1.28 million devices were shipped in 2008
Well with more an more converged technologies coming in the mobile phone usage has increased . Estimated figures show that mobile phone market is will ship 1.28 million devices in 2008 despite the current economic slump. If we compare it with estimated it with Global population of 6.7 billion, that’s roughly one new mobile phone this year for every 5 people on the planet!
Gartner a research firm says that almost 305 million mobile phones have been shipped globally in the 2nd Q of 2008, up 12 percent from Q2 of 2007.
The reseach also predicts that Consumers in mature markets continued to favor mid-tier devices over high-end devices, while new subscribers continued to join mobile networks in emerging markets during the quarter On the other hand, “replacement sales remained weak, as consumers faced higher prices for fuel and food in addition to higher levels of inflation,” she adds.
Filed Under: cellphone, mobile, technology
Tags: emerging markets, global population, inflation, mature markets, mobile networks, mobile phone market, mobile phone usage, mobile phones, subscribers
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Max
November 5th, 2008 at 9:38 AM
Interesting - because that is the same thing I found out last Thursday.
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