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Riding the Growth Curve: Annual Mobile Handset Forecast
In-Stat/MDR, July 2004, Pages: 38
The worldwide handset business is riding a growth curve this year, as manufacturers seek to fill surging demand for new mobile phones in both emerging markets and mature ones.
Shipments will grow nearly 11% in 2004, according to this new report from In-Stat/MDR.
In the new report "Riding the Growth Curve: Annual Mobile Handset Forecast," In-Stat/MDR forecasts shipments of 591 million units.
Also, mobile phone manufacturers will generate more than $89 billion in revenue this year.
Some of the key drivers for this growth include:
- Growing demand from emerging markets, such as India
- New camera phones with 1- and 2-megapixel resolutions
- Strong replacement rates in mature markets
- Strong demand for mid-tier models, and flip phones
Other metrics included in the report are: vendor market share and five-year forecasts by region, and by air-link.
If you need to know what's happening in the mobile phone business, this report is a must-have tool.
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