DataWind to launch a 4G tablet under Rs 5000 tag

Soon After the launch of Akash tablet, now Data Wind is planning to bring world's cheapest 4G tablet under the price tag of Rs. 5K. With the launch of Akash tablet, the company has already started  a revolution in the Indian tablet market.

The Canadian tablet manufacturer is planning to offer this budget 4G tablet in collaboration with Reliance Industries.

Suneet Singh Tuli, CEO of DataWind told Business Standard,“We have had preliminary talks with Reliance Industries. It is possible to embed a TD-LTE (long-term evolution) chipset in the tablet for 4G coverage. To begin, this December we'll launch a GPRS-enabled tablet at an MRP of Rs 2,999 with some Indian operators. Once 4G services are launch we’ll have a product in that space too."

However, there is no comment from Reliance Industries about it as of now.

The upcoming 4G tablet is in collaboration with the Reliance is likely to storm the high speed data 4G market with budget data gadgets. As per Tuli, they are planning to provide their devices at almost half of the prices their competitors are offering.

The brand has a manufacturing partner in Hyderabad and has plans for expanding its production capacity to some other parts of the country. Besides, the may also set up a production plant in China for a cost advantage.