Shipment volume of the China's mobile phone industry is expected to increase 6.9% sequentially to 179.6 million units in the fourth quarter of 2007, with its share reaching 50.7% of the world's total in 2007, up from 48.1% in 2006, according to Taiwan's Market Intelligence Center (MIC).
Global system for mobile communications (GSM) models remains the mainstream product in China. However, makers such as Calcomp, Haier, Hisense, Huawei, and ZTE have become important suppliers of low-cost code division multiple access (CDMA) phones, and shipment of these products to Africa, India, and central Asian countries is very strong.
Taiwanese makers had an outstanding performance in the Chinese industry in the third quarter. Combined shipment volume of Taiwanese manufacturers increased 41% sequentially to 29.9 million units, accounting for 17.8% of China's total. This ended a period of two consecutive quarters during which this share declined.
Combined shipment volume of Nokia, Samsung, Motorola, Sony Ericsson, and LG in the third quarter reached 87.4 million units in the third quarter of 2007, up 7.3% over the previous quarter. However, their combined share of the Chinese industry's shipment in fell to 52%, down from 54.1%, due to the strong performance of Taiwanese makers. Among the Chinese makers, ZTE has consolidated its status as the largest Chinese mobile phone manufacturer. According to MIC, ZTE has become the first Chinese maker to have a quarterly shipment of more than four million, with third-quarter shipment reaching 4.1 million units. Furthermore, Huawei, TCL, Bird, and Tianyu all had shipment volumes exceeding three million units in the third quarter.
Chinese makers accounted for 10 of the top 20 mobile phone manufacturers in China, with these combined shipment growing from 23.5 million units in second quarter to 26.6 million units in the third quarter of 2007.
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