Our India strategy is to ensure technology access to local handset brands: Corning Gorilla Glass’s John Bayne

U.S-based Corning, the maker of Gorilla Glass said that it is ensuring that local brands in India have access to its latest products to better compete with global rivals. In an interview with ET’s Danish Khan, John Bayne, senior VP and general manager at Corning Gorilla Glass said that while other regions are either flat or have seen a decline, India’s handset market continues to grow, thereby assuming a greater role in the company’s growth journey. Edited excerpts

How do you see India as a growth market?

India is extremely important to Corning. Basically, every other region is flat to down where people have smartphones and the replacement cycle is lengthening. It will reverse once 5G starts to pick up. India, however, will be the fastest-growing market with 10% growth y-o-y. It is an incredibly important market.