Asia Pacific leads worldwide mobile phone sales growth in 1Q13, says Gartner

May 16, 22:10

Worldwide mobile phone sales to end users totaled nearly 426 million units in the first quarter of 2013, a slight increase of 0.7% from the same period in 2012, according to Gartner...

China March mobile phone user base growing to 1.146 billion, says MIIT

Apr 24, 10:20

There were 1.146 billion subscribers of mobile communication services in China as of the end of March 2013, growing 1.24% sequentially and 12.46% on year, and 277.27 million (24.20%)...

China February mobile phone users grow to 1.132 billion, says MIIT

Mar 25, 10:09

There were 1.132 billion subscribers of mobile communication services in China as of the end of February 2013, growing 0.89% sequentially and 12.43% on year, and 259.92 million (22.96%)...

China January mobile phone user base growing to 1.122 billion, says MIIT

Feb 26, 13:32

There were 1.122 billion subscribers of mobile communication services in China as of the end of January 2013, growing by 0.81% on month and by 12.59% on year, and 245.88 million (21.91%)...

Strong demand for smartphones, heated competition characterize global handset market in 4Q12, says IDC

Jan 28, 11:24

The worldwide mobile phone market grew 1.9% on year in the fourth quarter of 2012, as strong holiday smartphone sales raised shipments of these devices to levels nearly equal to those...

China market: November mobile phone users grow to 1.104 billion, says MIIT

Dec 25, 16:16

There were 1.104 billion subscribers to mobile communication services in China as of the end of November 2012, growing by 0.80% on month and by 13.21% on year, and 220.49 million...

Worldwide mobile phone growth expected to drop to 1.4% in 2012, says IDC

Dec 5, 21:42

The worldwide mobile phone market is forecast to grow 1.4% on year in 2012, the lowest annual growth rate in three years despite a projected record number of smartphone shipments...

China market: October mobile phone user base reaches 1.095 billion, says MIIT

Dec 3, 11:31

A total of 1.095 billion users subscribed to mobile communication services in China as of the end of October 2012, growing by 0.98% on month and by 13.63% on year, and 212.42 million...

China September mobile phone user base grows to 1.084 billion

Oct 30, 14:37

There were 1.08474 million subscribers of mobile communication services in China as of the end of September 2012, growing 1.17% on month and 13.91% on year, and 202.64 million (18.68%)...

Smartphones drive 3Q12 growth in worldwide mobile phone market, says IDC

Oct 30, 13:52

The worldwide mobile phone market grew 2.4% year over year in the third quarter of 2012, driven by heavyweights Samsung and Apple as Nokia dropped off the top-5 list of smartphone...

HTC, Samsung likely to price WP8 models cheaper than Nokia

Oct 16, 21:51

As the first wave of the competition over Windows Phone 8 (WP8) smartphones will kick off in November, HTC and Samsung Electronics are expected to adopt more aggressive pricing strategies...

China August mobile phone user base grows to over 1.072 billion

Sep 25, 14:06

There were 1.07224 billion subscribers of mobile communication services in China as of the end of August 2012, growing 0.96% on month and 14.06% on year, 192.56 million (17.96%) of...

China July mobile phone user base growing to over 1.062 billion

Aug 29, 15:43

There were 1.062.03 billion subscribers of mobile communication services in China as of the end of July 2012, growing 0.96% on month and 14.22% on year. 183.76 million (17.30%) were...

Worldwide mobile phone sales decline 2.3% in 2Q12, says Gartner

Aug 16, 01:00

Worldwide sales of mobile phones to end users reached 419 million units in the second quarter of 2012, a 2.3% decline from the second quarter of 2011, according to Gartner. Smartphone...

Strong demand for smartphones in 2Q12 continues to drive the worldwide mobile phone market, says IDC

Newswatch - Jul 30, 15:13

The worldwide mobile phone market grew 1% on year to 406 million units in the second quarter of 2012, as Samsung Electronics and Apple shipped almost half of the world's smartphones,...

High-resolution smartphones are the new mobile phone standard

Jul 4, 15:27

High-resolution 4- to 5-inch sized smartphones will be the standard for phone makers to compete in the future due to increasing market competition and consumer requirements.

China May mobile phone user base grows to over 1.04 billion

Jun 25, 15:23

There were 1.04072 billion subscribers of mobile communication services in China as of the end of May 2012, growing 1.04% on month and 14.35% on year. 166.68 million (16.02%) were...

China market: April mobile phone users reach 1.03 billion

May 24, 11:25

There were 1,030.05 million subscribers of mobile communication services in China as of the end of April 2012, growing by 1.10% on month and by 14.40% on year, and 158.97 million...

Worldwide mobile phone sales declined 2% in 2Q12, says Gartner

May 18, 10:41

Worldwide sales of mobile phones to end users reached 419.1 million units in the first quarter of 2012, a 2% decline from the first quarter of 2011, according to Gartner. This is...

China March mobile phone user base growing to over 1.018 billion

May 4, 10:39

There were 1.01882 billion subscribers of mobile communication services in China as of the end of March 2012, growing 1.18% on month and 14.44% on year. 152.06 million (14.93%) were...

China February mobile phone users grow 1.04%

Apr 2, 10:50

There were 1,006.92 million subscribers of mobile communication services in China as of the end of February 2012, growing by 1.04% on month and by 14.58% on year, and 143.92 million...

China January mobile phone user-base tops 996 million

Mar 15, 16:35

There were 996.6 million subscribers of mobile communication services in China as of the end of January 2012, growing 1.08% on month and 14.59% on year. 136.6 million (13.71%) subscribers...

China market: November mobile phone users top 975 million

Jan 4, 11:33

There were 975.34 million subscribers of mobile communication services in China as of the end of November 2011, growing by 1.18% on month and by 14.71% on year, and 118.73 million...

China October mobile phone user base grows to nearly 964 million

Nov 25, 10:44

There were 963.99 million subscribers of mobile communication services in China as of the end of October 2011, growing 1.23% on month and 14.48% on year. 110.51 million (11.46%) were...

China mobile phone users top 952 million in September

Nov 1, 10:22

There were 952.31 million subscribers of mobile communication services in China as of September 2011, growing 1.30% on month and 14.28% on year, and 102.46 million, or 10.76%, of...

China market: Mobile phone users grow to over 940 million in August

Sep 28, 12:16

There were 940.09 million subscribers of mobile communication services in China as of the end of August 2011, growing 1.10% on month and 14.22% on year, and 94.12 million, or 10.01%...

China July mobile phone user base grows to nearly 930 million

Sep 1, 13:43

There were 929.84 million subscribers of mobile communication services in China as of the end of July 2011, growing by 1.01% on month and 14.22% on year. 87.2 million (9.38%) were...

Worldwide mobile phone market grew more than 11% in 2Q11, says IDC

Jul 29, 17:02

The worldwide mobile phone market grew 11.3% on year in the second quarter of 2011, despite a weaker feature phone market, which declined for the first time since the third quarter...

Shipments of touch panels for mobile phones showing growth in 2Q11, says Wintek

Jun 29, 01:05

Wintek is expected to benefit as Apple increases its outlook for the production of its mobile phone and tablet PC products. According to Wintek, shipments of touch panels for mobile...

China mobile handset user base grows to over 910 million in May

Jun 28, 01:20

There were 910.15 million subscribers of mobile communication services in China as of the end of May 2011, with the total amount growing by 1.08% on month and by 14.35% on year, and...

China April mobile phone users exceed 900 million

May 25, 11:09

There were 900.39 million subscribers of mobile communication services in China as of the end of April 2011, growing 1.14% on month and 14.48% on year, and 67.57 million (7.50%) of...

Lead times extend for crystal components, says IHS iSuppli

May 5, 14:01

Disruptions spurred by the Japan earthquake and tsunami caused shipments of crystals to be delayed by four weeks in April 2011 compared to March, impacting the supply of a critical...

China March mobile phone user base grows to over 890 million

May 4, 13:50

There were 890.27 million subscribers of mobile communication services in China as of the end of March 2011, growing 1.3% on month and 14.6% on year. 61.9 million (6.95%) were 3G...

China February mobile phone users grow to nearly 879 million, says MIIT

Mar 31, 11:09

There were 878.83 million subscribers of mobile communication services in China as of the end of February 2011, growing 1.05% on month and 14.73% on year. Of the subscribers, 55.49...