India has held up approvals for import of wifi modules from China for months, driving companies such as U.S. computer makers Dell and HP and China’s Xiaomi, Oppo, Vivo and Lenovo to delay product launches in a key growth market, two industry sources said.
The Imports from China of finished electronic devices – like blue-tooth speakers, wireless earphones, smartphones, smartwatches and laptops – containing wifi modules are being delayed.
Dell, HP, Xiaomi, Oppo, Vivo and Lenovo did not respond to requests for comment.
The communications ministry did not respond to a request for comment either.
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