Financial report context:
products and software , as well as ongoing investment in next-generation technologies , partially offset by savings from cost-reduction initiatives . reorganization of business charges increased due to employee severance costs and expenses related to the exit of a facility . sg&a expenses decreased , primarily due to lower marketing expenses and savings from cost-reduction initiatives , partially offset by increased expenditures on information technology upgrades . as a percentage of net sales in 2007 as compared to 2006 , gross margin and operating margin decreased , and sg&a expenses and r&d expenditures increased . the segment 2019s backlog was $ 647 million at december 31 , 2007 , compared to $ 1.4 billion at december 31 , 2006 . this decrease in backlog was primarily due to a decline in customer demand driven by the segment 2019s limited product portfolio . the segment shipped 159.1 million units in 2007 , a 27% ( 27 % ) decrease compared to shipments of 217.4 million units in 2006 . the overall decrease reflects decreased unit shipments of products for all technologies . for the full year 2007 , unit shipments : ( i ) decreased substantially in asia and emea , ( ii ) decreased in north america , and ( iii ) increased in latin america . although unit shipments by the segment decreased in 2007 , total unit shipments in the worldwide handset market increased by approximately 16% ( 16 % ) . the segment estimates its worldwide market share was approximately 14% ( 14 % ) for the full year 2007 , a decrease of approximately 8 percentage points versus full year 2006 . in 2007 , asp decreased approximately 9% ( 9 % ) compared to 2006 . the overall decrease in asp was driven primarily by changes in the product-tier and geographic mix of sales . by comparison , asp decreased approximately 11% ( 11 % ) in 2006 and 10% ( 10 % ) in 2005 . the segment has several large customers located throughout the world . in 2007 , aggregate net sales to the segment 2019s five largest customers accounted for approximately 42% ( 42 % ) of the segment 2019s net sales . besides selling directly to carriers and operators , the segment also sells products through a variety of third-party distributors and retailers , which account for approximately 33% ( 33 % ) of the segment 2019s net sales . the largest of these distributors was brightstar corporation . although the u.s . market continued to be the segment 2019s largest individual market , many of our customers , and more than 54% ( 54 % ) of our segment 2019s 2007 net sales , were outside the u.s . the largest of these international markets were brazil , china and mexico . home and networks mobility segment the home and networks mobility segment designs , manufactures , sells , installs and services : ( i ) digital video , internet protocol video and broadcast network interactive set-tops , end-to-end video delivery systems , broadband access infrastructure platforms , and associated data and voice customer premise equipment to cable television and telecom service providers ( collectively , referred to as the 201chome business 201d ) , and ( ii ) wireless access systems , including cellular infrastructure systems and wireless broadband systems , to wireless service providers ( collectively , referred to as the 201cnetwork business 201d ) . in 2008 , the segment 2019s net sales represented 33% ( 33 % ) of the company 2019s consolidated net sales , compared to 27% ( 27 % ) in 2007 and 21% ( 21 % ) in 2006 . ( dollars in millions ) 2008 2007 2006 2008 20142007 2007 20142006 years ended december 31 percent change .

Financial table:
( dollars in millions ): segment net sales; years ended december 31 2008: $ 10086; years ended december 31 2007: $ 10014; years ended december 31 2006: $ 9164; years ended december 31 2008 20142007: 1% ( 1 % ); 2007 20142006: 9% ( 9 % )
( dollars in millions ): operating earnings; years ended december 31 2008: 918; years ended december 31 2007: 709; years ended december 31 2006: 787; years ended december 31 2008 20142007: 29% ( 29 % ); 2007 20142006: ( 10 ) % (  % )

Additional report context:
segment results 20142008 compared to 2007 in 2008 , the segment 2019s net sales increased 1% ( 1 % ) to $ 10.1 billion , compared to $ 10.0 billion in 2007 . the 1% ( 1 % ) increase in net sales primarily reflects a 16% ( 16 % ) increase in net sales in the home business , partially offset by an 11% ( 11 % ) decrease in net sales in the networks business . the 16% ( 16 % ) increase in net sales in the home business is primarily driven by a 17% ( 17 % ) increase in net sales of digital entertainment devices , reflecting a 19% ( 19 % ) increase in unit shipments to 18.0 million units , partially offset by lower asp due to product mix shift and pricing pressure . the 11% ( 11 % ) decrease in net sales in the networks business was primarily driven by : ( i ) the absence of net sales by the embedded communication computing group ( 201cecc 201d ) that was divested at the end of 2007 , and ( ii ) lower net sales of iden , gsm and cdma infrastructure equipment , partially offset by higher net sales of umts infrastructure equipment . on a geographic basis , the 1% ( 1 % ) increase in net sales was primarily driven by higher net sales in latin america and asia , partially offset by lower net sales in north america . the increase in net sales in latin america was 63management 2019s discussion and analysis of financial condition and results of operations %%transmsg*** transmitting job : c49054 pcn : 066000000 ***%%pcmsg|63 |00024|yes|no|02/24/2009 12:31|0|0|page is valid , no graphics -- color : n| .

Question: what was the average segment net sales from 2006 to 2008
Answer: 10062