We are a large online player: Motorola

Prashanth Mani, MD of Motorola Group, has just overseen the first profitable year. Speaking exclusively to ET’s Shashwat Mohanty at launch of the company’s newest device, Mani dismisses any impact of the economic slowdown and says that it has plans ready for the upcoming festive season. Edited excerpts:

How have the numbers been for your company?

Globally [the mobile business] has been one of the most competitive categories where very few brands make money- Samsung, Apple, and maybe one or two Chinese brands. Last year was the first year for Motorola when the mobile business became profitable.