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Sales of mobile phones in Latin America increased 13.7% in the third quarter of 2006 compared to the year-ago period, with 29.8 million units sold, according to international consultancy Gartner.
Nokia (NYSE: NOK) regained the top spot in Latin America after losing it to Motorola a year ago and retained its worldwide leading position with 35.1%, up 2.6 percentage points.
Motorola (NYSE: MOT) increased its worldwide market share but experienced challenges in some regions such as Latin America, where it lost its number one position, and in Europe, the Middle East and Africa, where it fell from second place to third.
Source: TMC Net
Let me be the first to say … Motorolowned!
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Stefan Constantinescu
Stefan Constantinescu (@WhatTheBit on Twitter) has loved technology since as far back as he can remember. It started with computers, but in the past few years his passion has turned to mobile devices. As a mobile phone enthusiast who lives and breathes devices that connect to the internet, he knows he is not alone with this radical fascination of all things wireless. He is strongly opinionated and enjoys a good debate so leave comments in his posts and he’ll get back to you! Stefan began blogging as a hobby in the fall of 2006 and joined IntoMobile in the summer of 2007. Later he got a job at Nokia in March 2008, but as of June 2009 he has rejoined the IntoMobile team. He is currently based out of Helsinki, Finland.
