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LG-P7200
LG-KP4700
LG-M6100
The Mobile Communications Company has produced
a variety of mobile handsets based on breakthrough mobile
technology and eye-catching design, placing them all in dominant
positions in the world. In particular, the code division multiple
access (CDMA), global system for mobile communications (GSM),
and universal mobile telecommunications system (UMTS), also
referred to as WCDMA (wideband CDMA), have been bestsellers in
key global regions. • In 2005, the Company’s industry-leading
technology, win-win partnership with global majors, and excellence
in brand marketing kept it at first rank in sales in the global CDMA
market. Sales of 55 million handsets as a whole placed it at the
world’s fourth rank. • GSM handsets in 2005 posted more than a
40% increase in sales over 2004, due in large part to rapid growth of
sales in CIS and Latin America, along with steady growth of sales in
Europe and North America. • In the fast growing UMTS (WCDMA)
market, the Company supplied a large quantity of UMTS (WCDMA)
handsets in Europe and Asia through major 3G mobile operators,
including Hutchison, Orange, Telefonica, and T-Mobile. Also, LG
supplied 3G handsets to the largest GSM operator in the United
States. • The Company’s premium handsets have been endorsed by
a broad range of customers. The Mobile Communications Company
introduced DMB (Digital Multimedia Broadcasting ) handsets
capable of receiving terrestrial digital broadcasting signals
wirelessly or through satellite transmissions, 5-mega pixel digital
camera handsets, and super-slim slide handsets including
"Chocolate" which stirred the Korean market. The LG U880, a super-
LG ELECTRONICS
Chocolate
LG-V9000
LG-W810
LG-VX9800