eMarketer today reports that despite a decline in 2001, the number of mobile phone shipments will rise from 463 million in 2002 to 475.9 million by 2003. The latest report from Micrologic Research forecasts that mobile phone shipments in 2006 will number 735 million.
Worldwide Mobile Phone, PDA and PC Shipment Forecasts | |||||||||
1998 | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | |
Worldwide Mobile Phone Shipments (in millions) Gartner | 412.7 | 506.5 | 586.2 | 650.8 | 784.4 | 739.2 | |||
Worldwide Mobile Phone Shipments (in millions) Micrologic | 174 | 292 | 403 | 387 | 463 | 476 | 551 | 615 | 735 |
Worldwide PC Shipments (in millions) | 134.3 | 128.1 | 129.3 | 149.7 | 167.2 | 181.5 | |||
Worldwide PDA Shipments (in millions) | 10.9 | 12.3 | 16 | 23.1 | 31.6 | 39.2 | |||
Source: Gartner/Micrologic Research/eMarketer, February 2002 |