Articles tagged with: Rural and Sharp

Worldwide Mobile Phone Shipments Down by 15.8% in First Quarter

.. quarter, while China's rural subsidies have helped to prop up handset demand. Still, with growth coming increasingly from lower-end segments in the region, phone makers will find their average selling prices and profit margins challenged. Top more

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Sharp Aims to Sell 5 Million Handset Units in China Per Year

..h, however, is coming from increasing penetration in rural areas, where low-cost handsets dominate sales. Analysts say they expect Sharp to remain a small niche player in China. Even if Sharp meets its target of selling 5 million phones a year, t more

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