Motorola to invest $30 million in India

Motorola Inc will build a handset and telecom equipment plant in India with an initial investment of $30 million, the company said Wednesday

Motorola Inc will build a handset and telecom equipment plant in India with an initial investment of $30 million, the company said Wednesday, in a move aimed at countering rival Nokia Corp.'s dominance in the Indian market.

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The US mobile phone maker said it would scale up its investment at the plant, to be built near Chennai, to $100 million in phases.

The plant, which is expected to become operational next year, will make a wide range of handsets and other communications gear, a Motorola statement said.