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November 08, 2005
Cheap cell phones to account for 50% of global market, thanks to developing countries
As developing countries join the mobile bandwagon cheap cell phones priced around $50 (US) may account for 50% the global cell phone sales.
From low-end makers such as Siemans to the high-end of the spectrum dominated by Nokia and Motorola, mobile handset markets are introducing low cost cell phones at a record pace.
Expecting that mobile phones may become preferred way of accessing Internet in developing countries various web portals are offering services catered to cell phone users. Both Google and Yahoo are launching multimedia rich mobile content within a year.
Posted by admin at November 8, 2005 01:13 AM