Worldwide mobile phone sales reached 98.7 million units in the second quarter of 2002, up 0.8% year on year, according to Gartner Dataquest.
Analysts said there are signs that the mobile phone industry has reached a point of stability and is positioned for stronger growth, following a relatively subdued period. Nokia continued to dominate worldwide sales during the period.
“Overall, expectations remain high for a strong fourth quarter selling season worldwide, driven in part by the introduction of numerous new, low-cost terminals from leading manufacturers,” said Bryan Prohm, senior analyst with the Mobile Communications Worldwide research group for Gartner Dataquest. “Therefore, we continue to believe that worldwide mobile terminal sales to end users will reach approximately 420 million units in 2002.”
