People visit the stand of Gionee during the China Mobile Global Partner Conference 2013 in Guangzhou city, South China's Guangdong province, Dec 18, 2013. [Photo/IC]

Gionee Communication Equipment Co Ltd was founded on September 2002 by Liu Li Rong. It is a high tech enterprise that focuses on the R&D, production and sales of cellular mobile devices. In 2005, Gionee obtained the GSM and CDMA mobile phone production license.