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To: Eric L who wrote (3925)	5/18/2006 10:39:41 AM
From: Eric L	Respond to of 9255

Handset Sales in China in Q1 China Market: Nokia Secures Largest Share of 1Q Handset Sales Lisa Tsai Adam Hwang DigiTimes 18 May 2006 digitimes.com Nokia secured 26.9% of total handset sales in China, during the first quarter of this year, the largest market share of any brand, whether international or local, according to the China-based CCID Consulting. A total of 24.99 million handsets were sold in China last quarter, and both this figure and the corresponding sales value of 36.83 billion yuan (US$4.56 billion) were the highest on record for any quarter, CCID indicated. Following Nokia, in terms of market share, were Motorola with 13.4% and Samsung with 9.02%, while the aggregate share by all local brands had continued to fall, for nine consecutive quarters, to 36.9%. Ningbo Bird and Lenovo were the top two local brands, CCID added. Analysys International, another China-based consulting company, also provided an estimation of handset sales in the China market, last quarter. Analysys Estimation Of First-Quarter 2006 Handset Sales Volume In China · Type of handsets Units Share Q/Q Y/Y ================ ======= ======= ====== ===== GSM 20.92m 93.5% 7.2% 18.2% CDMA 1.35m 6.5% (7.5%) (35.1%) ------ ------ ------ ------- All in aggregate 22.38m 100.0% 7.3% 13.1% - Eric -