Taiwan handset overview

By Eric Mah, DIGITIMES, Taipei [Monday 18 June 2007]
Last update: Monday 25 June 2007

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Global handset shipments topped 977 million units in 2006, according to Digitimes Research, with Taiwan-based handset makers accounting for 14% of the market on shipments of 137 million units.

Table of contents

Introduction
Global handset industry, 2006 review
Table 1: Global handset sales to end-users, 2006 (k units)
Handset shipments from Taiwan-based manufacturers in 2006
Chart 1: Handset shipments from Taiwan-based makers, 1Q06-2Q07 (k units)
Table 2: Top-5 Taiwan-based handset makers, 1Q06-2Q07
Table 3: Top-5 global vendors outsourcing strategy, 2006
Major events in the handset industry, 2006-2007
BenQ Mobile goes under
Jabil merges with Taiwan Green Point
HTC buys Dopod International
Motorola on the rocks, unveils lineup for 2007
Anticipation for Apple’s iPhone
Taiwan-based handset makers facing competition from EMS providers
Table 4: Comparison of handset component capabilities of EMS providers
Handset industry outlook for 2007-2009
Chart 2: Taiwan’s handset shipment trend and global market share, 2004-2009 (million units)
Handset production in China
Table 5: Production capacity of major handset makers in China (million units)
Taiwan makers do own-brand handsets
Table 6: Taiwan-based own-brand players

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