Kyocera Communications
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It has been suggested that this article or section be merged into Kyocera Wireless. (Discuss) Proposed since September 2010. |
| Type | Subsidiary of Kyocera International |
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| Industry | Telecommunication |
| Founded | April 1st 2008 formed by the merger of Kyocera Wireless and Sanyo Mobile Phone Division |
| Key people | Yasuhiro Oishi- President; Jim Kelly- COO/EVP |
| Products | Mobile Phones |
| Parent | Kyocera Corporation |
| Website | http://www.kyocerawireless.com/ |
'Kyocera Communications, Inc. is a manufacturer of mobile telephones for CMDA networks and is a wholly owned subsidiary of Kyocera Corporation that was formed in February 2000 when Kyocera acquired QUALCOMM's San Diego, California-based terrestrial handset division. Upon the purchase of QUALCOMM's business unit, Kyocera formed Kyocera Wireless Corp. (KWC) headquartered in San Diego. KWC was a wholly owned subsidiary of Kyocera International, Inc. the North American holding company for Kyocera Corp.
In 2003, Kyocera Wireless India (KWI), based in Bangalore, was established as a fully owned subsidiary of KWC, expanding KWC's reach into India's CDMA markets. However, in September 2009, KWC sold KWI to Mindtree Ltd. of Bangalore, India.
In 2008, Kyocera Corp. acquired the mobile phone division of Sanyo Electric Co., Ltd. for $375 Million, making them the world's sixth-largest cell phone company. On April 1, 2008, they took the North American assets of Sanyo and created Kyocera Sanyo Telecom, Inc. (KSTI). They also announced that they were entering the GSM handset market, with a focus on the Latin America market. Kyocera continues selling Sanyo-branded phones. On April 1, 2009, Kyocera announced the integration of KWC and KSTI, creating a new, consolidated division called Kyocera Communications, Inc. (KCI), with the headquarters remaining in their San Diego U.S. headquarters. KCI remains one of North America's larger handset manufacturers, providing products to wireless carriers including Sprint, Cricket, Virgin Mobile, Boost Mobile and more.
