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Henderson Report: Handset Growth to Slump
October 31, 2008 |Estimated reading time: Less than a minute
LOS ALTOS, Calif. The Henderson Forecast Summary from Henderson Ventures shows mobile handsets suffering from limited new-user pools and economic fears in the consumer sector throughout 2009. Rebounding financial markets in 2010 will fuel near-10% growth.
Over the past few years, the total number of handset subscribers has mushroomed as prices have plunged to meet market requirements in developing countries, according to the report. However, a dwindling un-served market along with a poor economic environment during 2009 likely will result in a drop in new subscribers.
Handset shipments are slated to decelerate sharply, as the economic environment encourages cell phone owners to postpone the purchase of upgraded handsets. Shipment growth is predicted to decelerate from 15.1% in 2007 through 7.8% in 2008 to only 3.9% next year. Given the increased emphasis on developing markets, handset revenues are forecast to be stagnant next year. The ongoing financial crisis is expected to be resolved by 2010, says Henderson Ventures. Rejuvenated economic growth and a new replacement cycle will create a 9.5% unit gain that year.
For more information, visit www.hendersonventures.com.