Cell phone sales keep booming
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Despite a practically saturated Western European market, cell phone sales are still booming worldwide, driven by longtime owners clamoring to update their phones and new buyers wanting to get on the phone-owning ladder, according to a new report.
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More cell phones than ever were shipped in the fourth quarter, with the industry growing 24 percent over the same quarter last year, the technology research firm IDC reported Thursday.
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The use of mobile phones in emerging markets is growing but people are using their phones for more than just talking.
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Global cellphone sales rose to record levels in the second quarter as Nokia clawed back some of its lost market share, according to figures released Thursday.
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Semiconductor sales worldwide surged to a monthly record of $20.5 billion in August, fueled by higher demand for memory chips used in PCs and mobile gadgets such as cellphones and digital cameras, an industry group reported yesterday.
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Samsung Electronics, the world's second-largest mobile phone maker, expects its handset sales to rise 16 per cent next year to more than 100m units.
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Mobile phone sales were up 26 percent in the third quarter, with Nokia (NYSE: NOK) solidifying its position as the leading manufacturer, while Samsung leapfrogged past Motorola (NYSE: MOT) for second in the global rankings.
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Global sales of mobile telephones surged a record 35 percent to 156 million units in the second quarter from the same period in 2003, a study published by the US research group Gartner showed.
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Mobile camera phones have seen a tremendous growth rate since they hit the market around seven years ago.
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Nokia, the world's biggest mobile phone maker, reports surging profits as it takes market share from rivals.
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AT&T, which is the sole supplier of cellphone service on the Apple iPhone, is clearly benefiting from the deviceâs strong sales.
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Nokia, the world's leading mobile phone maker, announced soaring fourth quarter and full-year 2007 earnings Thursday boosted by strong handset sales.
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Bell tolls for handset makers Sales of mobile handsets will decline to single digit growth, but not before annual sales break the billion barrier.â¦
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Global mobile phone sales rose by a robust 17.4 percent to nearly 271 million handsets in the second quarter, driven by dizzying sales growth of more than 40 percent in the Asia-Pacific region, according to the latest data from research firm Gartner. Moreover, Gartner now predicts that worldwide mobile phone sales will reach 1.13 billion units for the entire year.
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November sales soar for major Windows Mobile phone maker
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InfoWorld - Revenue from mobile entertainment services could soar over the next five years thanks to high-speed mobile phones and a range of new offerings, according to market researcher Informa Telecoms &amp; Media.
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Motorola Inc. rode strong sales of its 20 new cell phones to a 34 percent increase in fourth-quarter profits, capping a resurgent year under new CEO Ed Zander.