Mobile handset market to decline 8% this year says IDC

12.03.2009

On a regional basis the slowdown will be worst in established cell phone markets such as Europe and the U.S., where traditional cell phone shipments are forecast to drop by a fifth this year and the overall market by 14 percent. The only bright spot in the U.S. market will be smartphone shipments, which are forecast to remain relatively strong with 8 percent growth.