Gartner Dataquest Says Worldwide Mobile Phone Sales Declined 4 Percent in the First Quarter of 2002.Business & Telecommunications Editors SAN JOSE San Jose, city, United States San Jose (sănəzā`, săn hōzā`), city (1990 pop. 782,248), seat of Santa Clara co., W central Calif.; founded 1777, inc. 1850. , Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--May 22, 2002 Worldwide mobile phone unit sales unit sales Sales measured in terms of physical units rather than dollars. Unit sales data are often used by financial analysts when evaluating the health of a company. reached 93.8 million units in the first quarter of 2002, a 3.8 percent decline from the first quarter of 2001, 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. Dataquest, Inc., a unit of Gartner, Inc. (NYSE NYSE See: New York Stock Exchange :IT and ITB ITB Invitation To Bid ITB In The Beginning ITB Internationale Tourismusbörse (German) ITB In The Business (aka in the business service industry) ITB Intrathecal Baclofen Therapy ). Market-leader Nokia experienced a slight decline in global sales to end-users compared to the same quarter last year. Nokia did manage to register a slight increase in market share versus the same quarter in 2001 (see Table 1), despite very weak market conditions in some of its core markets. Motorola's market share position continued to grow strongly in the first quarter of 2002, thanks to its continued dominance of the Chinese mobile terminal market and its strength in CDMA (Code Division Multiple Access) A method for transmitting simultaneous signals over a shared portion of the spectrum. The foremost application of CDMA is the digital cellular phone technology from QUALCOMM that operates in the 800 MHz band and 1.9 GHz PCS band. markets worldwide. Samsung and Siemens experienced the strongest increase in sales, with growth rates Growth Rates The compounded annualized rate of growth of a company's revenues, earnings, dividends, or other figures. Notes: Remember, historically high growth rates don't always mean a high rate of growth looking into the future. of 48.6 percent and 24.1 percent, respectively, during the quarter. "Samsung's spectacular growth is a reflection of its ongoing success in delivering compelling products across multiple technologies in disparate markets, said Bryan Prohm, senior analyst with the Mobile Communications Worldwide research group for Gartner Dataquest. "Siemens, meanwhile, continued to build on the success it achieved during the latter half of 2001, and it is positioned to make a competitive push in the North American North American named after North America. North American blastomycosis see North American blastomycosis. North American cattle tick see boophilusannulatus. and Latin American GSM markets in 2002."
Table 1
Worldwide Mobile Terminal Sales to End-User
Estimates for 1Q02 (Thousands of Units)
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1Q02 Market 1Q01 Market Growth
Company 1Q02 Sales Share (%) 1Q01 Sales Share (%) (%)
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Nokia 32,531 34.7 33,506 34.4 -2.9
Motorola 14,533 15.5 13,225 13.6 9.9
Samsung 9,030 9.6 6,076 6.2 48.6
Siemens 8,229 8.8 6,633 6.8 24.1
Sony Ericsson 6,009 6.4 N/A(a) N/A(a) N/A(a)
Others 23,424 25.0 37,987 39.0 -38.3
Total 93,755 100.0 97,427 100.0 -3.8
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(a) Note: 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. did not exist in 1Q01. The respective sales to end-users were Sony 1.9 million units, Ericsson 6.4 million. Source: Gartner Dataquest (May 2002) Mobile terminal consumption in several key regional markets was again disappointing in the first quarter of 2002. In particular, both Western Europe Western Europe The countries of western Europe, especially those that are allied with the United States and Canada in the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (established 1949 and usually known as NATO). and Latin America Latin America, the Spanish-speaking, Portuguese-speaking, and French-speaking countries (except Canada) of North America, South America, Central America, and the West Indies. suffered their second consecutive first-quarter fall in year-over-year sales. The Asia/Pacific region (excluding Japan) however, exceeded expectations, as sales in the first quarter increased by 8 percent versus the first quarter of 2001, and jumped by more than 12 percent sequentially from the fourth quarter of 2001. "Regional demand was highest in Asia/Pacific, where Chinese Lunar New Year Lunar New Year may refer to the beginning of the year in several calendars. It is commonly assumed that they are all based on a lunar calendar. However, this is not the case. promotions and heavy, unofficial terminal subsidies in the Korean market served as catalysts for a strong sell-through," said Ann Liang, industry analyst with the Mobile Communications Worldwide research group for Gartner Dataquest in Asia/Pacific. "Saturation levels in Western Europe mean driving new growth remains a challenge," said Ben Wood, senior analyst for Gartner Dataquest in Europe. "The industry is faced with an 'application gap,' which could prove detrimental. Subscribers remain unconvinced about the benefits of owning a data-capable phone without the appropriate applications. However, the advent of color not of the white race; - commonly meaning, esp. in the United States, of negro blood, pure or mixed. See also: Color screens will help as subscribers are willing to buy color for the sake of color." While worldwide mobile phone sales declined in the first quarter of 2002, shipments into the channel (sell-in) totaled 90.3 million units, up 11.8 percent from the first quarter of 2001. "The stronger sell-in during the first quarter of 2002 is undoubtedly a result of a healthier global inventory situation compared to the same period a year ago," Prohm said. Gartner Dataquest analysts also noted that while a modest amount of inventory did accumulate in the channel at the end of last year, it was not enough to significantly depress shipments into the channel (sell-in), as had occurred in the first quarter of 2001. "Stronger-than-expected subscriber growth in Russia and other emerging markets in Asia, Eastern Europe Eastern Europe The countries of eastern Europe, especially those that were allied with the USSR in the Warsaw Pact, which was established in 1955 and dissolved in 1991. and the Middle East during the first quarter helped keep sell-in volumes in line with expectations, and also kindled kin·dle 1 v. kin·dled, kin·dling, kin·dles v.tr. 1. a. To build or fuel (a fire). b. To set fire to; ignite. 2. another quarter of strong gray market movement of mobile terminals," Prohm said. "Overall, sales to end users slightly outpaced sell-in during 1Q02, and global inventory returned to 'normal' levels." This research is published by Gartner Dataquest's Mobile Communications Worldwide research group. 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