page_title: Vivo (technology company)
section_title: Marketing
hierarchical_section_title: Vivo (technology company) / History / Marketing
caption_attribution_description: English: The mansion of Vivo, a Chinese telecommunications company, in Nanjing, China.
context_page_description: Vivo Communication Technology Co. Ltd. is a Chinese technology company owned by BBK Electronics that designs and develops smartphones, smartphone accessories, software and online services. BBK Electronics also owns Oppo, Realme and OnePlus. The company develops software for its phones, distributed through its vivo App Store, with iManager included in their proprietary, Android-based operating system, Funtouch OS.
  With research and development centers in Shenzhen and Nanjing, vivo employs 1,600 R&D personnel, as of January 2016.
context_section_description: In October 2015, vivo became the title sponsor of the Indian Premier League under a two-year deal starting in the 2016 season. In July 2017, the deal was extended until 2022.
  In June 2017, vivo reached a sponsorship deal with FIFA to become the official smartphone brand of the 2018 and 2022 FIFA World Cups. The company also became a title sponsor of India's Pro Kabaddi.
  vivo has a sponsorship deal with the NBA in China, with Golden State Warriors player Stephen Curry endorsing the brand in China and the Philippines.
caption: vivo Mansion in Nanjing, China
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