Contract Manufacturers to Make 26 Percent of Cellular Handsets Worldwide in 2002; 396 Million Phones Will Be Made Worldwide in 2002.Business Editors & High-Tech Writers BOSTON & LONDON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Oct. 1, 2002 According to according to prep. 1. As stated or indicated by; on the authority of: according to historians. 2. In keeping with: according to instructions. 3. the new Wireless Device Strategies report from Strategy Analytics, "Contract Manufacturers' Path to 40 Percent Cellular Production Share," twenty-six percent of cellular handsets worldwide will be made by contract manufacturers in 2002. This will rise steadily to 38 percent in 2007, as first and second-tier handset vendors seek lower costs, production flexibility and economies of scale. Neil Mawston, Senior Analyst with the Global Wireless Practice, notes, "Contract manufacturers are desperate to get their hands on orders for some of the 396 million cellular phones manufactured worldwide in 2002. The industry is much leaner now, as device manufacturers have effectively improved internal cost efficiencies, and we believe that the lion's share of the shift to outsourced manufacturing occurred in 2001. Contract electronics manufacturers (CEM CEM contagious equine metritis. CEM selective medium chocolate agar made with Eugon agar and 5% horse blood; used to cultivate Taylorella equigenitalis. ) and original design manufacturers (ODM (Original Design Manufacturer) A contract manufacturer that uses its own designs and intellectual property (IP). See contract manufacturer. ) have over-built production, and are aggressively searching out new customers in Japan and other Asia Pacific countries to fill under-utilized capacity. This could fuel the proliferation of a growing mass of third-tier reference design handset vendors." Other key findings from this Global Wireless Practice report of Strategy Analytics include: Flextronics will be the world's largest contract handset manufacturer in 2002, with an estimated 42% share in 2002; Flextronics is currently the world's 3rd largest handset manufacturer after Nokia and Motorola; HTC HTC HTML (Hyper Text Markup Language) Component HTC High Tech Computer Corp (Taiwan, China) HTC Hennepin Technical College (Minnesota) HTC High-Throughput Computing , of Taiwan, is the world's leading contract PDA (Personal Digital Assistant) A handheld computer for managing contacts, appointments and tasks. It typically includes a name and address database, calendar, to-do list and note taker, which are the functions in a personal information manager (see PIM). manufacturer with an estimated 16% share in 2002; Quanta quan·ta n. Plural of quantum. , of Taiwan, is the world's leading contract notebook PC manufacturer, with an estimated 17% share in 2002. "Handset manufacturing is splitting into two camps; those who believe in-house production allows manufacturers to maximize control and minimize risk, such as Nokia and Samsung, and those who believe outsourced production allows manufacturers to exploit economies of scale and output flexibility, such as Sony Ericsson For an arrangement of Sony Ericsson products, see list of Sony Ericsson products Sony Ericsson is a joint venture established in 2001 by the Japanese consumer electronics company Sony Corporation and the Swedish telecommunications company Ericsson to make mobile phones. and Alcatel," said David Kerr, Vice President of Strategy Analytics. About Strategy Analytics Strategy Analytics, Inc., a global research and consulting firm, provides timely insights and strategic business solutions to companies operating at the convergence of information, communications and entertainment technologies. The company serves clients by focusing on market opportunities and challenges based on dynamic, high growth technologies. Strategy Analytics offers Strategic Advisory Services advisory services advisory services provided to the public, in their capacity as owners and managers of animals, are an important part of veterinary science. They may be provided by government bureaux, by commercial companies who deal in pharmaceuticals or animals or animal and consulting services in the following practice areas: Automotive Services; Broadband; Enabling Technologies; and Wireless. |
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