www.WirelessFederation.com/news: HTC, the Taiwanese mobile handset manufacturer, is in partnership with various leading mobile operators to strengthen its presence in the Philippines, expecting double sales and market share in 2009.

HTC Philippines country manager Mark Dewey Sergio, reportedly said partnerships with Smart Communications, Inc. and Globe Telecom, Inc. have been formalized.
“Currently, our smartphone units are available in Smart’s postpaid data plans and we will launch it commercially this month,” Mr. Sergio said.

HTC mobile handsets which aim at the tech savvy youth. describer filipinos as “dynamic consumers” especially of mobile phones, he said he expects a good reception for HTC products that include smartphones, touch phones, PDA phones, and mobile computers.
“We have been in the enterprise segment in the last couple of years and we are now aiming to capture the consumer market,” Mr. Sergio said.

HTC mobile phones were introduced to the Philippine market last year. “We can’t give a particular share of the market that HTC has now, but I can say that we are on track with our target,” Mr. Sergio said.

The company is expecting more than 100% growth in sales and market share this year, he added.