1.   But it just started last year making digital handsets and remains a fledgling in that market.

2.   Hines said Ericsson, Nokia and Motorola control two-thirds of the world market for digital handsets.

3.   PCS is a new generation of wireless phones that provide cheaper, faster, and more secure calling on small digital handsets.

4.   The company did acknowledge, however, that digital handset revenue had slipped in Europe as the company has pulled out of some lower-tiered products.

5.   Digital handsets are smaller while their batteries are more powerful and last longer.

6.   Marubeni said domestic demand for digital handsets was likely to rise steadily.