Taiwan market: Handset sales reportedly total 7.42 million units in 2007

Sales volumes of handsets in Taiwan totaled 7.42 million units in 2007, up 7.5% from a year earlier, according to the Chinese-language Commercial Times, which cited data from Taiwan retail channels.

Handset sales in Taiwan are expected to top 7.5 million units in 2008, with 6.6-6.8 million units to accounted for by six major telecom service providers, the paper quoted sources in the channels as indicating.

Chunghwa Telecom (CHT) will top the purchasing list with a projected volume of 2.4-2.5 million units, followed by Far EasTone Telecommunications (FET) with 1.2-1.3 million units, Taiwan Mobile with 1.2 million units, Asia Pacific Broadband Telecom (APBT) with 1.0 million units, Vibo Telecom with 500,000 units and First International Telecom (Fitel) with 300,000 units, the paper said.

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