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"This was another solid quarter for Sony Ericsson, and has enabled us to finish the year with great momentum. We are now seeing the benefit of our earlier investments in R&D which have enabled us to expand the product line-up and successfully appeal to new consumers with products like the Walkman phone series." 1 - Miles Flint, President, Sony Ericsson, in 2006. "Sony Ericsson did well in the high-value phones segment. Profit was clearly better than we had expected." 2 - Nicolas Von Stackelberg, Analyst, Sal. Oppenheim,3 in 2006. The 'Walkman' PhoneOn January 18, 2006, Sony Ericsson Mobile Communications AB (Sony Ericsson) announced that its pre-tax profit in the last quarter of 2005 (Oct '05 - Dec '05) was 206 million euros with total revenues of 2.31 billion euros.
This was an increase of 28% over the same period in 2004 and a 17% increase over the third quarter in 2005. Miles Flint (Flint), President, Sony Ericsson, said, "This has been a good quarter for Sony Ericsson, proving that our strategy of expanding the product portfolio upward into best-in-class imaging, music, and 3G5 products while increasing the number of more affordable and attractively designed volume models is paying off.
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1] "Sony Ericsson finishes 2005 strong," www.eetimes.com, January 18, 2006.
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