Sales numbers of Sony Ericsson, the Japanese-Swedish mobile phone joint venture, are stronger than ever. Based on those record numbers they are ready to face Apple, who will of course attack primarily in the music phone market - which is currently SonyEricsson's strongest segment. End of 2007 we will know if this will indeed hurt them or make them even stronger in light of the big competition coming up.

Q4 2006 Highlights:

• Year-on-year volume & sales growth of over 60%
• Income before tax up 144% year-on-year
• Hit products drive market share gains