China makes half of all mobile phones

More than half of all mobile phones sold worldwide in the second quarter of 2007 were made in China, according to new research by Taiwan-based Market Intelligence Center reports vnunet.

"China's mobile phone industry is driven by the country's vast electronics manufacturing sector and huge home market for mobile phones, the analysts claim.

Shipments rose 23.1 per cent year on year in the second quarter to exceed 132 million units, and are predicted to exceed 147 million units in the third quarter and approach 166 million units in the fourth quarter.

GSM phones dominate the local industry's output as China's government has still not licensed any 3G networks."

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