Handset Shipments Rise 16%
Total domestic shipments of mobile phone handsets in February surged 16.0 pct from a year earlier to 5.02 mln units, data from the Japan Electronics and Information Technology Industries Association (JEITA) showed. Shipments of PHS handsets surged 172.2 pct to 157,000 units, rising for the 13th straight month, according to the report.
Shipments were up for the seventh month in 12. Excluding personal handyphone system (PHS) handsets, mobile phone shipments jumped 13.8 pct in February to 4.87 mln units, also up for the seventh month in 12, JEITA said. Via: Forbes.com