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Articles tagged with: Idc and Oem
Worldwide Mobile Phone Shipments Down by 15.8% in First Quarter
The worldwide mobile phone market began 2009 with an expected sequential downturn, exacerbated by the challenges of the ongoing worldwide recession. According to idc's Worldwide Quarterly Mobile Phone Tracker, vendors shipped a total of 244.8 million units in the first quarter of 2009 (1Q09), approximately 15.8% lower than the 290.8 million units shipped during 1Q08. The first quarter of a new year is typically characterized by seasonally lower shipment volumes following a busy holiday quarter with channels clearing out excess inventory. But the 1Q09 decline was especially sharp due to weak end-user demand, currency volatility, and lack of credit for merchants as consumers and the supply chain adapt to the recession. more
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Are Smartphones Immune to the Financial Crisis in Western Europe?
The market for Western European converged mobile devices (commonly referred to as smartphones) experienced a good performance in the last quarter of 2008. According to idc's European Mobile Phone Tracker, vendors shipped 9.3 million units, 25.9% higher than the 7.4 million shipped in 4Q07. For the full year 2008, vendors shipped 31.9 million units, 36.1% higher than the 23.5 million units shipped in 2007. more
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Western European Mobile Phone Market now in Recession
Three consecutive quarters of negative growth have led the Western European mobile phone market into recession. According to idc's European Mobile Phone Tracker, vendors shipped 53.6 million units in 4Q08, 13.5% lower than the 62 million units shipped in 4Q07. For the full year 2008, vendors shipped 190.5 million units in Western Europe, 5.9% lower than the 202.5 million units shipped in 2007. more
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Worldwide Mobile Phone Market Declined by 12.6% in Fourth Quarter
The worldwide mobile phone market experienced an unusual downturn in the normally robust fourth quarter of 2008 (4Q08). According to idc's Worldwide Mobile Phone Tracker, vendors shipped a total of 289.0 million units, 12.6% lower than the 330.8 million units shipped during 4Q07. For the full year 2008, vendors shipped a total of 1.18 billion units worldwide, 3.5% greater than the 1.14 billion units shipped during 2007. more
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Financial Crisis Hits Western European Mobile Phone Market
The Western European mobile phone industry felt the impact of the global financial crisis in the third quarter of 2008, as total handset shipments decreased significantly over previous quarters. Mobile phone manufacturers shipped 45.8 million handsets in 3Q08, down 8.0% from the previous year and up 5.1% over 2Q08. The third quarter has historically been a ramp-up period as manufacturers load their sales channels with handsets in preparation for the holiday season, resulting in year-on-year growth as high as 20%. However, this year has not witnessed a similar ramp up, largely due to the current economic situation. more
Related Tags: sony-ericsson, iphone, samsung, motorola, cisco, apple, apple, qualcomm, ericsson, lg, sony, omnia
Financial Crisis Hits Mobile Phone Sales as Q3 Shipment Growth Slows
The worldwide mobile phone industry felt the impact of the global financial crisis in the third quarter of 2008 (3Q08) as total handset shipments were down significantly over previous quarters. Mobile phone manufacturers shipped a total of 299.0 million handsets in 3Q08, up 3.2% from last year, and down -0.4% over 2Q08. The third quarter of the year has historically been a ramp-up quarter as manufacturers load their sales channels with handsets in preparation for the holiday season, producing year-over-year growth rates as high as 20% as a result. This year has not witnessed a similar ramp up, largely due to the current economic situation. more
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Samsung Beats Motorola for No. 2 Spot as Apple Joins the Handset Vendor Club
After an expected post-holiday slump in handset shipments in the first quarter of the year, the worldwide mobile phone market grew at a respectable pace in the second quarter, with most vendors citing success in emerging markets. According to idc's Worldwide Quarterly Mobile Phone Tracker, vendors shipped a total of 272.7 million units worldwide in Q2 '07, about 6.9% more than the quarter earlier, and 16.5% more than the same quarter a year ago. more
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Mobile Phone Shipments Grow 10% Year Over Year
The worldwide mobile phone market demonstrated continued growth during the first quarter of 2007. According to idc's Worldwide Quarterly Mobile Phone Tracker, vendors shipped 256.4 million units, a year-on-year increase of 10.0% for the first quarter of 2007. However, the shipments were 13.8% lower than the record shipments in the previous quarter; the decline was expected owing to the seasonality of the market. more
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Handango Makes Top Predictions for Next Year
The smartphone software retailer, Handango has published its top predictions for 2007. more
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Record Shipments Drive Worldwide Mobile Phone Market
The worldwide mobile phone market took another step towards reaching one billion units shipped for the year, with a total of 254.9 million units shipped in the third quarter of 2006. According to idc, worldwide shipments of mobile phones were up 7.9% from the previous quarter and up an impressive 21.0% from the same quarter a year ago. more
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