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Mobile phone sales will reach 1.28B in 2008

Research firm Gartner says that worldwide mobile phone sales will top 1.28 billion units in 2008, an 11 percent increase over last year. Handset sales reached 294.3 million in first quarter 2008 and Read more...

Sony Ericsson issues profit warning

Sony Ericsson says that its second-quarter sales and net income will take a hit because of slowing demand for its mobile phones and new product shipping delays. The handset maker estimates it will Read more...

Handset sales slowing in U.S. amid worsening economy

Good and bad news for the U.S. mobile wireless industry when it comes to the worsening economy. The bad news: Consumers' purchases of new mobile devices declined in the first quarter for the first Read more...

ALSO NOTED: M-payments trends; Usage-Cancer link? and much more...

> The NPD Group's latest report found that mobile phone sales to consumers in the U.S. reached 146 million units by the end of 2007 with total consumer sales of $11.5 billion, after rebates and Read more...

Report: U.S. Mobile phone sales revenue increased 47%

According to a recent report from the NPD Group, mobile phone sales to U.S. consumers increased to 38 million units sold in the third quarter. The shipments brought in $3.2 billion in revenue, a 47 Read more...

Report: Kyocera set to buy Sanyo's mobile unit

Reports continue to circulate that Sanyo's mobile unit is on the chopping block, now Nikkei Read more...

ALSO NOTED: China's users buy 71.5M in H1; Ofcom says mobile Internet usage surging; and much more...

> China's domestic mobile phone sales in H1 topped 71.5 million. Article > DoCoMo takes a hit during price war. Read more...

Press Releases

The NPD Group: Year-Over-Year U.S. Mobile Phone Sales Increased 14 Percent in Second Quarter (Press Release)

The NPD Group: Year-Over-Year U.S. Mobile Phone Sales Increased 14 Percent in Second Quarter Bluetooth, cameras, and music become more common in new phone sales PORT WASHINGTON, N.Y., Aug. 15 -- Read more...