IBall (company)

iBall

Company type	Private
Industry	Consumer electronics Computer hardware Electronics
Founded	24 September 2001; 23 years ago (24 September 2001)
Founder	Sandeep Parasrampuria Anil Parasrampuria ^[citation needed]
Headquarters	Mumbai, Maharashtra, India
Area served	India
Key people	(Directors)[1] Anil Parasrampuria[2] Sunil Kedia Rakesh Shah
Products	Laptops Routers Tablet Earphone Speaker Computer hardware Peripherals Smartphone
Revenue	₹2,000 crore (US$230 million)
Owner	Shreans Daga Anil Parasrampuria
Number of employees	2,000+
Website	www.iball.co.in

iBall is an Indian electronics retailer headquartered in Mumbai. It imports computer peripherals, smartphones and tablets from original equipment manufacturers (OEMs).^[3]

Products

As of 2011^[update], the company sold consumer electronics products in 28 different product categories.^{[4][5][6][7][8]} In 2014, iBall launched the Andi Uddaan smartphone for women. An SOS button located at the back of the phone sounds a loud siren and automatically sends text messages (SMS) to five pre-selected contacts when pressed.^[9]

In May 2015, iBall launched the iBall Slide i701 in collaboration with Intel and Microsoft.^[10]

In May 2016, iBall entered into a strategic partnership with Intel and Microsoft claimed to have launched India's most affordable Windows 10 Laptop - iBall CompBook at ₹9,999.^[11][12]

Awards

In 2020, iBall won the MEA Award for Innovative Use of Ambient Media.^[13]

References

1. "BEST IT WORLD (INDIA) PRIVATE LIMITED - Company, directors and contact details | Zauba Corp". www.zaubacorp.com. Archived from the original on 28 October 2021. Retrieved 23 February 2021.
2. "9-Inch pintu Slide i9018 Android Jelly Bean Tablet Launched for ₹9,990". IBT. 14 August 2013. Archived from the original on 12 August 2014. Retrieved 3 August 2014.
3. "iBall - generation i". www.iball.co.in. Archived from the original on 30 October 2021. Retrieved 30 October 2021.
4. "iBall Launches World's First 35 Lumens Projector Phone 'Andi4a Projector', Available Online for ₹17,990". International Business Times. 2 September 2013. Archived from the original on 12 August 2014. Retrieved 3 August 2014.
5. Rajan, Nandagopal (2 August 2014). "iBall Slide 3G 7803Q-900 tablet review: It's good, but would not use this as a phone". Financial Express. Archived from the original on 12 August 2014. Retrieved 11 August 2014.
6. "iBall launches RUST Bluetooth headset for Rs 2,199". The Indian Express. 7 July 2014. Archived from the original on 12 August 2014. Retrieved 11 August 2014.
7. "iBall aims to capture 5% of handset mart - Money - DNA". Dnaindia.com. Archived from the original on 1 November 2012. Retrieved 10 June 2013.
8. "iBall launches tablet @ Rs 13,995". The Times of India. 8 September 2011. Archived from the original on 31 October 2017. Retrieved 3 August 2014.
9. "iBall Launches 'Andi Uddaan'". The New Indian Express. Archived from the original on 14 August 2014. Retrieved 11 August 2014.
10. "Business News Today: Read Latest Business news, India Business News Live, Share Market & Economy News". The Economic Times. Archived from the original on 7 August 2015. Retrieved 30 October 2021.
11. "iBall teams up with Microsoft & Intel to launch affordable laptops | Free Press Journal". www.freepressjournal.in. Archived from the original on 27 January 2018. Retrieved 27 January 2018.
12. "Microsoft enables Digital India with powerful yet affordable Windows 10 devices - Microsoft News Center India". Microsoft News Center India. 11 April 2017. Archived from the original on 27 January 2018. Retrieved 27 January 2018.
13. "Times Innovative Media, Kalpak Creative, iBall India, Brandmark win MEA 2020 Awards". PrintWeeek. 28 February 2020. Retrieved 13 September 2020.

External links

• Official website