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To: foundation who wrote (23873)	6/18/2002 6:37:43 AM
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Korea to Capture 50% to 70% of Next-Generation Mobile Handset Market By Kim Ik-jong Tuesday, June 18, 2002 The nation's high-powered mobile handset makers are expected to grab 50% to 70% of the global cdma2000 market worth 30 million to 40 million units this year, taking the outright lead in the next-generation handset market. According to the industry on June 17, leading domestic handset makers such as Samsung Electronics, LG Electronics and Curitel are forecast to ship out some 6 million 3G handsets out of 20 million they will roll out, gaining the upper hand in the early market. Samsung Electronics ( sec.co.kr), which sent its cdma2000 1x handset to U.S. Sprint PCS in May last year for the first time, is set to produce 10 million 3G handsets including EVDO models, of which 3 million units it plans to provide overseas. LG Electronics ( lge.com), having started to sell its cdma2000 1x handsets in the U.S. last year, is now poised to focus on the next-generation product in full gear. It expects the high-end models to account for 60%, or 5.4 million units, of the total CDMA handset exports this year and more than 90%, or 3.6 million units, of the home sales. Curitel ( curitel.co.kr) is aiming to ship 1 million 3G handsets, or 20% of the total export volume, in the second half. Mid-standing firms such as Sewon Telecom and Telson Electronics and handset developers like Giga Telecom are also gearing up to jump into the cdma2000 market in the second half with ODM and OEM models to increase their export volumes. "While cash-strapped European telecoms operators, a leader in the GSM market, are delaying investment in 3G, the CDMA camp including Korea has set out to offer 3G services centering on cdma2000 1x fueling demand for next-generation mobile handsets," said Gi Young-man, managing director at SEC. "We expect the export volume of cdma2000 handsets to increase in North, Latin America and Australia from the second half." In fact, European GSM operators remain hesitant to invest in next-generation services facing sluggish sales and high initial costs, while CDMA operators in North America, Japan, Australia, Latin America and East Europe, led by Korea, are launching cdma2000 1x or EVDO services. Demand for new handsets, therefore, is rising in key markets including the largest North American market, with replacement expected to account for 40% of the entire CDMA handset market. And domestic makers are confident of achieving this year's targets as they have sharpened their competitive edges amid the fierce competition at home since the launch of cdma2000 1x service in October this year. "Motorola, Nokia and Sanyo are moving to roll out next-generation handsets in full gear, but they are still far lagging behind domestic makers in terms of competitiveness," said industry professionals. "Domestic majors already unveiled dozens of cdma2000 models with high-quality design, color and ring tone features, but their foreign competitors have only one or two models available for now." etienglish.com