As the markets become saturated the sale of handsets is expected to slow from now on, according to Informa Telecoms & Media. While emerging markets in Latin America, Asia Pacific and Africa will continue to see high growth this will be in low-margin handsets, and be offset by declining interest in saturated markets in Europe, America and some Asia Pacific markets. And of course, “this will put pressure on manufacturers to come up with innovative designs and functions in the effort to persuade consumers to change handsets on a regular basis.”
Informa predicts that only a quarter of all mobile phones sold by 2008 will be 3G, which is a pretty significant number when you consider that most carriers worldwide don’t have a 3G network.
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