Curitel makes aggressive play for $19 million Verizon handset sales.

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M2 PRESSWIRE-23 February 2004-STRATEGY ANALYTICS: Curitel makes aggressive play for $19 million Verizon handset sales(C)1994-2004 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD RDATE:02202004 Boston, MA & London, UK - Strategy Analytics views handset maker Curitel's bid for a controlling interest in Audiovox as a strong positive move for the Korean manufacturer in its quest to establish a much clearer roadmap for its wireless carrier partners.

Audiovox has seen its market share fall from 9 percent in 2000 to less than 3 percent in 2003, as delays and misaligned feature set configurations sabotaged its ability to carve a profitable niche with its sourced products. Chris Ambrosio, Director of the Strategy Analytics Wireless Device Service (WDS), states, "Working with Sharp,...