Worldwide mobile phone sales declined 2% in 2Q12, says Gartner

May 18, 10:41

Worldwide sales of mobile phones to end users reached 419.1 million units in the first quarter of 2012, a 2% decline from the first quarter of 2011, according to Gartner. This is...

China March mobile phone user base growing to over 1.018 billion

May 4, 10:39

There were 1.01882 billion subscribers of mobile communication services in China as of the end of March 2012, growing 1.18% on month and 14.44% on year. 152.06 million (14.93%) were...

China February mobile phone users grow 1.04%

Apr 2, 10:50

There were 1,006.92 million subscribers of mobile communication services in China as of the end of February 2012, growing by 1.04% on month and by 14.58% on year, and 143.92 million...

China January mobile phone user-base tops 996 million

Mar 15, 16:35

There were 996.6 million subscribers of mobile communication services in China as of the end of January 2012, growing 1.08% on month and 14.59% on year. 136.6 million (13.71%) subscribers...

China market: November mobile phone users top 975 million

Jan 4, 11:33

There were 975.34 million subscribers of mobile communication services in China as of the end of November 2011, growing by 1.18% on month and by 14.71% on year, and 118.73 million...

China October mobile phone user base grows to nearly 964 million

Nov 25, 10:44

There were 963.99 million subscribers of mobile communication services in China as of the end of October 2011, growing 1.23% on month and 14.48% on year. 110.51 million (11.46%) were...

China mobile phone users top 952 million in September

Nov 1, 10:22

There were 952.31 million subscribers of mobile communication services in China as of September 2011, growing 1.30% on month and 14.28% on year, and 102.46 million, or 10.76%, of...

China market: Mobile phone users grow to over 940 million in August

Sep 28, 12:16

There were 940.09 million subscribers of mobile communication services in China as of the end of August 2011, growing 1.10% on month and 14.22% on year, and 94.12 million, or 10.01%...

China July mobile phone user base grows to nearly 930 million

Sep 1, 13:43

There were 929.84 million subscribers of mobile communication services in China as of the end of July 2011, growing by 1.01% on month and 14.22% on year. 87.2 million (9.38%) were...

Worldwide mobile phone market grew more than 11% in 2Q11, says IDC

Jul 29, 17:02

The worldwide mobile phone market grew 11.3% on year in the second quarter of 2011, despite a weaker feature phone market, which declined for the first time since the third quarter...

Shipments of touch panels for mobile phones showing growth in 2Q11, says Wintek

Jun 29, 01:05

Wintek is expected to benefit as Apple increases its outlook for the production of its mobile phone and tablet PC products. According to Wintek, shipments of touch panels for mobile...

China mobile handset user base grows to over 910 million in May

Jun 28, 01:20

There were 910.15 million subscribers of mobile communication services in China as of the end of May 2011, with the total amount growing by 1.08% on month and by 14.35% on year, and...

China April mobile phone users exceed 900 million

May 25, 11:09

There were 900.39 million subscribers of mobile communication services in China as of the end of April 2011, growing 1.14% on month and 14.48% on year, and 67.57 million (7.50%) of...

Lead times extend for crystal components, says IHS iSuppli

May 5, 14:01

Disruptions spurred by the Japan earthquake and tsunami caused shipments of crystals to be delayed by four weeks in April 2011 compared to March, impacting the supply of a critical...

China March mobile phone user base grows to over 890 million

May 4, 13:50

There were 890.27 million subscribers of mobile communication services in China as of the end of March 2011, growing 1.3% on month and 14.6% on year. 61.9 million (6.95%) were 3G...

China February mobile phone users grow to nearly 879 million, says MIIT

Mar 31, 11:09

There were 878.83 million subscribers of mobile communication services in China as of the end of February 2011, growing 1.05% on month and 14.73% on year. Of the subscribers, 55.49...

China January mobile phone user base grows to over 869 million

Mar 4, 10:42

There were 869.72 million subscribers of mobile communication services in China as of the end of January 2011, growing 1.25% on month and 14.95% on year, and 51.74 million (5.95%)...

FPC, SMIC collaborate on fingerprint sensors for handsets and tablets

Feb 15, 11:19

Semiconductor Manufacturing International Corporation (SMIC) has announced that it will work with Fingerprint Cards (FPC), which develops fingerprint technology and recognition systems,...

Intel completes acquisition of wireless solution business from Infineon

Feb 1, 14:48

Intel has announced that it completed the acquisition of Infineon Technologies' Wireless Solutions (WLS) business. The pair announced the US$1.4 billion deal on August 30, 2010.

China November mobile phone user base growing to over 850 million

Dec 24, 12:23

There were 850.29 million subscribers of mobile communication services in China as of the end of November 2010, growing by 0.98% on month and by 15.13% on year, according to China's...

China market: Mobile phone users top 842 million in October

Nov 25, 11:03

There were 842.04 million subscribers of mobile communication services in China as of the end of October 2010, growing by 1.05% on month and by 15.42% on year, according to China's...

China September mobile phone users top 833 million, says MIIT

Nov 2, 11:41

There were 833.30 million subscribers of mobile communication services in China as of the end of September 2010, growing by 1.24% on month and by 15.76% on year, according to statistics...

China August mobile phone users top 823 million, says MIIT

Sep 28, 11:23

There were 823.06 million subscribers of mobile communication services in China as of the end of August 2010, growing by 1.10% on month and by 15.84% on year, according to statistics...

India mobile phone penetration to reach 97% in 2014, says iSuppli

Sep 23, 14:34

Mobile phone ownership has become near ubiquitous in India, with wireless subscriptions in 2014 expected to amount to more than 97% of the country's population of 1.26 billion, according...

Smartphones impact automotive infotainment, says iSuppli

Sep 13, 13:58

Already having impacted the automotive telephony, digital music and navigation segments, the smartphone is poised to have a greater influence on car infotainment systems in the future,...

China market: Mobile phone users top 805 million in June 2010, says MIIT

Aug 4, 11:30

Users of mobile communication services in China reached 805.35 million in June 2010, growing 1.19% on month and 15.85% on year, according to China's Ministry of Industry and Information...

China's mobile phone user base closes in on 800 million

Jul 8, 12:47

There were 795.92 million subscribers of mobile communication services in China as of the end of May 2010, representing growth of 1.20% on month and 15.86% on year, according to statistics...

Western Europe mobile phone market grows, dominated by unprecedented growth in smartphones in 1Q10, says IDC

Jul 2, 16:22

The mobile phone market in Western Europe grew 8.1% on year to 42.7 million units in the first quarter of 2010, according to IDC's European Mobile Phone Tracker. Shipments of smartphones...

China market: Mobile phone users total 786.5 million in April

May 27, 11:01

There were 786.50 million subscribers of mobile communication services in China as of the end of April 2010, growing by 1.24% on month and by 15.87% on year, according to statistics...

Mobile phone recovery continues with nearly 22% growth in 1Q10, says IDC

Apr 30, 17:17

The worldwide mobile phone market grew 21.7% in the first quarter of 2010, a strong rebound from the market contraction in the first quarter of 2009. Growth was fueled by increased...

China market: March mobile phone user base nears 777 million, says MIIT

Apr 30, 14:11

There were 776.87 million subscribers of mobile communication services in China as of the end of March 2010, growing by 1.42% on month and by 15.89% on year, according to statistics...

China market: Mobile phone users increase to nearly 766 million in February, says MIIT

Apr 2, 10:36

There were 765.97 million subscribers of mobile communication services in China as of the end of February 2010, up 1.24% on month and 16.10% on year, with a user density of 56.3%,...

China market: Mobile phone users increase to over 756 million in January 2010, says MIIT

Mar 12, 10:39

There were 756.6 million subscribers of mobile communication services in China as of the end of January 2010, growing by 1.23% on month and by 16.45% on year, according to statistics...

Worldwide handset sales grow 8% in 4Q09; flat in 2009, says Gartner

Feb 25, 10:58

Worldwide handset sales to end users totaled 1.211 billion units in 2009, a 0.9% decline from 2008, according to Gartner. In the fourth quarter of 2009, the market registered a single-digit...