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To: JGoren who wrote (5957)	1/31/2000 10:15:00 AM
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Nokia world's number one cellular handset manufacture increases market share to 26.6% according to ARC Group M2 PRESSWIRE-31 January 2000-EMC: Nokia world's number one cellular handset manufacture increases market share to 26.6% according to ARC Group (C)1994-2000 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Nokia has increased its lead in the mobile handset market in 1999 with 26.6% of total worldwide handset sales (inc. analogue), followed by Motorola with 17.4 % and Ericsson with 11.9 %, according to EMC's sister company, the ARC Group and its newly released strategic report Future Mobile Handset - Worldwide Technology and Market Developments 1999-2005. ARC Group reports that total handset sales worldwide amounted to 275 million units in 1999. GSM and CDMA were the best selling digital technologies with 156 and 39 million units sold respectively. Nokia took the top spot in GSM technology with 46 million handsets sold while Samsung led CDMA sales with 9 million. World Digital Handset Sales - 1999 CompanyUnits (million)Market Share (%) Nokia66.2 26.2 Motorola37.9 15.0 Ericsson32.1 12.7 Panasonic/ Matsushita16.4 6.5 Others100.4 39.7 Total253 100 Source: ARC Group ARC Group forecasts sales of 410 million handsets in 2000 with sales growing the fastest in Asia and Europe. "The introduction of 2.5G technologies in 2000 and 3G in 2001 will be a major turning point for the mobile handset market and it will undoubtedly redraw the mobile handset industry landscape" states Eric Cariou, consultant manager at ARC group. "The arrival of GPRS/WAP handsets and the introduction of Bluetooth will be instrumental in triggering further explosive growth of the wireless Internet, mirroring the astonishing success of i-mode in Japan. The handset will rapidly become the single most important and valued personal item people have, negating the risk of seeing mobile handsets become very low cost commodity products, at least in the short to medium term". ARC Group's new strategic report Future Mobile Handset - Worldwide Technology and Market Developments 1999-2005 provides a comprehensive and detailed examination of handset technology, market and industry trends. Topics covered include: * Detailed handset sales and forecasts by region, consumer segments, technology, key players, selected countries, etc for the period 1999-2005 * Advanced technology and applications roadmaps covering User Interface, WAP, Bluetooth, GPRS, W-CDMA, etc * Review of existing and new entrant handset manufacturer strategies and likely evolution over the next five years * Detailed handset roadmaps for various types of terminals including smartphones * Analysis of key issues such as interoperability and testing of terminals, handset distribution and Asian strategies * In depth research and forecast for selected components such as displays, batteries, memory, processors, etc. Notes for editors: EMC EMC has been researching and publishing market intelligence for the wireless industry since 1985. EMC's World Cellular Database provides constantly updated research information on wireless markets, products, networks, subscriber statistics and rolling five-year forecasts for over 200 countries, tariffs, infrastructure suppliers and products, cellular terminals and investors worldwide. The World Cellular Database is the source of EMC's products and services: World Cellular Information Service, World Cellular Datapacks, Regional & Technology Reports and the Insights. ARC GROUP ARC Group, an Informa Telecom Group company - publishes in-depth strategic reports in the mobile/fixed communications, digital TV and IP Audio industries. A range of new and innovative consultancy and conference summary services complement the company's offering. INFORMA TELECOMS GROUP Informa Group Plc is one of the world's leading providers of strategic business information for the telecoms industry through the Informa Telecoms Group companies; IBC UK conferences, MCI publications, EMC, Baskerville, ARC Group and Chorleywood Consulting. CONTACT: Andy Hamer, Sales & Marketing Director, EMC Tel: +44 (0)1932 266 900 Fax: +44 (0)1932 266 950 e-mail: ahamer@emc-database.com ((M2 Communications Ltd disclaims all liability for information provided within M2 PressWIRE. Data supplied by named party/parties. Further information on M2 PressWIRE can be obtained at presswire.net on the world wide web. Inquiries to info@m2.com)).