Dixon and Bharti Enterprises to form JV and apply for PLI scheme to manufacture Telecom & Networking products

Dixon and Bharti Enterprises have entered into a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to form a Joint Venture (JV). Dixon’s wholly owned subsidiary Dixon Electro Appliances Private Limited or any other company identified by the parties will be the JV company. The JV company will undertake manufacturing of telecom and networking products like routers, modems, set top boxes, IoT devices etc for the telecom sector including Airtel.

The JV company will file necessary applications with the Ministry of Communications to avail benefits under the PLI scheme of Government of India. The JV will owned 74% by Dixon and rest 26% by Bharti Enterprises.

“It gives us immense pleasure that we have partnered with Bharti which is an iconic brand. We are delighted and encouraged by the trust they have bestowed on Dixon for this collaboration. We see them as our ideal long-term strategic partner who shares our core values: focus on quality, engineering prowess, innovation and customer satisfaction & we intend to leverage each other’s strengths to manufacture telecom and networking products. We are confident that this is just the beginning of a long and prolific association & there is immense potential to further build on our shared capabilities to deliver sustainable growth.”

Saurabh Gupta, CFO, Dixon Technologies

Mr. Deven Khanna, Group Director, Bharti Enterprises said, “We are pleased to join hands with Dixon Group to strengthen India’s electronics manufacturing sector & to contribute to government’s vision of an Atmanirbhar Bharat. Telecommunications sector has played a pivotal role in facilitating growth of the economy and is a key enabler of digital connectivity and Digital India. With Dixon’s excellent track record in manufacturing industry & Bharti’s deep expertise in Telecom, this venture will be well positioned to be a key player in its space.”