VITORIA, July 19 (Portaltic/EP) –
SPC has a protracted technological historical past, with a historical past that begins with the first desktop telephones and ends along with his final sequence of Discovery smartphones, which were manufactured in considered one of its predominant growth facilities, positioned in Vitoria, which focuses on the design and growth of accessible units for each people and corporations.
The Spanish firm has opened the doorways of this middle in a gathering with the press, inside the framework of the presentation of the Discovery and Discovery Professional ‘smartphones’, which Europa Press has had the chance to attend.
On this contact, SPC has acknowledged that it intends to place itself for “revolutionize the mid-range” with terminals on the “quality-price” degree, highlighting the Professional mannequin, which can be obtainable within the fall of this yr for round 160 euros.
The normal director of SPC, Teresa Acha-Orbea, defines SPC because the “reference” firm in Spain for communication and video collaboration options. Thus, along with its totally different product ranges and telephony targeted on customersThey work with totally different related firms within the Spanish panorama as Telefonica, Inditex Group, Vueling or Mercadona.
Particularly, as defined, among the merchandise that they’ve carried out that SPC is “reference” they’ve devised at its growth middle in Vitoria, the place a number of duties are carried out inside the firm. From the design of latest merchandise, the event of ‘software program’ and the testing of parts, to the restore of units, the evaluation of merchandise from different competing firms or the advertising and marketing part.
“We outline what we would like and we transmit the thought to the producers of all of the parts with which we work”, identified the corporate’s CEO, citing firms like Mediatek for instance.
Afterwards, the producers ship again a prototype of the machine and the staff of SPC exams this prototype. On this method, a technique of revisions and adjustments is formed till the specified product is achieved. “The easier units take us round two monthshowever one thing extra advanced as a pill takes us minimal 4 months”, has detailed Acha-Orbea.
He growth staff that’s a part of the product creation course of is divided into totally different teams. For instance, though the corporate emphasizes that each one professionals have data of all sections, the groups are divided in line with the kind of product. In that method, focus on every of the units, resembling ‘smartphones’, tablets, ‘smartwatches’ both desktop telephones.
Inside these groups, there are figures destined to hold out totally different capabilities. For instance, there’s a particular person devoted to analyzing the merchandise developed by the competitors. On this method, they observe every thing that different firms do to pay attention to information, market monitoring, or developments.
As well as, these groups are additionally made up of the technicians, who’re in command of creating the ‘software program’ and reviewing the parts, that’s, to check the machine. Amongst many different options, they give attention to points such because the strain supported by the keys on a cellular with a canopy, to make sure that neither the display nor the keyboard is broken when it’s closed.
Alternatively, SPC additionally has a technical staff in command of repairing the units of customers who’ve an issue. That is additionally supported by a ‘call-center’, which is positioned in one other of the SPC facilities, positioned in Briviesca (Burgos).
With this customer support, the The corporate’s aim is to attempt to resolve the person’s downside with “only one name”. Nonetheless, the middle positioned in Vitoria has a technical restore service for circumstances through which there have been issues with its ‘{hardware}’.
In addition they have a staff targeted on the event of communication merchandise for firms in B2B environments. These services and products are developed in line with the wants of the corporate. Moreover, with the improve in teleworking, SPC has specialised in merchandise that customers can set up at dwellingDue to this fact, these specialists are in command of offering the service and designing merchandise resembling ‘webcams’, screens, headphones, digital whiteboards or audio system, amongst others.
“Us we add worth to every thing we do, so all firm merchandise are personalized in line with what every firm wants as a shopper. For instance, we’re in a really huge challenge with Telefonica proper now”, particulars the overall director of SPC.
THE SPC JOURNEY
As defined by Acha-Orbea the corporate was born with the liberation of telecommunicationsa undeniable fact that passed off across the yr 1990. Particularly, with SPC Telecom, they started to produce their first desktop telephoneswith designs that embody hardwood supplies.
Subsequently, till 2005, SPC continued to evolve till producing the first phone with digital know-how (DECT) for houses. In addition they launched different applied sciences, resembling first telephones with digital agenda the place to avoid wasting the contacts. “We turned the main model in dwelling telephony“, the directive has signaled.
Even then, they started to design their first vary of telephones designed for folks with sensory limitationsresembling imaginative and prescient or listening to issues. Additionally labored on a vary additionally designed for older customers, one thing that years later continues to face out in his model. In reality, SPC additionally developed an unique cellphone in collaboration with the Spanish Nationwide Group for the Blind (As soon as).
A milestone that revolutionized the technological panorama on the whole was the arrival of the Web. This truth additionally affected SPC, when, in 2006, they created the SPC Web part. In order that they started to launch their first units related to the community, like his briefcase “specialist in downloading issues from the Web”, the vary of multimedia units with mp3 -of those that turned gross sales leaders in Spain-, mp4 gamers and Bluetooth headphones.
Acha-Orbea recalled that, for the reason that yr 2010 SPC started launching its first vary of tablets and wearables like their sensible watches. This needed to do with the consolidation of Android as an working system. Nonetheless, SPC additionally engaged within the manufacturing of sensible dwelling units. “Are specialists in connecting issues”, particulars Acha-Orbea, referring to its in depth portfolio with merchandise resembling its plugs, gentle bulbs, followers or clever surveillance cameras.
Ten years later, the model guess “very strongly” on his vary of options to attach with the aged with telephony. Thus they started to launch their first ‘smartphones’ designed for seniors and the primary cell phone model for the aged. “Immediately we’ve the 40 p.c of the market in Spain and 30 p.c in Portugal”, The overall director of SPC has underlined in relation to its units for the aged.
At present, the SPC turnover exceeds 31 million euros globally, each within the client part and in its sector targeted on firms. Inside this framework, the model is specializing in the ‘smartphone’ market at a normal degree with its new launch of the Discovery sequence. Particularly, with this sequence SPC has emphasised its intention to “have every thing for little or no”, together with options targeted on the day-to-day use of the ‘smartphone’ which are extremely valued by customers, such because the autonomy of Battery.
With all this, along with persevering with to guess on the innovation of know-how and work in a nationwide surroundings, SPC continues to advocate for the customization of its merchandiseserious about the wants of customers and facilitating the use and entry to know-how for anybody.
