Qualcomm and Teleepoch
Enter Into a 3G CDMA Subscriber Unit License Agreement, October
6, 2007
MTN chooses Cambridge Broadband
Networks for multi-service wireless network in Rwanda, October 6,
2007
Brazilian government to
publish 3G bidding rules soon, October 6, 2007
KTF 3G service suffers
from technical problems, October 6, 2007
Argentina’s Personal
lunches 3G service in Rosario, October 6, 2007
Russia has it's first 3G
network, October 6, 2007
AT&T could drop Alcatel-Lucent
as 3G mobile network supplier, October 6, 2007
Enea Extends License Agreement
with ZTE for 3G Handsets, October 2, 2007
LG to unveil premium handsets
in Brazil, October 2, 2007
KTF 3G subscribers doubled
in less than 3 months, October 2, 2007
3G policy in India will
be non-uniform, October 2, 2007
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Samsung Aims to Knock Nokia From Top Spot
November 21, 2003 - source: BWCS
Up and coming mobile handset maker Samsung is setting its sights high
– it wants to be the world’s largest phone supplier by 2010. The statement
by Lee Kunhee, head of the Korean vendor, is a clear challenge to Nokia,
which currently dominates the global market for mobile terminals. Kunhee
says his company will overtake the Finns within seven years.
The ebullient Samsung boss threw down the gauntlet during an interview
with the Korea Times earlier this week. Mr Kunhee pointed out that his
company will sell 2.5 million more phones this year than predicted and
that by 2010 he expects Samsung to be generating US$25 billion annually
from the sale of mobile handsets.
Certainly, companies such as Samsung are starting to turn the heat up
on the market leader. As new 3G handsets begin to stagger onto the European
market several Asian companies, have received rave reviews for their handsets
from big euro customers. These same clients have not been so forthcoming
in their praise of Nokia’s 3G offering. Vodafone and mm02 are said to
prefer Samsung 3G models to the Finnish variety. According to industry
figures Nokia has around 10 different 3G models to choose from, whilst
Samsung reports it has over 100.
In fact, the market clout enjoyed by Nokia is one of the main factors
which could help Samsung in its quest. Some operators are said to be uneasy
at the power that the Finns can wield in the market and tensions have
reportedly surfaced between Nokia and a couple of its larger customers.
This gives manufacturers such as Samsung an opportunity to grab some business
as operators try to counter-balance Nokia’s power.
As Samsung’s share of the global handset market continues to rise, it
went from 9.8% in 2002 to over 11.2% in the first nine months of 2003,
Nokia’s has slipped somewhat, down from 35.1% at end 2002 to 33.8% at
end of September 2003, according to figures from Strategy Analytics. However,
for Nokia the main focus should be winning the battle to supply new 3G
handsets to customers and not worrying about losing out in the wider global
market. Its first problem next year will be securing 3G handset orders
from companies like Vodafone, which have yet to commit to any vendor.
For its part the Finnish company is far from rattled. It is reportedly
targeting a market share of 40% by the end of next year and despite Samsung’s
brave words, the Nokia brand will be very hard to eclipse.
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