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Articles tagged with: Lg and Sony Ericsson
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: iphone, samsung, motorola, cisco, apple, apple, qualcomm, ericsson, idc, sony, oem, omnia, music, feature-phones
Emerging Markets Drag Down Global Handset Growth Rate
According to the latest research from Strategy Analytics, global mobile handset shipments grew a disappointing 5 percent year-over-year, to reach 303 million units in Q3 2008. A marked slowdown in sales to emerging markets caused the industry's weakest growth rate since 2002. more
Related Tags: analytics, samsung, motorola, apple, apple, strategy-analytics, ericsson, rim, sony, nokia,, global-mobile
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
Related Tags: google, iphone, smartphone, samsung, motorola, apple, apple, qualcomm, smartphones, ericsson, idc, htc, compete, touchscreen, sony, oem, apple-iphone, sanjay-jha, xperia, pace, music, true
Mobile Industry Continues to Boom Despite Turmoil in World Financial Markets
Despite turmoil in world financial markets over the last year the trillion USD mobile industry continues to confound expectations with spectacular accelerating growth. A new report from Portio Research reveals that over half the world now uses a mobile phone and predicts that 80% of the world's population will be doing so by the end of 2013 - a staggering 5.8 billion people. more
Related Tags: samsung, motorola, arpu, ericsson, sony, cagr
Qualcomm Warns of Slowing Handset Replacement Cycle
Qualcomm CEO, Paul Jacobs says that there are signs that mobile phone owners are delaying plans to replace their existing handsets - slowing the replacement cycle. Speaking in an interview on CNBC television, he said that the trend has been most noticeable in Japan and South Korea. However, sales of smartphones appeared to be remaining strong. more
Related Tags: motorola, arpu, qualcomm, isuppli, smartphones, gartner, ericsson, sony, churn
Sony CEO Expresses Concerns About Sony Ericsson Joint Venture
Sony has expressed concerns over its handset joint venture with Ericsson. Commenting on the problems with the joint venture, Sony's CEO Howard Stringer told Die Welt, that the two companies need to reform their cooperation otherwise the joint venture would fail. more
Related Tags: semiconductor, motorola, ericsson, semiconductors, sony, lg-electronics, walkman, philips, music
Worldwide Mobile Phone Sales Increased 12% in Q2 of 2008
Worldwide sales of mobile phones reached close to 305 million units in the second quarter of 2008, a 11.8 percent increase over the second quarter of 2007, according to Gartner. Sales of mobile phones in the mature markets of Western Europe and North America slightly recovered after a difficult start. Western Europe reached close to 42 million units while North America surpassed 44 million units in the second quarter of 2008. more
Related Tags: samsung, motorola, rsa, gps, gartner, ericsson, iden, compete, panasonic, sony, touch-screen, 3, omnia, latin-america, global-mobile
The Top-10 Selling mobile Phones in July 2008
The Swedish manufacturer of carrying cases for portable electronics, Krusell, has released their "Top 10"-list for July 2008. The list is based upon the number of pieces of model specific mobile and smart phone cases that have been ordered from Krusell during July 2008. Krusell's list is unique due to the fact that it reflects the sales of phones on six continents and in more than 50 countries around the globe. more
Related Tags: krusell, ericsson, apple, sony
Gartner Says Worldwide Mobile Phone Sales on Pace to Grow 11% in 2008
Worldwide sales of mobile phones will reach 1.28 billion units in 2008, an 11 per cent increase from last year, says Gartner. In 2007, worldwide mobile phone sales reached 1.15 billion units. Worldwide mobile phone sales in the first quarter of 2008 reached 294.3 million, and Gartner expects sales in the second quarter of 2008 to be between 300 million and 305 million units. more
Related Tags: motorola, itunes, gps, gartner, ericsson, apple, sony, digital-rights-management, digital-rights, motorola,
UPDATE: Sony Ericsson Plans 2000 Job Cuts
STOCKHOLM -(Dow Jones)- Sony Ericsson struggled to break even in the second quarter amid continued weak sales of mid-to-high-end phones and increased competition, and said it would cut costs. more
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