Economic crisis to create a mobile-device contraction in 2009.(AROUND THE WORLD): An article from: Printed Circuit Design & Fab [HTML] [Digital]

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EL SEGUNDO, CA -- In the third quarter of 2008, the mobile-device market contracted slightly, ending with 316.7 million units, down 1.1% sequentially, says iSuppli Corp. Mobile handsets, which account for the vast majority of this segment, will achieve shipments of 311 million units, down 0.3% compared to the second quarter.

iSuppli has lowered its forecast of global mobile-device shipment growth to 8.9% in 2008, down from 10.4%, which will end the year at 1.287 billion units.

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