Worldwide mobile phone sales to end users totalled 1.211 billion units in 2009, a 0.9 per cent decline from 2008, according to Gartner, Inc. In the fourth quarter of 2009, the market registered a single-digit growth as mobile phone sales to end users surpassed 340 million units, an 8.3 per cent increase from the fourth quarter of 2008. "The mobile devices market finished on a very positive note, driven by growth in smartphones and low-end devices," said Carolina Milanesi, research director at Gartner. ”Smartphone sales to end users continued their strong growth in the fourth quarter of 2009, totalling 53.8 million units, up 41.1 per cent from the same period in 2008. In 2009, smartphone sales reached 172.4 million units, a 23.8 per cent increase from 2008. In 2009, smartphone-focused vendors like Apple and Research In Motion (RIM) successfully captured market share from other larger device producers, controlling 14.4 and 19.9 per cent of the worldwide smartphone market, respectively.” Throughout 2009, intense price competition put pressure on average selling prices (ASPs). The major handset producers had to respond more aggressively in markets such as China and India to compete with white-box producers, while in mature markets they competed hard with each other for market share.Leer más

16 December 2009 - Despite declining mobile handsets sales in 2009, smartphones continue to represent the fastest growing and most profitable segment of the mobile handset market. Informa Telecoms & Media forecasts that volume sales of these devices are to grow by 33.5% year-on-year in 2009 and by 36% in 2010. However, the importance of the smartphone segment is underlined by the fact that, although they will only account for 27% of the total number of handsets sold in 2010, they will represent over half (55%) of the value of the total mobile handset market and almost two thirds (64%) in terms of profitability. "The strong volume growth rate and high smartphone ASPs (average selling prices) make this the most profitable segment in the current mobile phone market. In 2010, we expect profits from smartphones to represent an impressive 64% of total mobile handset market profits. As demand for mid-tier handsets declines, competition in the smartphone segment is set to intensify which is forcing manufacturers to innovate and differentiate their products in terms of hardware, software and content," commented Malik Kamal-Saadi, Principal Analyst at Informa Telecoms & Media and co-author of Future Mobile Handsets report. Attracted by the high volume growth and strong profit margins, many new entrants have entered or are entering the market.Leer más

Barcelona, 9 de diciembre de 2009 - La banda ancha firmó en octubre su mejor registro de 2009 con 79.917 altas netas, un nivel no visto desde enero (73.089 altas netas), según los datos de la Nota Mensual publicada por la Comisión del Mercado de Telecomunicaciones. El número total de líneas alcanzó en octubre los 9,6 millones, con una penetración del 20,8%, un punto y medio más que en el mismo mes de 2008. El tirón de la banda ancha vino acompañado de un nuevo récord absoluto de portabilidades en las líneas fijas: 133.307 cambios de operador, un 25% más que hace un año y un 163% más que en octubre de 2007. Los altos niveles de portabilidad fija alcanzados reflejan el creciente dinamismo en el mercado de banda ancha, ya que la mayoría de cambios de compañía en líneas fijas están asociados a la contratación de paquetes de banda ancha y voz. Superada por el resto de competidores en el primer semestre del año, Telefónica ha captado en los últimos tres meses el 61,5% de las altas netas de banda ancha, mientras que los alternativos se hicieron con un 22,7 % y los operadores de cable, con un 15,8%.Leer más

30 October 2009 Summary Global handset shipments reached 291 million units worldwide in Q3 2009, down 4% from 304 million units a year earlier. Once again, the rate of decline slowed in comparison with the previous quarter, bolstering our belief that the industry is edging toward recovery. South Korean vendors Samsung and LG shipped record volumes and continued to outgrow all their major rivals. Nokia, Sony Ericsson, and Motorola underperformed and lost ground. Meanwhile, Apple’s global marketshare grew to an all-time high, approaching 3%. We forecast the handset industry to return to positive growth in the fourth quarter of 2009, signaling an end to the recession. Analysis 1. Nokia shipped 108.5 million handsets worldwide in Q3 2009, down 8% from 117.8 million units in Q3 2008. Its growth rate underperformed the industry average for the fifth quarter in a row. Nokia’s marketshare, at 37%, fell to its lowest level since Q1 2007 as a result of declining shipments across all major regions. The United States, the world’s most important handset market, remains a particular weakspot. Nokia’s smartphone shipments stagnated this quarter. At 16.4 million units, smartphone volumes fell 3% sequentially due to component shortages and competitive pressure from Apple, RIM and others. We estimate Nokia’s global smartphone marketshare slid to a near-term low of 36% in Q3 2009, down from 40% in Q2 2009. 2.Leer más