Mobile device shipments to double by 2014

A recent report from ABI Research says that the shipment of all categories of wireless deceives, including mobile handsets, mobile Internet devices (MIDs), netbooks, mobile consumer electronics products, and cellular modems was estimated to be 120 crore (1.2 bn) in 2009.

The interesting part is that the volume of shipments of these devices will touch nearly 225 crore (2.25 bn) by 2014, almost double the shipment volume of 2009.

No wonder that the shipments will double in another five years as the world is increasingly becoming mobile. In populous countries like India and China, the teledensity is far from saturation point. In India, already the metros have achieved more than 100% teledensity in mobile handset segment. But, what about rural teledensity?

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