Elcoteq SE was a FinnishUPDATE 2-Elcoteq expects turn-around soon, shares up reuters.com, Wed Apr 23, 2008 8:40am EDT consumer electronics contract manufacturer, EMS,About Us Elcoteq Official Site and ODM company headquartered in Luxembourg.History: Decision on the New Domicile Elcoteq Official Site The company filed for bankruptcy protection in Luxembourg on October 6, 2011.Elcoteq Network S.A. files for bankruptcy - parent to continue controlled management process Elcoteq Official Site
It was a manufacturer of the BlackBerry and also performed repair and refurbishment services.AMS Business Segment: After Market Services Elcoteq Official Site
History Founded in 1984 as a microelectronics unit of the Lohja Corporation,History: The Early Years; 1984–1990 Elcoteq Official Site the company became independent in an early 1990s management buyout.
Elcoteq made an IPO on the Helsinki Stock Exchange in November 1997.History: Investors Convinced – the Company Goes Public in 1997 Elcoteq Official Site
It manufactured the ill-fated Microsoft Kin for Sharp Corporation in the late 2000s.
On October 6, 2011, Elcoteq filed for bankruptcy in Luxembourg.History: Elcoteq SE files for bankruptcy Elcoteq Official Site The loss of a major client, Nokia, to Asian sourcing outfits may have been a contributing cause.
Production base expansion Its original production base was in Lohja, Finland, and in 1992 it established an Estonian base.History: Rapid Entrepreneurial Development; 1992–1997 Elcoteq Official Site By 1999 had expanded production to include non-European bases, too.History: International Expansion; 1998–2000 Elcoteq Official Site
Name Representing electronics, contract manufacturing, and technology, Elcoteq was the company's second choice after Finnish regulators would not allow it to register the name Mikrotec.History: Going It Alone; 1990–1991 Elcoteq Official Site
Clients The first Elcoteq customers were Ericsson and Nokia. Other clients have included: Aastra Ascom EADS FunaiHistory: Service Offering Expands Elcoteq Official Site Huawei Humax Marconi Electronic Systems Nokia Siemens NetworksMarket Information Elcoteq Official Site Philips Research In MotionHistory: 2004; Further Focusing and Expansion of Operations Elcoteq Official Site Sharp CorporationUPDATE 1-Elcoteq says Kin rollback does not change guidance reuters.com, Thu Jul 1, 2010 11:42am EDT Siemens Sony Ericsson Swissvoice TellabsHistory: New Customers Elcoteq Official Site Thomson SAHistory: More Challenges in 2007 Elcoteq Official Site
Production bases Elcoteq has had production bases in Brazil, China, Estonia, India, Hungary, Romania, and Mexico.Global Service Network Elcoteq Official Site
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External links Official website