Siemens phone sales double

Siemens phone sales double

JAKARTA (JP): Brisk demand for Siemens latest cell phone
products, has led sales of Siemens mobile phones to double to
22,000 units during the nine months ending in September, the
local distributor said on Friday.

General manager of PT Dian Graha Elektrika Robby
Darmasetiawan said that with the sales achievement, Siemens now
controlled 13 percent of the cell phone market, and had become
the third most popular brand in the country.

"It is quite an achievement because Siemens joined the mobile
phone market only five years ago, with a conservative ad
campaign," Robby said, adding that Siemens would launch three new
products next year to further strengthen its market position.

He said the new hand sets would be equipped with Wireless
Application Protocol (WAP) that will enable users to access the
Internet.

He said sales of Siemens mobile phones were expected to
increase by 30 percent next year, and to hold 15 percent of the
market share. (06)