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To: Veiko Herne who wrote (9250)	1/5/2000 12:51:00 PM
From: tero kuittinen	Read Replies (3) \| Respond to of 29987

That's what some commentators say: phones are getting too small. Consumers are telling us something else. The sales of miniature models is the hottest trend in telecoms. Motorola's consumer product come-back is built on the V-series, which weighs around 80 grams. Startacs are still best-sellers in USA and Nokia's 8800 series are sold out in Asia and Europe. The sales trends are conveying us a clear message: what most consumers want is smaller, lighter phones. Even some mid-range models are now starting at 100 grams unless they pack some special features like WAP. It's not a niche phenomenon: phones keep shrinking in all price categories. People want something that fits into their pockets. It's a whole lot harder to get consumers to accept a model over 200 grams than it was in 1998. The "correct" specifications, like what's a good weight/stand-by time ratio, keep changing every year. And this is what sunk Iridium - the specs were locked in years ago and the market changed in the meanwhile. The sound quality, let alone capacity, were the least of Iridium's problems. Tero