Nokia increased its share of the global mobile handset in the first
quarter of 2007 but growth in the industry has slowed considerably.
A total of 252 million handsets were shipped worldwide in the
quarter, up 12 per cent on the same period in 2006 according to
Strategy Analytics.
This was the first quarter in almost two years that year-on-year
growth has been below the 20 per cent mark, the analyst firm notes.
It blamed slower progress on a build-up of inventory in the fourth
quarter of 2006 with Motorola accounting for much of the stockpile.
The study found that Nokia is the market leader with 36 per cent
global share, up from 33 pe rcent for the same period last year. This
is the highest share the Finnish manufacturer has held since Strategy
Analytics began tracking the market. Nokia's gain came largely at the
expense of Motorola. With a total of 45 million handsets sold,
Motorola saw its share of the market drop to 18 per cent, down from
22 per cent a year ago.
Third-placed Samsung had record sales in the quarters with 35 million
handsets shipped worldwide giving it a 13 per cent share of the
market, the firm's highest for two years. Sony Ericsson is in fourth
with a nine per cent share, having shipped 22 million units.
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