint of High Speed Data network of Reliance," Reliance Communications said in a statement.

The Reliance Lenovo co-branded smart-phones will operate on the Android operating system with a dual core 1 GHz processor that supports all applications

''The Indian smart-phone market represents solid growth opportunities where CDMA / GSM smart-phone penetration is still low. Having made strong inroads owing to our innovative product offering, we saw a great synergy with Reliance Communications to provide cutting edge phones for our consumers as a next step to penetrate the market further. With this partnership, we aim to replicate our China success and gain market share in the booming smart-phone market in India,'' said Liu Jun, president, Lenovo Business Group.