Samsung Executive Says US Handset Market To Continue To Grow
2009年4月2日 - 1:43AM
Dow Jones News
Despite the recession and expected slowdown in the global
handset market, the U.S. should hold up, a Samsung Electronics Ltd.
executive said.
"We don't expect the market to decrease," J.K. Shin, who runs
the mobile communications division for Samsung, said in an
interview with Dow Jones Newswires on Wednesday.
Samsung has been a steady market share gainer in the U.S.,
pumping out handsets in a variety of tiers to all carriers. The
company last year overtook Motorola Inc. (MOT) as the world's No. 2
handset maker.
Shin cited growth in smartphones and touchscreen handsets,
saying the company plans to roll out more of these devices this
year.
It isn't the only company pointing to the U.S. for growth. Nokia
Corp. (NOK), which has a limited presence in the U.S. now, also
expects to see higher sales as it more aggressively expands into
the market.
In addition, Shin sees growth in emerging markets such as Latin
America, India, Africa and the Middle East. He also pointed to the
more mature Western European market as a growth area, which Nokia,
based in Finland, traditionally dominates.
-By Roger Cheng, Dow Jones Newswires; 201-938-2020;
roger.cheng@dowjones.com