Apple just showed how serious it is about India, again

Apple’s relationship with India’s Tata Group just got even more critical. As reported by Reuters, Apple has officially brought Tata on board to handle iPhone and MacBook repairs in the country. Here’s why this is big news. Tata Group has been playing an increasingly important role in Apple’s supply chain, assembling iPhones for both domestic and international markets. It currently has three facilities in southern India, one of which also produces iPhone components. With today’s news, Tata takes over after-sales repair services from Wistron’s local arm, ICT Service Management Solutions. The repairs will be handled from Tata’s Karnataka campus, where the company already assembles iPhones for both local and global markets. While Apple’s authorized service centers in India will still handle routine fixes, more advanced repairs, such as motherboard repairs and screen assembly replacements, will now flow through Tata’s facility. If this sounds like yet another sign that Apple is de-riski ... Read full article.