Gartner predicts strong 2012 for smartphones

Gartner has revised its predictions for the coming year saying that growth in mobile phone production will now be slightly higher at 7.5% and while it has reduced the forecast for media tablet production – from 110 million to 107 million in 2012 – it is still expecting a 63% increase year-on-year in this segment.

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Smartphone sales are booming

Worldwide sales of smartphones will top 420 million this year according to market watcher IMS Research. The company said that smartphones will account for nearly 28 percent of the total global handset market this year and it expects unit sales will surpass one billion devices by the end of 2016. Figures are in line with those from IDC, which say that the worldwide mobile phone market grew 65.4 percent in 2Q – the third consecutive quarter where total shipments exceeded 100 million units.

Android sales up 800 percent

The market share claimed by Android smartphone handsets in the UK has grown by 810% in the past year, according to figures from research firm GfK. Smartphones claimed 48.7% of all handset sales and 83.1% of contract sales in February 2011 with Android dominating the smartphone operating system with a 34.1% share.

The figures show that Android handsets are starting to take a hold with consumers and with business buyers as more apps become available and confidence in the platform grows. That’s going to add momentum and competition to the market in the second half of the year, when we can expect a lot of exciting new Android smartphone releases.

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Richard Turner, MD of Brightstar Europe talks about emerging opportunities in the mobile smart phone market

Brightstar MD Richard Turner talks about the emerging opportunities in the mobile smart phone market. There’s exciting news about product launches from leading manufacturers BlackBerry and HTC. Richard explains how Brightstar are working with network providers to offer new tariff plans specifically for the IT market. So if you’re an IT reseller always looking for opportunities to grow, let Brightstar Europe show you how smart phones can be the ‘add-on’ sale of the future.

New slate, tablet and smartphone formats are hitting the market right now and opening up new opportunities for every reseller – we look at the developing market and how resellers can make the most of the opportunity.

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Brightstar Europe finalises acquisition of AKL Telecommunications GmbH

Completion of agreement extends Brightstar Europe’s presence to Austria as part of continuing pan-European growth strategy.

Brightstar Europe, a joint venture between Brightstar Corp. and Tech Data Corporation has announced the completion of its acquisition of AKL Telecommunications GmbH. The news follows hard on the heels of the company’s announcement earlier this month that it had entered into an agreement to acquire Benelux mobility specialist, Mobile Communication Company (MCC) subject to approval of the EU regulatory authorities. It is a further illustration of Brightstar Europe’s growth strategy to acquire businesses in areas of the continent where it can strengthen its geographic presence, vendor portfolio and customer reach.

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Brightstar Europe to establish strong presence in The Netherlands and Belgium through agreement to acquire Mobile Communication Company

Brightstar Europe, a joint venture between Brightstar Corp. and Tech Data Corporation (NASDAQ GS: TECD) today announced an agreement to acquire 100% of the shares of Mobile Communication Company (MCC) in the Netherlands and Belgium. The acquisition is subject to approval of the EU regulatory authorities and is expected to be completed in the third quarter of 2010. The proposed transaction with MCC, currently part of Triade Group in The Netherlands, forms part of a separate intended acquisition by Tech Data Corporation of Triade Group, which includes several Triade subsidiaries in the Information Technology (IT) and Consumer Electronics distribution markets.

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