As manufacturers release their quarterly results, so analysts calculate what the figures mean. The latest of those reports comes from the International Data Corporation, which says the worldwide mobile phone market grew 17.9% in the fourth quarter of 2010.
Its Worldwide Mobile Phone Tracker report says 401.4 million mobile devices were shipped in Q4, bringing 2010’s total to 1.39 billion units. That’s up 18.5% from the 1.17 billion units shipped in 2009.