Japan - Over 70% of new mobile phones One-Seg enabled
Wednesday, August 20th, 2008According to figures released by the Japan Electronics and Information Technology Industries Association (JEITA), June 2008 total domestic mobile shipments were 5.228 million units, up 102.2 percent from the same month last year. The total consisted of 5,085 million phones and 143 thousand Personal Handyphone System (PHS) devices.
Of the phones, 3.738 million were capable of One-Seg mobile TV reception, up 254.6 percent year-on-year and representing 73.5 percent of the units shipped. This is the first time that One-Seg penetration has exceeded 70 percent. Cumulative shipments were 36.823 million at the end of June.
June 2008 domestic mobile phone shipments monthly sales performance:
June 2008 April-June 2008 --------------------- --------------------- Units Y-o-Y Units Y-o-Y (millions) Growth % (millions) Growth % ---------- -------- ---------- -------- Mobile phones 5.085 102.1 11.569 90.1 One-segment 3.738 254.6 7.972 238.8
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