Many entrepreneurs refuse to indicate number of spartphones imported to ArmeniaFebruary 11, 2011 - 16:56 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - In 2010, Orange Armenia sold over 550 iPhone smartphones; with a monthly sales volume of 100 HTC, BlackBerry, Nokia and iPhone smpartphones, Orange Armenia press secretary Lilit Martirosyan noted, stressing increasing interest for the devices. Meanwhile VivaCell-MTS reported sales of around 1000 HTC, BlackBerry, Samsung Galaxy S smartphones. However, the importers refused to provide a specific figure in a conversation with PanARMENIAN.Net reporter. As LD mobile, SONY ERICSSON official distributor in Armenia reported, the official number of smartphones sold exceeds a thousand. Nokia Office in Armenia reported sales volume of several thousand smartphones in 2010. However, as an independent expert Andranik Markosyan noted, figures indicated often comprise 10-20% of actual smaprtphone sales in Armenia. “Many private entrepreneurs, engaged in import of smarphones, conceal the actual quantities of devices imported,” the expert believes. According to Armenian custom service –provided data, 783 thousand mobile phones, including smartphones, were imported to Armenia in January-September 2010, the import increasing by 3 times compared to 2009. Top stories Yerevan will host the 2024 edition of the World Congress On Information Technology (WCIT). Rustam Badasyan said due to the lack of such regulation, the state budget is deprived of VAT revenues. Krisp’s smart noise suppression tech silences ambient sounds and isolates your voice for calls. Gurgen Khachatryan claimed that the "illegalities have been taking place in 2020." Partner news Most popular in the section | The Power of One Dram to benefit Road of Life charity The companies inform that the May beneficiary of The Power of One Dram is the “Road of Life” charitable organization. Kazakhstan welcomes Yerevan, Baku’s agreement to meet in Almaty Kassym-Jomart Tokayev has welcomed the agreement of Baku and Yerevan to hold negotiations in Almaty. Armenia offers to temporarily host, preserve Gaza manuscripts The Armenian Foreign Minister has said Yerevan is ready to help preserve manuscripts from the conflict zone in Gaza. Aliyev says no need for mediators in Armenia-Azerbaijan process Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev believes that Baku and Yerevan do not mediators in the process of normalizing relations. |