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What you need to know: This weblog captures key data points about the global telecoms industry. I use it as an electronic notebook to support my work for Pringle Media.

Thursday, April 21, 2011

iPhone Lifts Apple Even Higher

Apple said its net sales in the quarter ending March 26 soared 83% year-on-year to 24.67 billion US dollars as sales of the iPhone and related products and services climbed 126% to $12.3 billion. Apple shipped 18.6 million iPhones in the quarter, up 113% year-on-year.  As of March 26, 2011, Apple was selling the iPhone in 90 countries through 186 carriers.

The Californian company also said that net sales of the iPad and related products and services were $2.8 billion in the quarter, as the company shipped 4.7 million units, compared with 7.3 million the previous quarter. During the quarter, the combined net sales for the iTunes Store, App Store and iBookstore were $1.4 billion, up 23% year-on-year. Apple sold 9.02 million iPods during the quarter, representing a 17% unit decline from the year-ago quarter. source: Apple statement

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