BBK Electronics

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

This is an old revision of this page, as edited by Wtmitchell (talk | contribs) at 10:05, 4 October 2018 (Reverted edits by 116.90.230.158 (talk) (HG) (3.4.4)). The present address (URL) is a permanent link to this revision, which may differ significantly from the current revision.

BBK Electronic Corporation
Company typePrivate[1]
IndustryConsumer electronics
Founded1995; 29 years ago (1995)
FounderDuan Yongping
Headquarters
Dongguan, Guangdong
,
China
SubsidiariesOPPO, OnePlus, Realme, Vivo
Websitegdbbk.com
Footnotes / references
[2][3]

BBK Electronics Corporation (Chinese: 广东步步高电子工业有限公司) is a Chinese multinational firm specializing in electronics such as television sets, MP3 players, digital cameras and cell phones. It markets smartphones under the OPPO,[4] OnePlus,[5] Realme[6], and Vivo[7] brands, and Blu-ray players, headphones and headphone amplifiers under the OPPO Digital division.[8][9] BBK Electronics' headquarters and production base are located in Chang'an, Dongguan.[10] The latest member of the BBK Electronics group is "imoo".[11][12]

The corporate address is 23 Bubugao Avenue, Wusha Village, Chang'an Dist, Dongguan, 523860 China.[13] It is the highest taxpayer in Chang'an.[14]

As of 2004, BBK also made devices sold in the United States under the Memorex and Philco brands.[15]

In Q1 2017, BBK Electronics shipped 56.7 million smartphones, surpassing both Huawei and Apple to become the 2nd largest smartphone manufacturer in the world, just behind Samsung.[16]

In September 2017, BBK topped Samsung to become the largest smartphone seller in India.[17]

References

  1. ^ "Profile". Bloomberg. Retrieved 29 October 2014.
  2. ^ Kelly Yamanouchi (6 August 2007). "Chinese invest in Frontier". The Denver Post. Retrieved 24 March 2008.
  3. ^ "Toshiba cries foul over threat by Chinese DVD players". Taipei Times. 10 May 2002. p. 19. Retrieved 24 March 2008.
  4. ^ "Introduction to BBK (Oppo) Company". The People's Government of Chang’an Town. 18 June 2012. Archived from the original on 23 April 2016. Retrieved 29 October 2014. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
  5. ^ F., Alan (26 April 2014). "Is OnePlus a wholly owned subsidiary of Oppo? Chinese document suggests that the answer is yes". phonearena.com.
  6. ^ Artashyan, Argam (30 July 2018). "Realme Seperates From OPPO: Another OnePlus?". Gizchina.com. Retrieved 31 August 2018.
  7. ^ "SENHENG IS NOW OFFERING THE PERFECT SELFIE NATIONWIDE | Vivo Malaysia". vivo.com. PRNewswire. 10 August 2017. Retrieved 24 September 2018. vivo was founded in 2009 as a sub-brand of BBK Electronics. {{cite web}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter: |dead-url= (help)
  8. ^ Colin, David (7 July 2005). "A Winning Digital DVD Player". Projector Central. So who is Oppo? They certainly are not a household name and with good reason as Oppo is a newly created North American branch of BBK Electronics of China, a giant in the manufacture of consumer electronics, employing 12,000 people worldwide. So while Oppo is a new name, the company and the technology behind it are quite substantial.
  9. ^ Beamish, David. "Review: OPPO Digital DV-971H (US - DVD)". dvdactive. OPPO Digital are based in Mountain View, CA and are the US arm of BBK Electronics who are a huge Chinese market leader and who have been a private label OEM for companies such as Denon, NEC and BOSE. Manufacturing all sorts of electronics gear, BBK Electronics is a market leader in China and looking to expand globally hence the creation of their North American arm – OPPO Digital.
  10. ^ "INTRODUCTION TO BBK (OPPO) COMPANY". The People's Government of Chang’an Town. 18 June 2012. Retrieved 29 October 2014.
  11. ^ The owners of Vivo, Oppo and OnePlus start a new brand
  12. ^ imoo - a new brand for mobile phones emerges in China
  13. ^ "Profile". Bloomberg. Retrieved 29 October 2014.
  14. ^ "INTRODUCTION TO BBK (OPPO) COMPANY". The People's Government of Chang’an Town. 18 June 2012. Retrieved 29 October 2014. BBK (OPPO) is a leading enterprise in Chinese electronic information industry with headquarters and production base set in Chang'an Town. It is the highest taxpayer of Chang'an.
  15. ^ Keith Bradsher (2 March 2004). "Like Japan in the 1980s, China Poses Big Economic Challenge". The New York Times.
  16. ^ "BBK is second largest smartphone manufacturer". Electronics Weekly. 26 May 2017.
  17. ^ "Samsung loses title of India's No.1 smartphone seller to Chinese vendor | Ultra News". Ultra News. 24 August 2017.

External links

Stub icon

This Chinese corporation or company article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it.

Retrieved from "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=BBK_Electronics&oldid=862432480"