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Performance Summary by Business
Our Digital Media business holds the top
share of the world digital TV market.
We also produce color monitors, DVD and
Blu-ray disc players, notebook PCs,
printers and portable entertainment
devices such as digital camcorders and
MP3 players.
We achieved the top global market share
(in terms of both revenue and units sold)
for digital TVs for the year. Overall TV sales
broke US$10 billion, an industry record. Our
new-style LCD TVs line, which have been
hugely successful since their March launch,
were followed by a new line of full-HD LCD
TVs in the second half. Our plasma TVs
have also been very well received in the
marketplace.
Our Telecommunication Networks category
includes both mobile phones and
telecommunication systems.
A premium brand image and distinctive
designs have elevated Samsung to one of
the world market leaders. We have also
led the standardization of next-generation
mobile phone technologies such as Mobile
WiMAX.
We sold 118 million mobile phones in 2006,
reaching a new record. Our market position
has been bolstered by the very popular
Ultra Edition series of ultra-slim mobiles
as well as by our phones with mega-pixel
camera, mobile TV and multimedia phones
models that support WCDMA or HSDPA.
As for telecommunication systems, we have
commercialized Mobile WiMAX technologies
for broadband mobile services.
Net Sales and Operating Profit
Net sales
Operating profit (loss)
Description of Business
2006 Highlights
17.6
17.7
20.7
0.4
0.2
0.6
04 05 06 04 05 06
20.7
20.9
20.2
3.1
2.5
2.0
(in trillions of KRW)
Business Digital Appliances
Digital Media LCDs
Telecommunication Networks Semiconductors