Early Sign, or Déjà vu?
From San Jose Mercury News (not last year but) Sunday, Dec. 1, 2001
Demand for mobile phone handsets is recovering so fast that manufactures are being hit by a temporary shortage of some parts, according to Singapore-based electronics manufacturer Flextronics.
Demand is being led by Asia, particularly the largely untapped Chinese market, but there is growth, too in both Europe and the United States, said Humphrey Porter, European president of Flextronics.
Flextronics is the world’s second largest contract manufacturer of mobile handsets and parts, supplying most major industry players, including Nokia, Motorola, Ericssson, Siemens and Alcatel.
“There is an upturn in manufacturing and demand,” Porter said during a corporate event at Flexitronics’ plant in western Hungary. “Our manufacturing facilities are very busy and there are even, in some cases, shortages of some key components again.”
From the New York Times and Reuters |
