TAIPEI, TAiWAN: According to MIC (Market Intelligence Center), the total shipment volume of the Chinese mobile phone industry is likely to increase 6.9 percent sequentially to 179.6 million units in the fourth quarter of 2007. For the full year 2007, shipment volume is likely to reach 636 million units, up 24 percent over 2006.

Shipment volume excluding PAS (Personal Access Phone System) products is forecasted to reach 624.9 million units, up 25.9 percent over 2006. Furthermore, the Chinese industry's share of worldwide mobile phone shipment is likely to reach 50.7 percent in 2007, compared with 48.1 percent in 2006, consolidating its status as the leading country in the worldwide mobile phone industry.

The Chinese mobile phone industry's shipment volume in the third quarter of 2007 amounted to 167.9 million units, up 11.5 percent sequentially and 23.6 percent year-on-year. Third-quarter shipment volume excluding PAS totaled 165.3 million units. As total worldwide mobile phone shipment volume reached 320 million units in the third quarter, the Chinese industry accounted for 51.7 percent  of global shipments.

GSM models are still the mainstream product in the Chinese industry. However, makers such as Calcomp, Haier, Hisense, Huawei, and ZTE have become important suppliers of value-line CDMA phones, and shipment of these products to Africa, India, and Central Asian countries is very strong.

Taiwanese makers had an outstanding performance in the Chinese industry in the third quarter. Combined shipment volume of the Taiwanese manufacturers increased 41 percent sequentially to 29.9 million units, accounting for 17.8 percent  of the Chinese industry. This ended a period of two consecutive quarters during which this share declined.

The high growth of Taiwanese makers' shipment in the third quarter was mainly attributed to Foxconn/CMCS, Calcomp, and Arima. Foxconn/CMCS growth came from continued outsourcing orders from Nokia and Motorola.