By IANS
New Delhi : Private sector mobile handset company Spice Mobiles Ltd has won the prestigious Golden Peacock Innovative Product and Service Award 2007, said a company official here Friday.
The company will receive the award Sunday, said Anuj Nangia, head of the company’s product development division.
The company has been chosen for this award because of its D-88 handset, which has in-built facilities to operate both GSM and CDMA networks at the same time, said Nangia.
The handset allows for the use of double SIM cards, one from GSM services and the other from a CDMA service provider, he said.
Spice Mobiles has sold about 100,000 handsets of this model since its commercial launch in September 2007, said Payal Gaba, head, marketing, Spice Mobiles.
The company plans to launch 25 new models this year, five each in GSM and CDMA series, and 15 in the dual-use category, Nangia said.