Telecom Lead India: Nokia is leading the mobile handset
market in Asia Pacific.
This is despite challenging market conditions.
Nokia has 37 percent market share in India in 2011.
Samsung, G’Five, Micromax, Karbonn, and Spice are the other major brands.
In Indonesia, Nokia’s market share reduced to 21 percent
as Samsung, RIM, Nexian, HT Mobile, and Cross made inroads.
The Asian handset market is expected to grow at around
6.9 percent year on year, reaching 624 million handsets in 2012.
The Asian handset market has a lot going for it. The
growth is not just coming from developed markets like Korea and Japan but also
China, Indonesia, and India,” said Jake Saunders, VP for forecasting at ABI
Research.
ABI Research estimates 203 million handsets will be sold
in India in 2012 for an 11.2 percent growth
y-o-y.
Indonesia is likely to grow to 57 million handsets, and
16 percent growth in the same time-frame.
Korea and Japan are gaining the lead in 4G markets.
In Korea, operators LG U+, SK Telecom, and KT commenced
commercial services in early 2012.
The operators are selling LTE dongles, LTE-enabled
tablets, and also smartphones. This is one market where Apple is starting to
see a reversal in fortunes as Korean prosumers pile into stores to sign up for
LTE subscription plans.
Apple’s iPhone sold well in 2010 and 2011 with a
discerning and tech-aware Korean buying public, however, in lieu of a
LTE-capable iPhone, Samsung, LG, and even Pantech, have been able to pick up
additional sales volume.
Top 10 mobile handset companies in India based on revenue
According to Voice&Data survey, Nokia, Samsung,
Micromax, BlackBerry, Karbonn are the top 5 mobile handset companies in India
based on their revenue share.
The Indian mobile handset market revenues declined 5
percent in FY 2011-12. The revenues dropped to Rs 31,215 crore from Rs
33,031 crore a year back.
editor@telecomlead.com
