The world's top handset maker Nokia sees global Bluetooth mobile phone sales rising 65 per cent year-on-year in 2006 as the short-range radio technology gains popularity, the company said.
"The Bluetooth-enabled mobile phone market grew to 133 million units in 2005 and we expect it to grow to 220 million units in 2006," said Razvan Olosu, vice president of mobile enhancements at Nokia.
Nokia earlier said it expected global handset sales to grow more than 10 per cent in 2006 from around 780 million units last year, said the Reuters report.
The report further said Nokia launched three new Bluetooth headsets at a trade show in Las Vegas on Wednesday, which it expects to be available in the first half of this year.
Nokia is the top player in the Bluetooth add-ons market, estimated to be worth a few billion euros annually, with the biggest independent players including US group Plantronics and Denmark's GN Store Nord's Jabra unit.
Nokia sees Bluetooth boom
Thu, 05 Jan 2006
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