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Cell phone makers face toughest year since 2001
textually.org — A wave of economic gloom is set to hit mobile phone buyers next year, with a growing number of analysts expecting the once-buoyant market to shrink for the first time since the 2001 crash, a Reuters poll showed. ...

Analysts Say Mobile Phone Purchases May Shrink For First Time In Eight Years: Report
mocoNews — ... As the economy continues to spiral downhill, more analysts are expecting mobile-phone sales to shrink next year, which will mark the first time since 2001, according to a poll conducted by Reuters. The survey found that 8 out of 22 analysts are even less bullish, and expect the market to decline next year, however, the overall majority still predicts a moderate growth rate of 3 percent in both Q4 and 2009. At that rate, it will be far below the 10 percent average enjoyed over recent years, and offers a much worse prognosis than ...