Gartner has formulated the forecast of the mobile market development for 2008. In the analysts’ opinion, the sales will grow with approximately 11 % - in the world will be sold 1,28 billion of mobile phones. This forecast as a whole, coincides with the manufacturers’ expectations.

Gartner expects that to the most dynamical will become the 4-th quarter of the year for which the basic manufacturers prepare the novelties. The most significant growth of phones will be observed in Asian-Pacific region, where it will be sold nearby 472,5 million phones – this is with 17,9 % more than a year earlier.

The European and Japanese market shows regress - the phones’ sales in the Old World will decrease with 1,5 %, in Japan - with 9,1 %. This forecast – is especially bad news for Sony Ericsson: the Japan-Swedish company feels most confidently in these exactly in these regions.

Source: GSMpress ®