Nokia grabs U.S. handset share

Nokia took 38.7% of the U.S. handset market share in the second quarter, according to data compiled by research firm Dataquest.

Motorola captured 13.7%, while Ericsson hung on to third place with an 11.7% share. Audiovox and Kyocera took third and fourth spots, capturing 10% and 8.3% of the market respectively. Total handsets sold reached 16 million during the second quarter.

"The most telling development is the lack of challenges to Nokia's dominant position," said Bryan Prohm, senior analyst with Dataquest. "Over the last couple of quarters we've seen a lot of companies be vocal on their intent to make a splash in the U.S. market space and take market share. No one seems to be able to do much in terms of upsetting the apple cart."

Audiovox also took the No. 1 position in the U.S. CDMA handset market during the second quarter. Audiovox edged out Kyocera with a 22.6% share. Kyocera took a 22% share of the 5.8 million CDMA handsets sold during the second quarter. Nokia was the dominant supplier for analog, TDMA and GSM handsets, however, its well-publicized struggles in the CDMA handset market have led it to capture a dismal share of this market. Only recently has the company gained inroads into the country's largest CDMA operator, Verizon Wireless.