Glance into any public place and it will come as no surprise to discover that global sales of mobile phones are still growing.
Around 229 million handsets were sold worldwide during the second quarter of 2006, up by 40 million on the same period last year, according to a report by analyst firm Gartner.
The top two manufacturers, Nokia and Motorola, account for over half of the sales and are pulling away from the pack.
Nokia actually stretched its lead marginally from 31.6% in 2005 to 33.6% this year. But US rival Motorola jumped to a 21.9% share, compared to 17.7% in 2005. People love the Razr and Slvr phones it seems.
Third-placed Samsung fell to an 11.1% share, but Sony Ericsson grew to 6.7%, overtaking LG Electronics which dropped to 6.3%.
But while even previously depressed Japan managed a nine% increase, North America was the only region to show a decline, where sales fell 3.5%.
The western European region grew by 9%, but the biggest boom was in the Eastern Europe, Middle East and Africa regions where sales jumped 20%.
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