Research firm: Apple to be among world’s top ten mobile phone vendors by the end of 2008
Posted by Dennis Sellers 
Jan 24, 2008 at 2:07pm
Apple shipped 2.3 million iPhone units worldwide for a healthy 0.6 percent share in the fourth quarter of 2007, according to Strategy Analytics. The research firm predicts that Apple to be among the world’s top ten mobile phone vendors by the end of 2008.
According to the latest research from Strategy Analytics, global mobile phone shipments grew a modest 12 percent year-over-year, to reach 1.12 billion units in 2007. Nokia, which dominates the market, had a strong fourth quarter and reached 40 percent share for the first time ever.
“Global cellphone shipments rose to 1.12 billion units in 2007, up 12 percent from 1.00 billion in 2006” says analyst Bonny Joy. “We expect the economic environment to be tougher this year and forecast slower growth of 10 percent, for 1.24 billion units worldwide in 2008.”
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