Research and Markets: There are 186 million mobile phones produced in mainland of China in 2003, the global market share reaches 36%.

M2 PRESSWIRE-16 November 2004-Research and Markets: Research and Markets: There are 186 million mobile phones produced in mainland of China in 2003, the global market share reaches 36%(C)1994-2004 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD

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The production mode of mobile phone manufacturers has four levels. For the first level, the production means sticking the labels of their own brands or just assembling the components from OEMs (SKD or CKD); for the second level, the production involving designs; and for the third level, the production includes the fabrication of module and hardware platform; and the last one is the level of chip production. There are only about ten mobile phone manufacturers in the globe that have the ability of last level. Most domestic brand manufacturers are only at the first or second level.

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There are 186 million mobile phones produced in mainland of china in 2003, the global Market share reaches 36%. All these make mainland of china become the territory with highest output of mobile phone in the world. In 2003, the export quantum of china mobile phone is 95.23 million, which accounts for 51% of total output. According to the forecast of China Ministry of Information Industry, the output of china mobile phones will be 170 million in 2004, less than that of last year by 16 million. However, the export quantum of 2004 will rise to 105 million, increasing 10 million compared to that of last year. In order to assure the healthy development of mobile phone industry this year, the core of macroscopic control of Ministry of Information Industry is to encourage mobile phone industry to have breakthrough in three aspects, that are export, research and develop, and the construct ion of related facilities.

Items compared 2002 year 2003 year rate of increase Export quantum of mobile phone (million) 63.15 95.23 50.8% Value of exports of mobile phone (million U.S dollar) 5280 7370 39.5% Average price of export (U.S dollar) 83.61 77.39 -8% Import quantum of mobile phone (million) 17.15 22.07 28.7% Value of imports of mobile phone (million U.S dollar) 2375 2810 18.3% Average price of import (U.S dollar) 138.5 127.3 -9%

In 2003, the average price of mobile phones imported is higher than mobile phones exported by about $50. It is obvious that mobile phones imported are more advanced, while those exported are low-grade mobile phones.