While the number of worldwide handsets shipped is expected to grow in 2006, revenue from handsets will decrease for the first time in years, research firm iSuppli is predicting. ISuppli blamed lower handset costs, based on cheaper processors and more efficient designs, for the anticipated decline, indicating that the number of new cell phone devices shipped will not be enough to make up for the lower prices paid to handset manufacturers.
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Report: Handset Revenue Expected to Drop This Year
Posted by: Jay Lyman January 12, 2006 10:12 AMWhile the number of worldwide handsets shipped is expected to grow in 2006, revenue from handsets will decrease for the first time in years, research firm iSuppli is predicting. ISuppli blamed lower handset costs, based on cheaper processors and more efficient designs, for the anticipated decline, indicating that the number of new cell phone devices shipped will not be enough to make up for the lower prices paid to handset manufacturers.