Merrill Lynch warns that component suppliers for the iPhone are unlikely to see a boost in their revenues in the short-term, but in the long-term, the iPhone may help drive demand for higher-end handsets which should help suppliers. Mobile phone companies including Nokia and Sony Ericsson are also waiting to see what the iPhone does to sales of high-end feature-rich models.
Nokia CFO Rick Simonson recently stated that iPhone presents an opportunity for Nokia and that the world's largest handset maker would respond quickly to any competitive threat in the market with added-value functions and new handset models.
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DigiTimes
Written by: James Delahunty @ 2 Jun 2006 10:01