GPS and Mobile Handsets

Published by: Berg Insight

Published: Jan. 1, 2008 - 120 Pages

Table of Contents

Executive summary

1 GNSS in mobile phones

1.1 Introduction to GPS in mobile phones

1.1.1 GPS enabled mobile phones

1.1.2 Global navigation satellite systems

1.2 Value-chain overview

1.2.1 Wireless chipset vendors

1.2.2 GPS chipset vendors

1.2.3 Handset OS and software vendors

1.2.4 Handset manufacturers

1.2.5 Location-platform vendors

1.2.6 Application developers

1.3 Drivers and barriers to GPS integration

1.3.1 Key drivers

1.3.2 Key barriers

1.4 GPS-enabled handsets

1.4.1 CDMA handsets

1.4.2 GSM/WCDMA handsets

1.5 Location-based services

2 Satellite positioning technology

2.1 Overview of global navigation satellite systems

2.1.1 Global Positioning System (GPS)

2.1.2 Galileo

2.1.3 GLONASS

2.1.4 Beidou/Compass

2.2 Assisted GPS and hybrid location technologies

2.2.1 Assisted GPS

2.2.2 Enhanced GPS

2.2.3 Hybrid technologies

2.3 GPS receiver architectures

2.3.1 Standalone receivers

2.3.2 Host-based receivers

2.3.3 Integrated receiver architectures

2.3.4 Software-based receivers

2.4 Handset hardware and software platforms

2.5 Mobile network positioning platforms

2.5.1 GSM/WCDMA networks

2.5.2 CDMA2000 networks

3 GPS and wireless chipset developers

3.1 Overview of the GPS and wireless chipset industry

3.2 GPS chipset developers

3.2.1 Cambridge Silicon Radio

3.2.2 CellGuide

3.2.3 eRide

3.2.4 NemeriX

3.2.5 Seiko Epson Corporation

3.2.6 SiRF Technology

3.2.7 SkyTraq Technology

3.2.8 u-blox

3.2.9 u-Nav Microelectronics

3.3 Handset chipset and platform developers

3.3.1 Broadcom

3.3.2 Ericsson Mobile Platforms

3.3.3 Freescale Semiconductor

3.3.4 Infineon Technologies

3.3.5 MediaTek

3.3.6 NXP Semiconductors

3.3.7 Qualcomm

3.3.8 Renesas Technology

3.3.9 STMicroelectronics

3.3.10 Texas Instruments

4 Enabling software and services

4.1 A-GPS server platforms and assistance services

4.1.1 NEC

4.1.2 TeleCommunication Systems

4.1.3 TruePosition

4.1.4 Rx Networks

4.2 Handset application platforms and OS

4.2.1 BREW

4.2.2 Java Micro Edition

4.2.3 Openwave MIDAS platform

4.2.4 Symbian OS

4.2.5 Windows Mobile

4.2.6 The Android platform

5 Handset manufacturers

5.1 Nokia

5.2 Samsung Electronics

5.3 Motorola

5.4 Sony Ericsson

5.5 LG Electronics

5.6 Research In Motion

5.7 HTC

5.8 Second tier handset vendors

5.8.1 Casio Computer

5.8.2 Fujitsu

5.8.3 Hitachi

5.8.4 Kyocera

5.8.5 Mitsubishi

5.8.6 NEC

5.8.7 Panasonic

5.8.8 Sanyo Electric

5.8.9 Sharp

5.8.10 Toshiba

5.8.11 Amoi

5.8.12 ASUSTeK

5.8.13 E-TEN

5.8.14 Gigabyte

5.8.15 Hewlett Packard

5.8.16 i-mate

5.8.17 Mio Technology

5.8.18 Palm

5.8.19 Pantech

5.8.20 ZTE

6 Market forecasts and trends

6.1 Market trends

6.2 Worldwide handset sales

6.3 GPS-enabled CDMA handset shipments

6.4 GPS-enabled GSM/WCDMA handset shipments

6.5 GPS-enabled handset sales by region

6.6 GPS solution revenues

Glossary

List of Figures

Figure 1.1: GPS handset and service value chain

Figure 1.2: Development of key performance parameters for GPS in handsets

Figure 1.3: Examples of recent GPS-enabled CDMA handsets

Figure 1.4: Examples of recent GPS-enabled GSM/WCDMA handsets

Figure 1.5: Current GPS enabled GSM/WCDMA handsets, by vendor

Figure 1.6: Examples of recent Japanese GPS-enabled WCDMA handsets

Figure 1.7: Examples of current GPS enabled NTT DoCoMo FOMA handsets

Figure 2.1: GPS navigation message

Figure 2.2: Galileo navigation services and performance

Figure 2.3: Current and planned Galileo and GPS signals

Figure 2.4: Assisted GPS technologies

Figure 2.5: Mobile phone hardware and software platform

Figure 2.6: LBS system overview

Figure 2.7: CDMA2000 location system overview

Figure 3.1: Wireless chipset revenues, by company (2007)

Figure 3.2: GPS technology developers and offerings

Figure 3.3: CellGuide GPS chipset

Figure 3.4: Examples of eRide GPS receivers for mobile applications

Figure 3.5: Examples of NemeriX GPS ICs

Figure 3.6: SiRF GPS ICs for wireless applications

Figure 3.7: Examples of u-blox GPS receivers for mobile applications

Figure 3.8: The u-Nav uN3010 single die GPS receiver

Figure 3.9: Examples of handset platform and wireless IC developers

Figure 3.10: Broadcom EDGE and WCDMA/HSDPA baseband processors

Figure 3.11: Examples of Infineon handset platforms

Figure 3.12: The GloNav GNS4540 A-GPS receiver

Figure 3.13: Qualcomm wireless chipset sales

Figure 3.14: Examples of Qualcomm wireless chipsets

Figure 3.15: Examples of Texas Instruments wireless chipsets

Figure 5.1: Tier 1 mobile phone and smartphone manufacturers

Figure 5.2: Tier 2 handset manufacturers

Figure 5.3: Nokia handset sales and market share

Figure 5.4: Nokia GPS-enabled GSM/WCDMA handsets

Figure 5.5: Samsung handset sales and market share

Figure 5.6: Samsung GPS-enabled handsets

Figure 5.7: Motorola GPS-enabled handsets

Figure 5.8: Motorola handset sales and market share

Figure 5.9: Sony Ericsson handset sales and market share

Figure 5.10: LG handset sales and market share

Figure 5.11: RIM handset sales and market share

Figure 5.12: RIM BlackBerry smartphones

Figure 5.13: GPS-enabled HTC handsets

Figure 6.1: Price development for GPS receivers

Figure 6.2: Worldwide handset sales by technology (2006-2012)

Figure 6.3: GPS enabled handset sales as share of total CDMA handset sales

Figure 6.4: Number of GPS-enabled GSM/WCDMA handset models available

Figure 6.5: GPS enabled GSM/WCDMA handset sales by segment (WW 2006-2012)

Figure 6.6: GPS enabled handset sales as share of total GSM/WCDMA handset sales

Figure 6.7: GPS handset sales and share of total GSM/WCDMA handset sales by region

Figure 6.8: GPS revenues by category (2006-2012)

Abstract

• Understand the opportunities and challenges with integration of GPS in mobile handsets.
• Learn about the GPS strategies of the leading chipset and handset vendors in the mobile industry.
• Predict future design trends and technology developments.
• Comprehend the importance of Assisted-GPS and hybrid location technologies.
• Anticipate when GPS technology will become a standard feature in GSM/WCDMA handsets.

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