Nokia, handset manufacturer, had a 43% share of the global GSM cellular phones market in Q1 of 2003, according to a Strategy Analytics report.

However, the company shipped around 7.6% of CDMA phones worldwide in Q1 compared to 11.3% in the year-earlier period. Nokia is forecast to see brighter prospects for CDMA phones in 2003, when it launches less-sophisticated CDMA phones, according to Chris Ambrosio, from Strategy Analytics.

Samsung Electronics, electronics manufacturer, had a 29% share of the CDMA phones market in Q1, while LG had a 20% share, Motorola 19%, and Kyocera 11%.