2007 was a Blockbuster year for Mobile Phones

February 27, 2008 (IDG News Service) With more than 1 billion phones sold globally for the first time, 2007 was a banner year for mobile phone sales. Worldwide sales of mobile phones ended up surpassing 1.15 billion units in 2007, a 16% increase from 2006 sales of 990.9 million, according to figures from Gartner Inc.