The new innovations that could revolutionise handsets are making their way to the market after a Korean handset manufacturer announced it is launching an Android handset equipped with touchless hand gesture recognition technology, while Samsung has confirmed it will be launching devices next year that will have flexible display screens.
Published January 2011
Although the global recession has impacted the volume of mobile handsets in recent years, this trend has not been seen in equal measure across all segments. While demand on the mid-tier fell away, sales of new smartphones has grown, due largely to consumer demand and mobile operators’ focus on increasing smartphone penetration.
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.
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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
Featuring:
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 Featuring: 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 Featuring: Keeping the handset secure No Longer a la mode. Has i-mode had its day?
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Ericson is turning out to be a dissapointment especially in the way they are handling emerging markets:case in point - ...
Dimitris,you have it completely right with Operators focussing on increasing performance which will improve cusotmer experience. That is why ...
Dawinderpal, you are right that mobile operators are facing many challenges while transitioning to the next generation of backhaul on ...
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