Andre Yoskowitz
22 Jan 2011 1:23
According to Nokia, 20 percent of all mobile phones sold in the world are illegal clones, unlicensed copies that sell for a fraction of the cost of phones they are copying.
The world's top mobile phone maker says the "gray market" is killing their positions in emerging markets like South America and parts of Asia.
Says Nokia exec Esko Aho:
It is mostly China-originated, but it is global. It is not only in Asia, but also in Latin America and even in some parts of Europe.