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Mobile Communications

Published by: Global Industry Analysts

Published: Sep. 1, 2008 - 138 Pages


Table of Contents


1.A Global Overview

History of Mobile Technology

The Evolution of Wireless Communications

Technology

Overview of Modern Mobile

Communications

Mobile Messaging Service

Participants in the Field of Mobile

Communications

Generations of Mobile Technology

First generation

Second generation (2G)

2.5G

Third generation (3G)

Fourth Generation (4G)

Advantages of 4G network

Nature and Performance of Different

Technologies

CDMA

W-CDMA

FDMA

TDMA

Global System for Mobile Communication

(GSM)

GPRS

EDGE

IPv6

Technological Outlook

Broadband Development

Wireless Market

Global Mobile Subscribers

Wireless Handset Market

Overview

Table 1: World Market for Wireless Handsets

by Technology - GSM, CDMA, 3G and Others Independently Analyzed with Annual

Shipments in Thousand Units for

Years 2003 through 2008

Table 2: World Market for Wireless Handsets by Geographic Region - Percentage

Breakdown of Annual Sales Shipment

Volume for the Years 2006 & 2008 for the United States, Canada, Japan, Europe,

Asia-Pacific (excluding Japan),

Latin America, and Rest of World

Key Players

Table 3: Global Market for Wireless Handsets: Percentage Shares of Leading Vendors by Volumes Shipped for Nokia, Motorola, Samsung, LG, Sony Ericsson, BenQ

Mobile, & Others for the years 2005 & 2006

Mobile Internet

Steady Portable Internet Type Technologies

Competition

Mixture of Mobile and Wireless Internet

Technologies

Mobile Games

Market Growth

Need For Exploring Techniques

Java Technology - A Development Platform

Growing Popularity

Rising Cost

Control

Mobile Phone Services

GSM Handsets (2G)

Table 4: World Market for GSM Handsets by Geographic Region - US, Canada, Japan, urope, Asia-Pacific (excluding Japan),Latin America, and Rest of World Markets Independently Analyzed with Annual

Shipments in Thousand Units for the

Years 2005 through 2008

CDMA Handsets

Table 5: World Market for CDMA Handsets by Geographic Region - US, Canada, Japan, Europe, Asia-Pacific (excluding Japan),

Latin America, and Rest of World Markets Independently Analyzed with Annual

Shipments in Thousand Units for the

Years 2005 through 2008

3G Handsets

Table 6: World Market for 3G Handsets by Geographic Region - US, Canada, Japan, Europe, Asia-Pacific (excluding Japan),

Latin America, and Rest of World Markets Independently Analyzed with Annual

Shipments in Thousand Units for the

Years 2005 through 2008

Mobile Messaging Services

Table 7: World Market for Mobile Messaging Services by Type- Short Messaging Services, Multimedia Messaging Services, Mobile

Email, and Others (Mobile Instant

Messaging & Push-To-Talk) Markets Independently Analyzed with Annual

Revenues in US$ Million for Years

2005 through 2008

Clever Players Expand their Footprint

in the Industry

Wireless Instant Messaging

Table 8: Worldwide Mobile Messaging

Services Market (2005-2009): Number

of Wireless Instant Messages Sent

Breakdown by Segment- Public IM

and Enterprise IM (In Billion)

2.Mergers & Acquisitions

3.Strategic Corporate Developments

4.Product/Service Launches

A REGIONAL MARKET PERSPECTIVE

1.United States

Wireless Handsets Market - An Overview

Table 9: US Market for Wireless Handsets by Technology - GSM, CDMA, 3G and Others Independently Analyzed with Annual

Shipments in Thousand Units for Years 2000 through 2010

Market Drivers

Latest Technology Drives US Cellular

Market

Competitive Scenario

Table 10: North American Market for

Wireless Handsets (2005): Market Shares

of Leading Vendors by Volumes

Shipped for Motorola, LG, Nokia, Samsung, Kyocera, Sony Ericsson, Audiovox, and Others

Mobile Messaging - A Primer

Table 11: US Market for Mobile Messaging Services by Type - Short Messaging Services, Multimedia Messaging Services, Mobile Email, and Others (Includes Mobile Instant Messaging & Push-To-Talk) Markets Independently Analyzed with Annual Revenues in

US$ Million for Years 2005 through 2008

Steep Mobile Penetration Rate Signals High

Degree of Acceptance

Table 12: North American Mobile

Penetration Rate for the Years

2002 through 2006

Mobile Content - Growth Potential of the

Auxiliary Market

What is it?

How to Capitalize?

Photo Messaging Gaining Grounds

2.Japan

Mobile Messaging Services - An Overview

Table 13: Japanese Market for Mobile Messaging Services by Type - Short Messaging Services, Multimedia Messaging Services, Mobile Email, and Others (Includes Mobile Instant Messaging & Push-To-Talk) Markets Independently Analyzed with Annual Revenues in US$ Million for Years 2005 through 2008

Japan - The Pioneer in 3G

Wireless Handset Market

Table 14: Japanese Recent Past, Current and Future Analysis for Wireless Handsets by Technology - GSM, CDMA, 3G and Others Independently Analyzed with Annual

Shipments in Thousand Units for Years 2003 through 2008

Factors Contributing to Rapid Penetration of

Cellular Services

Deregulation of the COAM (Customer

Owned and Maintained) System

Increased Marketing of Cellular Phones and

Services

Cellular Phone Agreements

Personal Handy-Phone System (PHS)

Regulatory Environment

Role of Ministry of Posts &

Telecommunications (MPT)

Definition of Type-I and Type-II carriers:

Type-I Carriers

Type-II Carriers

Certification of Equipment

3.A European Market Perspective

Mobile Communications Market at a Glance

R&D Strategies

Interoperability

Technical Challenges in Content

Spectrum Policies

Secure and Trusted Environment

M-Payments

Barriers to Rollout of Networks

2.5G OR 3G Wireless Communication Services

Mobile Subscribers

Wireless Handset Shipments

Table 15: European Market for Wireless Handsets by Technology - GSM, CDMA, 3G and

Others Independently Analyzed with

Annual Shipments in Thousand Units

for Years 2003 through 2008

GSM - Universal Presence

Rising Penetration of 3G

Competitive Scenario

Table 16: European Market for GSM Handsets (Q1 2006): Market Shares of Leading

Handset Models by Volume

Table 17: West European Market for Wireless Handsets (2005): Market Shares of Leading Vendors by Volume for Nokia, Samsung, Motorola, Sony Ericsson, Siemens,

Sagem, and Other

Mobile Messaging Services

Table 18: European Market for Mobile

Messaging Services by Type - Short Messaging Services, Multimedia Messaging Services,

Mobile Email, and Others (Includes Mobile Instant Messaging & Push-To-Talk) Markets Independently Analyzed with Annual Revenues

in US$ Million for Years 2005 through 2008

Europe - Leading the Front

SMS Revenues Set to Level Off

Gradually

Table 19: European Mobile Messaging

Market (2004-2006): Percentage Breakdown

of SMS Messages Sent - Ranked by

Application (P2P and A2P)

Table 20: European Mobile Messaging

Market (2004-2006): Percentage

Breakdown of MMS Messages Sent -

Ranked by Application (P2P and A2P)

Value-Added Services & Content Provide

Opportunities for Mobile Content

Providers

GPRS Springboard for 3G Networks

3a.Austria

3b.Germany

Mobile Messaging Services - An Overview

Table 21: German Market for Mobile

Messaging Services by Type - Short

Messaging Services, Multimedia Messaging Services, Mobile Email, and Others

(Includes Mobile Instant Messaging &

Push-To-Talk) Markets Independently

Analyzed with Annual Revenues in

US$ Million for Years

through 2008

Wireless Handsets Market

Table 22: German Market for Wireless

Handsets by Technology - GSM, 3G and

Others Independently Analyzed with

Annual Shipments in Thousand Units

for Years 2005 through 2008

3c.Italy

Wireless Handsets Market

Table 23: Italian Recent Past, Current and

Future Analysis for Wireless Handsets by Technology - GSM, 3G and Others

Independently Analyzed with Annual

Shipments in Thousand Units for Years

2005 through 2008

Mobile Messaging Services

Table 24: Italian Market for Mobile Messaging Services by Type - Short Messaging Services, Multimedia Messaging Services, Mobile Email, and Others (Includes Mobile Instant Messaging & Push-To-Talk) Markets Independently

Analyzed with Annual Revenues in

US$ Million for Years 2005 through 2008

Universal Mobile Telecommunications Service

(UMTS)

3d.Russia

Market Overview

Russian Mobile Market Soars

Mobile Messaging Services - An Overview

Table 25: Russian Market for Mobile Messaging Services by Type - Short Messaging Services, Multimedia Messaging Services, Mobile Email, and Others (Includes Mobile Instant Messaging & Push-To-Talk) Independently Analyzed with Annual Revenues in US$ Million for

Years2005 through 2008

3e.Spain

Mobile Phone Market - An Overview

Mobile Messaging Services

Table 26: Spanish Market for Mobile Messaging Services by Type - Short Messaging Services, Multimedia Messaging Services, Mobile Email, and Others (Includes Mobile Instant Messaging & Push-To-Talk) Markets Independently

Analyzed with Annual Revenues in

US$ Million for Years 2005 through 2008

3f.Czech Republic

Table 27: Leading Operators in the Czech Mobile Phone Market (April 2007): Percentage

Breakdown by Subscriber Volume for

T-Mobile, Telefonica O2, and Vodafone

3g.United Kingdom

Mobile Phone Market - An Overview

Table 28: UK Market for Wireless Handsets by Technology - GSM, 3G and Others Independently Analyzed with Annual Shipments in Thousand Units for Years 2005 through 2008

Penetration

Table 29: Survey of Mobile Phone Penetration by Age in the UK: 2005 Percentage

Breakdown for Various Age Groups

Table 30: Survey of Mobile Phone Penetration by Geographic Region in the UK: 2005 Percentage Breakdown for London, Anglia/Midlands, South West/Wales, Yorks/North East, North West and Scotland

Table 31: Survey of Mobile Phone Penetration by Gender in the UK: 2005 Percentage Breakdown for Men, Women and All

Mobile Internet Audience Soars in the UK

Mobile Messaging Services

Table 32: UK Market for Mobile Messaging Services by Type - Short Messaging Services, Multimedia Messaging Services, Mobile Email, and Others (Includes Mobile Instant Messaging & Push-To-Talk) Markets Independently Analyzed with Annual Revenues in US$ Million for

Years 2005 through 2008

4.An Asia-Pacific Perspective

Overview

Wireless Handset Shipments

Table 33: Asia-Pacific Market for Wireless Handsets by Technology - GSM, CDMA, 3G

and Others Independently Analyzed with

Annual Shipments in Thousand Units

for Years 2005 through 2008

Significant Market Potential

Overview of Pakistan’s Mobile Market

Bangladesh - A Lucrative Market for

Mobile Services

Mobile Messaging Services

Wireless Subscribers

Table 34: Asia-Pacific Market for Mobile Messaging Services by Type - Short Messaging Services, Multimedia Messaging Services, Mobile Email, and Others (Includes Mobile Instant Messaging & Push-To-Talk) Markets Independently Analyzed with Annual Revenues

in US$ Million for Years 2005 through 2008

Overview of Mobile Data Applications

ARPUs to Decline in Mature Mobile

Messaging Market

Asia-Pacific Rules Worldwide Multimedia

Messaging Market

Table 35: MMS Market in Asia-Pacific

(2002-2008): Breakdown of Growth

in MMS Users in Select Country - India,

Hong Kong, South Korea, Australia,

Taiwan, Philippines, Singapore,

and PRC

Table 36: Mobile Messaging Market in

Asia-Pacific (2004 & 2007): Percentage Breakdown of MMS Messages Sent -By Application (P2P and C2P)

4a.Australia

Australian Mobile Phone Market Booms

Leading Players

Hutchison Telecommunications

(Australia) Ltd

Vodafone Australia

4b.China

Mobile Telecommunications Market

Overview

Penetration in the Mobile Phone

Market

China Introduces 4G Standard

Competitive Scenario in Handsets

Table 37: Chinese Market for Wireless

Handsets (2005): Market Shares of

Leading Players by Volume for Nokia, Motorola, Samsung, Bird, Sony Ericsson, Lenovo, Amoi, TCL, and Others

Table 38: Chinese Market for GSM Handsets (2005): Market Shares of Leading Players

by Value for Nokia, Motorola, Samsung,

Bird, Sony Ericsson, Amoi, Lenovo,

TCL, and Others

Table 39: Chinese Market for GSM

Handsets (December 2005): Market

Shares of Leading Handset

Models by Volume

Table 40: Chinese Market for GSM Handsets (December 2005): Market Shares of Leading Handset Models by Value

Table 41: Chinese Market for CDMA Handsets (2005): Market Shares of Leading Players

by Value Sales for Samsung, LG, Motorola, Hisense, Nokia, Daxian, Kyocera, and Others

Value Added Services

Mobile Messaging Services

China Dominates the Asia-Pacific

MMS Market

Chinese Mobile Operators Takes Strides to Uplift SMS Market

4c.India

Overview

The World’s Fastest Growing Mobile

Market

Rural Markets Hold the Key to Growth

GSM Dominates

Table 42: GSM and CDMA Handset

Market Shares in India (2003-2005): Percentage Share by Volume

Competitive Scenario

Table 43: Indian Market for GSM Handsets (2005): Market Shares of Leading Players

by Volume for Nokia, Motorola,

Samsung, Sony Ericsson,

LG, and Others

Table 44: Indian Market for CDMA

Handsets (2005): Market Shares of Leading Players by Value for LG, Nokia, Samsung, Motorola, Kyocera, and Others

Subscriber Base Reaches 250 million

Indian Market for Mobile Value Added

Services

Mobile Messaging Services

4d.Sri Lanka

Sri Lankan Mobile Sector to Sustain

Solid Growth

4e.Indonesia

Cellular Communications

Table 45: GSM 900 and AMPS Cellular Telephone Service Subscribers by Operator in Indonesia (2005): Percentage Market Shares

for Telkomsel, Satelindo, Excelcomindo, Komselindo, Metrosel, Telesera, and Others

Table 46: Digital and Analog Cellular Communications Subscribers in Indonesia (2005): Percentage Market Shares for Telkomsel, Satelindo, Excelcomindo, Komselindo,

Metrosel, Mobisel, and Telesera

4f.South Korea

Overview

4g.Taiwan

4h.Thailand

Mobile Industry Booms in Thailand

GSM Vendors Rule the Market

4i.Vietnam

Mobile Market in Vietnam Soars

5.A Latin American Perspective

Mobile Communication Services -

An Overview

GSM Technology Develops at the Expense

of CDMA

Mobile Market to Expand (Haiti)

Table 47: Wireless Penetration in Select Countries in Latin America (2005): Penetration Rates in Chile, Argentina, Colombia, Brazil, Venezuela, and Mexico

Mobile Subscribers

Wireless Handset Market

Table 48: Latin American Market for Wireless Handsets by Technology - GSM, CDMA,

3G and Others Independently Analyzed with Annual Shipments in Thousand

Units for Years 2003 through 2008

Competitive Scenario

Table 49: Latin American Market for Wireless Handsets (2005): Market Shares of Leading Players by Volume for Nokia, Motorola, Siemens, Samsung, Sony Ericsson, LG, and Others

Mobile Messaging Services

Table 50: Latin American Market for Mobile Messaging Services by Type - Short Messaging Services, Multimedia Messaging Services, Mobile Email, and Others (Includes Mobile Instant Messaging & Push-To-Talk) Markets Independently Analyzed with Annual Revenues in US$ Million for Years 2006 through 2008

6.Rest of World

Overview

Table 51: Rest of World Recent Past, Current and Future Analysis for Wireless Handsets

by Technology - GSM,CDMA, 3G and Others Independently Analyzed with Annual

Shipments in Thousand Units

for Years 2003 through 2008

African Mobile Market Poised for Growth

Mobile Subscriber Volume in Africa

Nigeria Endorses CDMA2000 Technology

Application

The Middle East - Emerging Market

Surge in UAE’s Mobile Handset Sales to

Continue

Mobile Messaging Services

Table 52: Middle East Recent Past, Current & Future Analysis for Mobile Messaging

Services by Type - Short Messaging

Services (Basic-SMS and Advanced-SMS), Multimedia Messaging Services,

Mobile Email, and Others (Includes Mobile Instant Messaging & Push-To-Talk)

Markets Independently Analyzed with

Annual Revenues in US$ Million

for Years 2006 through 2008


GLOBAL DIRECTORY


Abstract

The global outlook series on Mobile Communications provides a collection of statistical anecdotes, market briefs, and concise summaries of research findings. The report provides the reader with a holistic picture of this very indispensable technology of modern communication. Annotated with 8 data rich tables, and accompanying charts, and graphs, the global market discussion gives the reader insights into various network technologies, mobile phone services, mobile handsets, and mobile messaging technologies. The report also recapitulates the spate of recent mergers and acquisitions, which have irreversibly changed the landscape of mobile communications. Also outlined is the technology’s uptake, and status in select regional markets. Markets abstracted to provide the reader a prelude to regional dynamics include the US, Japan, Europe, Austria, Germany, Italy, Russia, Spain, Czech Republic, UK, Asia Pacific, Australia, China, India, Sri Lanka, Indonesia, South Korea, Taiwan, Thailand, Vietnam, Latin America, and Rest of World. Also included is an indexed, easy-to-refer, fact-finder directory listing the addresses, and contact details of 300 companies worldwide.

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