Analysys International Says China's Handset Sales Volume Reached 22.07 Million Sets in Q2 2006

Analysys International Says China's Handset Sales Volume Reached 22.07 Million Sets in Q2 2006

September 15, 2006

    BEIJING, Sept. 15 /Xinhua-PRNewswire/ -- Analysys
International, a leading Internet based provider of
business information about technology, media and telecom
(TMT) industries in China, says that China's handset sales
volume reached 22.07 million by the end of the second
quarter of 2006, dropped 2.01% over last quarter. 

    According to the report "China Mobile Terminal
Market Quarterly Tracker Q2 2006" released by Analysys
International, sales volume of GSM handsets reached 20.51
million sets, a decrease of 2.01% over last quarter; thanks
to China Unicom's low-price handset customization strategy
and further adjustment of channels, the sales volume of
CDMA handsets kept on increasing to reach 1.57 million
sets, increased 7.44% over last quarter. Generally
speaking, China's domestic handset makers' total market
share kept on dropping, while the market shares of CDMA
handsets of domestic brands increased due to the
centralized purchase of China Unicom.   
   
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    The market concentration of GSM handsets continued
increasing. The market share of the first-ladder maker
Nokia increased slightly; and Motorola had outstanding
performance in the second quarter of 2006 due to its
continuously increasing marketing efforts and their
customization cooperation with carriers. The total market
share of China's domestic brand handset continued
decreasing whereas Lenovo's handsets still maintained the
momentum of rapid growing.  

    In the CDMA market, total market shares of
international makers decreased slightly. Samsung still take
the first position of market share although it dropped
slightly. The reason is that currently China Unicom is
vigorously exploring the low-end CDMA market, while
Samsung's insisting on mid & high-end strategy led to
the lack of increasing drive in sales volume. Motorola had
surpassed LG to be the third in market share and advanced
its position in the CDMA handset market. Nokia hasn't shown
satisfactory performance in the CDMA market for a long time,
and its market share in the second quarter continued to drop
slightly. 

    Analysys International's analyst Ms. Juan Lin thinks
the outstanding performance of China's domestic brand CDMA
handsets was mainly benefited from the increase of China
Unicom's centralized purchase for domestic brand handsets.
As a result, sales volumes of handset makers like ZTE,
Hisence, Daxian, Huawei, Kupai increased to different
degrees.  

    This subject is further discussed in Analysys
International's report "China Mobile Terminal Market
Quarterly Tracker Q2 2006". For more information,
please check the website: http://english.analysys.com.cn . 


    About Analysys International:

    Analysys International is the leading Internet based
provider of business information about Technology, Media
and Telecom industry in China. We provide data, information
and advice to 50,000 clients worldwide representing 1,500
distinct organizations, deliver over 150 consulting
engagements a year, and hold more than 20 events that draw
in over 8,000 attendees. Our clients include executives
from companies as technology vendors, vertical information
technology users, as well as professionals from
professional service companies, the investment community
and government agencies. 

    Our mission is simple and clear: we help our clients
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    For more information, please contact:

     Jessica Wang
     Overseas Media Manager
     Analysys International
     Tel:   [phone] x394
     Fax:   [phone]/7103
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