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An armed security man guards inside Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium, the main venue for the upcoming Commonwealth Games 2010, during its inauguration in New Delhi on Tuesday. PTI Photo by Manvender Vashist

An armed security man guards inside Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium, the main venue for the upcoming Commonwealth Games 2010, during its inauguration in New Delhi on Tuesday. PTI Photo by Manvender Vashist

Mobile phone sales in India to cross 206 mn by 2014: Gartner

New Delhi, July 29 (PTI) Driven by low-cost handsets, the
sale of mobile phones in the country is expected to cross 206
million units by 2014, from 117 million units in 2009,
according to research firm Gartner.
While sale of cellphones in India was forecast to touch
138.6 million in 2010, registering an increase of 18.5 per
cent over 2009, it is expected to surpass 206 million units
by 2014.
"Established global device manufacturers are losing
ground due to fierce competition from local and Chinese
manufacturers in the low-cost segment," Gartner Principal
Research Analyst Anshul Gupta said.
According to the report, India contributes to about 10
per cent of worldwide sales, and is an important market for
manufacturers globally.
"The market is supported by many local manufacturers,
which has led to more than 50 brands vying for consumer
attention in India, besides the many brands in the black
markets (selling without invoices)," the report added.
Gupta said pricing of the handsets would continue to be
an important factor for sales.
"The entry of Indian players focusing on low-end, value
conscious consumers has intensified competition in the Indian
mobile device market. A large volume of mobile device sales in
India come from the low-end device segment," Gupta said.
The average selling price (ASP) of a mobile device is
approximately USD 52, with 85 per cent of devices sold costing
below USD 100, he added.
As a result, the positions of the likes of Nokia, Samsung
and Sony Ericsson, which were previously dominating the Indian
market, are weakening.
With telecom operators planning to roll out 3G services
soon, sales of 3G-enabled handsets are expected to account for
16.7 per cent of the total sales in 2010, up from 9.2 per cent
in 2009.
By 2014, 3G devices sales are expected to account for 69
per cent of the total sales.
Smartphones, which comprised 5.2 per cent of total
handset sales in the first quarter of 2010, is expected to
contribute to 18 per cent of the total handset sales in 2014.

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