Skyworth Digital has made the first shipment from its factory in Johannesburg. The factory, co-owned by local company BUA Africa, has delivered 70,000 set-top boxes across South Africa.
“Skyworth Digital invests in its customers, their countries and the local people in order to foster long-term relationships, and so our strategy is to put our factories as close to where our customers are as possible,” said Angélique Boissy, VP Global Sales at Skyworth Digital. “This initiative, which we call ‘edge manufacturing’, not only allows us to contribute to our customers’ local economies, but also speeds up time-to-market and reduces operating expenses: savings which can then be passed on to our customers.”
After gaining approval for its DTT set-tops from the South African authorities, Skyworth has emerged as the world’s fourth largest set-top manufacturer.
Currently, Skyworth Digital produces about 150,000 shipments per month but plan to increase this figure to 400,000 shipments per month.
