Smartphone users now account for over half of Japan’s mobile telephone subscribers, a survey of 2,000 adults said on Saturday.
The Dec. 5 to 8 survey, which drew valid responses from 63.7 percent of the pollees, found the ratio had risen to 52.7 percent from 43.7 percent a year ago.
Usage was quite high among young people, with 93.4 percent of subscribers in their 20s and 85.7 percent in their 30s using smartphones, the survey said.
The Gioi Di Dong (Mobile World) Joint Stock Company, Vietnam’s largest mobile phone retail chain, has reached a post-tax profit of VND609 billion (USD29 million) after 11 months, 140 percent of the annual target, the company has announced.
The revenue during this period was more than VND14 trillion (USD666 million), as much as 108 percent of the annual target.
The company also announced that it will reach the target to open 350 outlets nationwide by the end of the month.