Gartner Dataquest Q1 Handset Market Share ...
DataQuest said 112.7 million handset units were sold worldwide in the first quarter of this year, up 18 percent from the year-earlier period.
1, Nokia 35.0%
2. Motorola 14.7%
3. Samsung 10.5%
4. Siemens 7.6%
5. Sony-Ericsson 4.8%
6. LG Electronics 4.5%
7. Panasonic 3.4%
8. NEC 2.6%
Other 16.9%
>> Handset Makers Solidify Positions
Yang Sung-jin
Korea Herald
2003.06.02
koreaherald.co.kr
The world's top three handset makers, including Korea's Samsung Electronics, are solidifying their global market positions, market research firm DataQuest said yesterday.
Nokia, Motorola and Samsung have been maintaining about a combined 60 percent share of the world's mobile phone handset market since the first quarter of 2002.
Their combined market share reached 60.2 percent in the first quarter of this year, slightly down from the 61.9 percent recorded in the previous quarter. The comparable figure for the previous year was 60.4 percent.
Samsung grabbed the title of the world's No. 3 mobile phone maker in the first quarter of last year.
In early 2001, Nokia, Motorola and Siemens, then the No. 3 mobile phone maker, jointly controlled a 54.8 percent share of the global handset market.
Samsung officials said the latest data showed that the top three makers are strengthening their market positions, defying the aggressive marketing of challengers.
DataQuest said 112.7 million handset units were sold worldwide in the first quarter of this year, up 18 percent from the year-earlier period. Nokia topped the chart with a 35 percent market share, followed by Motorola at 14.7 percent, Samsung at 10.5 percent, Siemens at 7.6 percent, Sony-Ericsson at 4.8 percent, LG Electronics at 4.5 percent, Panasonic at 3.4 percent and NEC at 2.6 percent.
Samsung said that it plans to jack up its global market share to more than 12 percent by selling some 52.5 million handset units this year, narrowing the gap with Nokia and Motorola. <<
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