Using evidence presented by Gartner and Canalys, leading analyzers for the high-tech industry, Nokia are still the market leaders in selling mobile phones and look set to continue into the future. Nokia phones are predominately run on the Symbian operating system and with Symbian having the majority share of the marketplace, they are set to continue being the market leader.
Windows mobile operating systems look to see a rise in sales in the coming years. Therefore this can only be good news for UMU Global, who offers solutions on both these platforms. UMU are currently covering around 54% of the market.
Table 1 – Worldwide Mobile Terminal Sales to End Users in 3Q09 (Thousands of Units)
| Company | 3Q09 Sales |
3Q09 Market Share (%) |
3Q08 Sales |
3Q08 Market Share (%) |
| Nokia | 113466.2 | 36.7 | 117978.9 | 38.2 |
| Samsung | 60627.7 | 19.6 | 52891.6 | 17.1 |
| LG | 31901.4 | 10.3 | 24069.6 | 7.8 |
| Motorola | 13912.8 | 4.5 | 24633.6 | 8.0 |
| Sony Ericsson | 13409.5 | 4.3 | 24847.7 | 7.1 |
| Others | 75551.7 | 24.6 | 64111.4 | 20.7 |
| TOTAL | 308869.3 | 100.0 | 308533.1 | 100.0 |
Source: Gartner (November 2009)
References:
http://www.gartner.com/it/page.jsp?id=1224645
http://www.canalys.com/pr/2009/r2009112.htm
