Lenovo Mobile Communication Technology Ltd. — 16 prefixes (MA-L); Xiamen handset maker, OUI = Lenovo Android phones/tablets

Lenovo Mobile Communication Technology Ltd. holds 16 MA-L blocks registered to a Xiamen, Fujian, China address (No.999, Qishan North 2nd Road, Information & Optoelectronics Park, Torch Hi-tech Industry Development Zone, 361006; the oldest block 00:12:FE carries an earlier Xiamen Overseas Chinese Electronic Science Park address). This is the development, manufacturing, and marketing arm for Lenovo's China handset business — founded in 2002 as Lenovo Xiahua, sold to Hony Capital investors around 2008 for roughly US$100M, then reacquired by Lenovo Group in November 2009 for about US$200M and made a wholly-owned subsidiary. Devices carrying these prefixes are Lenovo-branded Android smartphones and mobile Internet devices (tablets), predominantly from the 2010–2015 production era given the OUI allocation window. Note this is a distinct legal entity from "Lenovo Mobile Communication (Wuhan) Company Limited" (the Wuhan campus, prefixes E0:2C:B2 and 74:04:2B); this slug maps to the Xiamen entity only. As with any mobile vendor, modern handsets commonly present randomized (locally administered) Wi-Fi MACs, so absence of this OUI does not mean "not Lenovo," and OUI alone is unreliable for inventory or MAC-based access control.

IEEE assignment

16 prefixes → "Lenovo Mobile Communication Technology Ltd.", registered Xiamen, Fujian, China [Confirmed] — IEEE MA-L

Registry / block size

MA-L (24-bit OUI); 16 IEEE blocks [Confirmed] — IEEE the IEEE MA-L registry. NOTE: IEEE's public OUI data publishes NO assignment/registration date; third-party "date registered" values (e.g. 2004-12-11 for 00:12:FE through 2014 for newer blocks on maclookup.app) are database artifacts, not IEEE facts, and must not be presented as IEEE registration dates.

HQ / country

No.999, Qishan North 2nd Road, Information & Optoelectronics Park, Torch Hi-tech Industry Development Zone, Xiamen, Fujian, CN 361006 (older block 00:12:FE lists Xiamen Overseas Chinese Electronic Science Park, Huoju High Technology Development Zone, Xiamen, Fujian, CN 361009)

[Confirmed] — IEEE MA-L

Country anomaly

some registry rows show country "US" — this is a data-entry artifact; all address lines point to Xiamen, Fujian, China [Confirmed] — IEEE the IEEE MA-L registry

Company status

active; wholly-owned Lenovo Group subsidiary. Founded 2002 as Lenovo Xiahua (Xiamen) Mobile Communication Technology Ltd.; Lenovo sold the mobile division to Hony Capital investors ~2008 (~US$100M); Lenovo Group reacquired it November 2009 (~US$200M cash and shares), then No. 3 in China's handset market and No. 1 domestic brand

[Confirmed] — pitchbook.com, en.wikipedia.org

Device types

Android smartphones and mobile Internet devices (tablets) for the Chinese market; fed into Lenovo's broader smartphone lineup (Vibe, ZUK era) after 2009 reacquisition [Confirmed] — tradeindia.com, pitchbook.com

Notable products

Lenovo-branded Android phones (China market), later Vibe / ZUK-era handsets

Verified sample prefixes (all MA-L)

C8:DD:C9, 98:FF:D0, 50:3C:C4, 14:9F:E8, 60:D9:A0, 00:12:FE [Confirmed] — IEEE the IEEE MA-L registry

IANA reference

none — OUIs are IEEE-administered, not IANA; no IANA/RFC reference applies and the column stays blank [Confirmed]

Security context

no CVEs attributed to this entity as a distinct legal entry. Relevant device-class context for Lenovo Android handsets: CVE-2017-3748 (nac_server improper access control → root privilege escalation on devices without screen lock) and CVE-2016-1492 (Lenovo ShareIt opened a passwordless Wi-Fi hotspot in receive mode). UEFI/firmware CVEs (e.g. CVE-2021-3970–3972) affect Lenovo PC lines, not this mobile subsidiary. No MAC-range-specific spoofing campaigns targeting this OUI range found.

[Likely] — cvedetails.com, securityweek.com

Special note

OUI maps to Lenovo's Xiamen handset entity; do not conflate with the Wuhan subsidiary (E0:2C:B2, 74:04:2B). Mobile devices commonly use randomized (locally administered) Wi-Fi MACs. IEEE publishes no assignment dates. [Confirmed]

Related vendors

Lenovo Group (parent); Lenovo Mobile Communication (Wuhan) Company Limited (sibling entity); Motorola Mobility (Lenovo mobile division)

Analyst note

A prefix from this entity identifies a Lenovo Android phone or tablet, most likely from the 2010–2015 era; absence does not mean "not Lenovo" due to MAC randomization — don't rely on OUI alone for inventory or MAC-based access control.