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Annual mobile shipments rise 19%
Global mobile phone shipments grew 19% year-over-year, to reach a record 810 million units during 2005, according to new research.
Global mobile phone shipments grew 19% year-over-year, to reach a record 810 million units during 2005, according to the latest research from Strategy Analytics Despite moderate industry-wide component shortages, fourth quarter volume reached an impressive 245 million units, as described in the newly published "Q4 2005 global handset market share update report"
This article was originally published on Electronicstalk on 25 Jul 2006 at 8.00am (UK)
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Neil Mawston, Associate Director of the Wireless Device Strategies (WDS) service at Strategy Analytics said: "2005 was the year of the emerging market".
"Booming demand in the Southern Hemisphere, in regions such as India and Africa, drove global mobile phone sales 19% higher year-over-year".
"Emerging markets accounted for one half of total worldwide sales in 2005".
Chris Ambrosio, Director of the Wireless Device Strategies (WDS) service, added: "Concerns about moderate component shortages at Nokia, Motorola, BenQ-Siemens and others, failed to significantly impact total demand during the final quarter of 2005".
"Looking ahead to 2006, we expect 930 million mobile phones to be shipped worldwide".
"The iconic one billion total will be surpassed in 2007 if emerging first-time buyers continue to surge and replacement rates in mature markets, such as North America, can be sustained".
Other findings from Strategy Analytics' Q4 2005 "Global handset market share update" include: Motorola achieved a healthy 18% global market share during Q4 2005; at 18%, the combined global share of Korea's Samsung (11%) and LG (7%) during Q4 2005, fell to its lowest point in 2 years; and Sony Ericsson joined the 50-million-units-per-annum club, following its Korean rival LG into this exclusive club of five.
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