Deerfield Beach, FL -- (SBWIRE) -- 03/02/2016 -- Q4'2011 saw handset shipments of over 452.7 million units. As a consequence, yearly 2011 shipments of handsets globally reached an all time high of 1.5 billion units, up from 1.37 billion units in 2010. Within this overall rise in Q4'2011 handset shipments globally, volumes rose in North America by 6 % over the same period of 2010 driven primarily by the sales of LTE enabled smart phones. Q4'2011 volumes fell in Western Europe by 10 % but this decline was more than compensated for by the dramatic rises of in Asia Pacific (+21 %) as well as in Latin and Central America (+17 %) and in the Middle East and Africa (+24 %). Technologically, while GSM handsets still lead the market with 239 units shipped in Q4'2011, LTE enabled handsets reached 6.5 million units in 2011 represening of 1 % of all handset shipments, with 3.8 million shipments in Q4. In terms of the key players and market leaders, Nokia has achieved a global Q4'2011 market share of 26 % of all shipments but while it remains in poll position its share is being steadily eroded by many aggressive competitors.
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