Gartner Dataquest Press Release on Q3 handset sales
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>> Gartner Dataquest Reports Worldwide Mobile Phone Shipments Declined 10 Percent in the Third Quarter of 2001
Business Wire
Nov. 19, 2001
After years of rapid growth, worldwide mobile phone shipments totaled 94.4 million units in the third quarter of 2001, a 10 percent decline from the same period last year, according to Dataquest, Inc., a unit of Gartner, Inc. (NYSE: IT - news and ITB - news). Three of the top 5 vendors experienced a decline in shipments (see Table 1). While vendors have enjoyed pent up demand for mobile terminals in the past, the industry has gone through a difficult transition. Gartner Dataquest analysts said various issues caused the industry expectations for worldwide mobile terminal consumption in 2001 to fall.
``The mobile phone industry has been impacted by repeated delays in the availability of general packet radio service (GPRS) terminals and the effect of the widespread economic downturn on regions where mobile connection growth has traditionally been high, such as Latin America,'' said Bryan Prohm, senior analyst with the Mobile Communications Worldwide research group for Gartner Dataquest.
``Most important of all has been the astonishingly lackluster performance of the Western European market, a region that accounted for about a third of annual mobile terminal sales in 1999 and 2000,'' said Ben Wood, senior analyst with the Mobile Communications Worldwide research group for Gartner Dataquest. ``In an unprecedented development, shipments actually fell in Western Europe from the second quarter to the third quarter of 2001. This was contrary to all past trends and is stark evidence of the market's woes.''
Worldwide Mobile Terminal Unit Shipment Estimates for 3Q01 (000)
3Q01 Unit 3Q01 Market 3Q00 Unit 3Q00 Market
Shipments Share (%) Shipments Share (%)
Nokia 31,552 33.4 32,058 30.6
Motorola 14,770 15.7 13,903 13.3
Ericsson 7,532 8.0 10,100 9.7
Samsung 7,108 7.5 4,506 4.3
Siemens 6,769 7.2 8,966 8.6
Others 26,633 28.2 35,070 33.5
Total Market 94,364 100.0 104,603 100.0
Source: Gartner Dataquest (November 2001)
Nokia continues to be the market leader in sales worldwide, but in the third quarter of 2001, it experienced a slight decline in shipments from the third quarter last year. This decline was attributed to the stagnation of the Western European market. ``Nokia, for the first time, has one of the older product portfolios among the leading manufacturers, a development that undoubtedly resulted in the loss of some global system for mobile communications (GSM) market share to competitors with more contemporary designs,'' said Prohm.
Motorola recorded its third consecutive quarterly increase in worldwide market share. Gartner Dataquest analysts said Motorola's resurgence is no longer limited to a few products or one region. It has become a global phenomenon, encompassing all technologies and regions.
Samsung edged closer to the traditional ``big 3'' vendors, moving ahead of Siemens for the No. 4 worldwide ranking. Gartner Dataquest analysts said Samsung continued to increase its market share in Western Europe, and the company did well with the launch of time division multiple access (TDMA) and GSM products for markets in the Americas.
Ericsson experienced a decline in shipments in the third quarter, but the company is positioned well for the future. ``Ericsson has introduced a range of novel handsets, many of which have received positive reviews and seem eagerly anticipated by consumers,'' Prohm said. ``The official launch of the Sony Ericsson Mobile Communications joint venture in the fourth quarter of 2001 will generate momentum to propel Ericsson back into double-digit market share and firmly into the coveted third-place position worldwide.''
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