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The world-wide sale of mobile telephones is risen in 2002 with 6 per cent to 423.4 million unities. That appeared from figures of market researcher Gartner Dataquest, that further for 2003 a robust growth of at least ten per cent plays.

From the report appeared further that the fourth quarters of 2002 the largest contribution have furnished at the growth figures. In that last period of the past year became 122.6 million unities sold, is what 14 per cent more then in the same period of 2001.

Gartner indicates a flaw at mobile data services, but according to the marketvolger, this is not been of influence on the upgrade-need of users. The new hardwares, many apparatuses have been rested with extra as a camera and/or color screen, was impressively enough consumers till the purchase from new apparatuses to move.

Specific growth figures had not to predict walk Gartner Dataquest for 2003, but according to the market investigation desk these certainly in the double figures. That can come this year down to a total sale of 465 million unities.

Mobiles with 3G-possibilities will not have puts many influence on the figures, as the report, through the delays by the rolling out of the networks.

Nokia remained comes also this year convincing market leader with a growing share of 35.8 per cent, what down to 151.4 million sold apparatuses. Numbers two is Motorola, with a market share of 15.3 per cent, the equivalent of 64.6 million sold unities.