Struggling handset vendor Sony Ericsson on Monday announced a change of leadership that will see chief executive Dick Komiyama step down at the end of the year, to be replaced by Bert Nordberg, currently executive vice president of Ericsson.
The recent 2Q09 earnings results of the world’s top five handset vendors by volume showed a quarter-on-quarter growth of 12.1% in shipment numbers, led by LG, Samsung and Nokia. With channel inventory reduced to more normal levels, prospects for continued quarterly growth in 2H09 have improved. However, challengers such as ZTE could displace Motorola or Sony Ericsson while they restructure.
Consumers are increasingly drawn to online purchasing for new mobile phones in Europe’s largest markets, with Amazon and eBay taking the lion’s share of business, according to new findings from the TNS ComTech research project.
Mobile phone shipments in 2009 are forecast to be down globally by about 9.1 per cent, according to analyst figures released this week, as economic gloom continues to cloud the horizon.
Ten ways for operators to cut costs
Issue 151 June 2008
Featuring:
Handsets: The arrival of the iPhone has been the catalyst for renewed terminal design everywhere.
India: The fastest growing mobile market in the world.
The handset market looks like a one horse race. But things are getting interesting in the chasing pack.
Issue 144 October 2007
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As seen on TV: Mobile TV is coming, but question marks remain
Microsoft & Google: The software giants are gaining ground in the mobile space
Issue 133 July/August 2006
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Low cost handsets. The price was right
The young pretender.Taking it to the MAX
Should operators be rethinking their segmentation strategies?
Issue 131 May 2006
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Keeping the handset secure
No Longer a la mode. Has i-mode had its day?
Mobile gaming has been held up as a natural revenue spinner for operators. But while the demand is there, it’s not developing quite as expected.
Issue 116 November 2004
Featuring:
Country Focus: Who’s winning the vote in the US market?
The handset market: Out with the old and in with the new
Vodafone CEO Arun Sarin talks to Mobile Communications International
Issue 108 February 2004
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Sum of its parts: developments in handset technology
Content with voice? Turning consumers onto data
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