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Mobile phone complaints firm fined
2013-07-03 17:33:17| BBC News | Business | UK Edition
A firm which deals with complaints for Phones 4U has been fined 2.8m for wide-ranging failures in dealing with gripes about mobile insurance policies.
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VIDEO: Mobile phone roaming costs fall
2013-07-01 11:24:11| BBC News | Business | UK Edition
The cost of using a mobile phone in another European Union country has been reduced.
Mobile phone 'roaming' costs to fall
2013-06-30 04:13:44| BBC News | Business | UK Edition
The cost of using a mobile phone in another European Union country will fall again on Monday.
Asia drives growth in mobile phone sales in Q1
2013-05-14 13:00:00| Telecompaper Headlines
(Telecompaper) Worldwide mobile phone sales rose 0.7 percent year-on-year in the first quarter, thanks to growth in Asia, Gartner reported. The market researcher estimates total sales at nearly 426 million units, of which 210 million were smartphones, up 42.9 percent from the first quarter of 2012. The Asia/Pacific region was the only region to show growth in mobile phone sales this quarter, with a 6.4 percent increase year-on-year. In terms of manufacturers, Samsung grew sales 13 percent 100.7 million units, increasing its market share by 2.5 percent points compared to a year ago to 23.6 percent. Nokia's share was down almost 5 points to 14.8 percent, as its sales fell 24 percent to 63.2 million. Apple was third in the overall market with sales of 38.3 million phones and a 9.0 percent market share, while LG grew slightly to 15.6 million phones sold and a market share of 3.7 percent. The rest of the top ten included all Chinese manufacturers, apart from Sony Mobile with a 1.9 percent share. Smartphones increased to 49.3 percent of all phones sold in the market in Q1, versus 34.8 percent a year earlier and 44 percent in Q4. Samsung took almost 31 percent of the market with an estimated 64.7 million units sold, followed by Apple with 18.2 percent and LG, ZTE and Huawei each with just under 5 percent. Samsung's growth helped extend Android's dominance, with the Google operating system accounting for 74.4 percent of smartphones sold in the quarter, up from 56.9 percent a year ago.
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Mobile phone shipments dip 1%, smartphones rise 36.2% in Q1
2013-04-26 10:03:00| Telecompaper Headlines
(Telecompaper) Global mobile phone shipments decreased by 1 percent to 373 million units in the first quarter compared to 378 million units in the year-earlier period, according to Strategy Analytics. The decline is attributed to macroeconomic challenges, tighter operator upgrade policies and slowing volumes of 2G features phones. Samsung sold 106.6 million mobile phones for a 28.6 percent share, followed by Nokia with 61.9 million units (16.6 percent). Within the total, smartphone shipments grew by 36.2 percent to 209.5 million units from 153.8 million units in the first quarter of 2012. Growth was driven by strong demand for LTE models in North America and other developed regions and by 3G models in emerging markets such as China. Samsung shipped 69.4 million smartphones for a 33.1 percent share, followed by Apple with 37.4 million units (17.9%).
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