Bangkok--17 Jul--UK Communications
Nokia, the world leader in mobile communications, today announced its business operation result for the second quarter of 2009. Nokia Q2 2009 net sales were EUR 9.9 billion (477 billion baht), up 7% sequentially. Nokia estimated mobile device market share of 38% in Q2 2009, up from 37% in Q1 2009. Nokia smart phone market share is 41%.
“Nokia put in a solid performance in what was another tough quarter. We increased our share of the global mobile device market sequentially to an estimated 38% and grew our smartphone market share to an estimated 41%. As a result of strong operational execution, underlying operating margins improved sequentially in all segments. Competition remains intense, but demand in the overall mobile device market appears to be bottoming out. As before, we are continuing to tightly manage our operating expenses”,said Olli-Pekka Kallasvuo, Nokia CEO.
Olli-Pekka Kallasvuo added that, “we are balancing short-term priorities with our longer-term growth ambitions as elements of the mobile handset, PC, internet and media industries converge to form a new industry. Consumers will increasingly expect devices and services designed as integrated solutions. To capture this opportunity we are accelerating our strategic transformation into a solutions company.”
Devices & Services in the second quarter 2009, the total mobile device volumes of our Devices & Services group were 103.2 million units, representing an 11% increase sequentially.
Our own converged mobile device volumes were 16.9 million units in the second quarter 2009, compared with 15.3 million units in the second quarter 2008 and 13.7 million units in the first quarter 2009.
Nokia’s share of the converged device market was an estimated 41% in the second quarter 2009, up from 39% in the first quarter 2009. We shipped 4.6 million Nokia Nseries and 4.7 million Nokia Eseries devices during the second quarter 2009.
* Exchange rate Baht 48.23 per Euro 1, as of July 17, 2009.
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Nokia is a pioneer in mobile telecommunications and the world’s leading maker of mobile devices. Today, we are connecting people in new and different ways - fusing advanced mobile technology with personalized services to enable people to stay close to what matters to them. We also provide comprehensive digital map information through NAVTEQ; and equipment, solutions and services for communications networks through Nokia Siemens Networks.
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