Global Mobile Phone Sales Up 12% (WebProNews)

Offered by: Marc Downing
Date: Thursday, August 28th, 2008
Category: Mobile Telephones


Global sales of mobile phones hit close to 305 million units in the second quarter of 2008, an 11.8 percent increase over the second quarter of 2007, according to Gartner. Sales of mobile phones in the saturated markets of Western Europe and North America had a slight rebound after a shaky start. Western Europe reached close to 42 million units and North America exceeded 44 million units in …
Source: www.webpronews.com

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Source: biz.yahoo.com

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Source: www.redherring.com

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Source: www.ft.com

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Source: www.middletownjournal.com

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Source: www.pulsejournal.com

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