A record 245 million mobile phones were shipped worldwide in Q4 2005. Total annual volume hit an all-time high of 810 million units, up from 681M in 2004. 2005 was the Year of the Megavendor, as global scale became more important than ever. Sony Ericsson and LG sold over 50 million devices each during 2005, to join an elite club containing just three other members. Samsung went one better, exceeding 100 million units for the first time. Nokia and Motorola both finished the year with strong performances, while BenQ-Siemens remained flat. Strategy Analytics expects 930 million units for the full-year 2006, rising steadily to 1 billion in 2007.

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