A robust market coupled with our strong product portfolio and excellent execution produced outstanding results in a seasonally challenging first quarter. |
Based on our strong performance and preliminary market data for the first nine months in 1998, we now feel confident in declaring that we have significantly increased our market share in mobile phones to become the largest manufacturer of mobile phones worldwide, |
China currently has 380 million mobile subscribers. We believe that by 2010, China will have added another 250 million mobile subscribers, making it the single largest mobile market in the world. |
Current visibility suggest overall market volume for 2002 will reach our earlier eexpectations of 400 million units sold. |
Despite the more difficult market conditions ... we expect to see solid growth for the first quarter as a whole, with better-than-anticipated margins, |
Europe has come a long way but is threatening to stop now that the need to work together is bigger than ever. |
For the combined Mainland China, Hong Kong and Taiwan markets, we now have an estimated device market share of well over 30%. |
Half of the mobile phones sold this year will be sold in developing countries. |
I am extremely pleased with Nokia's performance both during the fourth quarter and for the full year 2005. Nokia's sales grew 16 percent in 2005, the highest sales growth we have seen since 2000, while our EPS grew 20 percent. |
I understand that this prediction may have been disappointing to some of you, but let me assure you that my confidence in the overall prospects of Nokia remain unchanged, |
In a three- to five-year time span, we will see a tremendous impact, with the mobility and Internet coming together, |
In addition to continuous growth in voice communication, other industries like music and digital imaging are quickly becoming more integral to mobility. |
In mobile devices, we have been making excellent progress in expanding and upgrading our product offering, which is the broadest in the market and caters to all relevant consumers and trade customers globally, |
India will be the second-largest mobile handset market globally by 2010 after China. |
India will be the second-largest mobile handset market globally by 2010 after China. Nokia is working closely with telecommunications service providers to reduce the cost of ownership and make more affordable and attractive handsets. |