2009: 1 billion cell phones to be sold globally per year
Cell phone sales across the world are expected to exceed one billion handsets a year by 2009, making mobile phones the most widespread consumer electronics device above personal
computers and televisions.
In comparison, the research group Gartner found that 674 million phones were sold in 2004 and 779 million in 2005.
China and India alone are expected to account for a large part of this sales increase.
Across the developing world, the relative ease of implementation of cell phone networks has created incentives for consumers to eschew traditional landline phones in favor of cellular technology.
The average price of a cell phone is expected to drop even as its technological capabilities improve.
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