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1996
1997
1998
1999
Became the first
in the industry to introduce 900MHz
cordless phones at a retail price
below US$100 in the US.
Opened our second
manufacturing site in mainland
China, in Liaobu town, Dongguan
city, Guangdong province.
Divested our PC manufacturing
business in Hong Kong and PC
distribution network in Europe.
Became the market leader in North
America and Europe for ELPs.
The ten best-selling electronic
learning aids in the UK and the five
best-selling ELPs in the US were all
VTech products.
Established a R&D centre in
Calgary, Canada.
Completed the
development of a
2.4GHz global cordless
phone platform.
2000
Acquired Lucent Technologies’
consumer phone business, with
the right to use the AT&T brand in
connection with the manufacture
and sale of wireline telephones
and accessories.
2001
Following a successful
restructuring, we achieved a
turnaround in profitability within
months.
Launched our first
1.8GHz (DECT) cordless
phone in Europe.
2004
Launched the V.Smile TV Learning
System, one of the most successful
ELPs in our history.
1996-2005
2003
Launched the world’s
most advanced 5.8GHz
cordless phone handset
with full colour LCD display.
2002
Launched a new corporate identity
as part of a strategic plan to
strengthen our marketing.
Introduced the world’s first
5.8GHz cordless phone to
the US market.