GPS and Mobile Handsets - 3rd Edition

Published by: Berg Insight

Published: Apr. 1, 2009 - 120 Pages

Table of Contents

Executive summary

1 GNSS in mobile phones

1.1 Introduction to GPS in mobile handsets

1.1.1 Global navigation satellite systems

1.1.2 GPS in mobile handsets

1.2 Overview of the GPS handset value-chain

1.2.1 Handset manufacturers

1.2.2 Cellular, connectivity and GPS chipset vendors

1.2.3 Handset OS and software vendors

1.2.4 Location-platform and A-GPS solution vendors

1.2.5 Mobile network operators

1.3 Handset segments and device categories

1.3.1 Handset segments

1.3.2 Handset categories and form factors

1.4 GPS-enabled handset trends

1.4.1 GSM/UMTS handsets

1.4.2 GPS-enabled WCDMA handsets in Japan

1.4.3 CDMA and iDEN handsets

1.5 Drivers and barriers to GPS integration

1.5.1 Key drivers

1.5.2 Key barriers

2 Technology overview

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 Compass/Beidou 2

2.2 Mobile network location technologies and platforms

2.2.1 Mobile location technologies

2.2.2 Control Plane and User Plane location platforms

2.2.3 Location platforms and technologies in 3GPP2 standard networks

2.3 Assisted GPS and hybrid location technologies

2.3.1 Assisted GPS

2.3.2 Enhanced-GPS

2.3.3 Hybrid and mixed mode technologies

2.4 GPS, cellular and wireless technology integration

2.4.1 GPS receiver functionality and architectures

2.4.2 Handset hardware and software platforms

2.4.3 Wireless connectivity technologies

2.4.4 Horizontal and vertical integration of connectivity technologies

3 GPS and wireless chipset developers

3.1 Overview of the wireless chipset industry

3.1.1 Handset baseband vendors

3.1.2 GPS and connectivity chipset vendors

3.1.3 Sensor IC vendors

3.2 GPS and connectivity chipset vendor profiles

3.2.1 Atheros Communications

3.2.2 CSR / SiRF

3.2.3 CellGuide

3.2.4 Epson

3.2.5 u-blox

3.3 Cellular chipset vendor profiles

3.3.1 Broadcom

3.3.2 Freescale Semiconductor

3.3.3 Infineon Technologies

3.3.4 Marvell

3.3.5 MediaTek

3.3.6 Qualcomm

3.3.7 Renesas Technology

3.3.8 ST-Ericsson

3.3.9 Texas Instruments

4 Handset operating systems

4.1 Handset operating systems and software platforms

4.1.1 Symbian OS

4.1.2 BlackBerry OS

4.1.3 Windows Mobile

4.1.4 iPhone OS

4.1.5 The Android platform

4.1.6 Palm webOS

4.1.7 BREW

4.1.8 Java Micro Edition

4.2 Application stores

4.2.1 The Apple App Store

4.2.2 The Android Market

4.2.3 BlackBerry App World

4.2.4 Ovi Store

4.2.5 Windows Marketplace for Mobile

5 Handset manufacturers

5.1 Nokia

5.2 Samsung Electronics

5.3 LG Electronics

5.4 Sony Ericsson

5.5 Motorola

5.6 Research In Motion

5.7 Apple

5.8 HTC

5.9 Second tier handset vendors

5.9.1 Acer / E-TEN

5.9.2 ASUSTeK - Garmin

5.9.3 Casio Computer

5.9.4 Fujitsu

5.9.5 Gigabyte

5.9.6 Hitachi

5.9.7 Hewlett Packard

5.9.8 i-mate

5.9.9 Kyocera Sanyo Telecom

5.9.10 Mio Technology

5.9.11 NEC

5.9.12 Palm

5.9.13 Panasonic

5.9.14 Pantech

5.9.15 Sharp

5.9.16 Toshiba

6 Market trends and forecasts

6.1 Market trends

6.1.1 Handset trends

6.1.2 The wireless chipset industry

6.1.3 GPS IC architectures

6.1.4 Assisted GPS and hybrid navigation solution developments

6.2 Handset shipment forecasts

6.2.1 Handset shipment forecasts by device segment

6.2.2 Handset shipment forecasts by access technology

6.3 GPS-enabled CDMA handset shipment forecasts

6.4 GPS-enabled GSM/WCDMA handset shipments

6.4.1 GPS handset market shares

6.4.2 GPS handset shipment forecasts by segment

6.4.3 GPS handset shipment forecasts by region

6.5 GPS solution shipments and revenue forecasts

6.5.1 GPS IC vendor market shares

6.5.2 GPS receiver solution revenue forecasts

Glossary

Index

List of Figures

Figure 1.1: GPS handset and service value chain

Figure 1.2: Examples of mobile handset form factors

Figure 1.3: Number of GPS-enabled GSM/WCDMA handset models available

Figure 1.4: Number of GPS-handset models available by category, outside Japan

Figure 1.5: Examples of best selling GPS-enabled GSM/WCDMA handsets in 2008

Figure 1.6: Latest GPS-enabled GSM/WCDMA handsets, by vendor

Figure 1.7: Examples of recent Japanese GPS-enabled WCDMA handsets

Figure 1.8: Examples of current GPS-enabled Japanese WCDMA handsets

Figure 2.1: GPS navigation message

Figure 2.2: Current and planned Galileo and GPS signals

Figure 2.3: LBS system overview

Figure 2.4: Assisted GPS technologies

Figure 2.5: Mobile phone hardware and software platform

Figure 3.1: Wireless chipset revenues, by company (2008)

Figure 3.2: Key wireless IC and handset platform vendors

Figure 3.3: GPS technology developers and offerings

Figure 3.4: Key sensor IC vendors

Figure 3.5: The ROCm GPS AR1511 single die GPS receiver

Figure 3.6: SiRF GPS ICs for wireless applications

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

Figure 3.8: Broadcom A-GPS solutions

Figure 3.9: Infineon GPS ICs

Figure 3.10: Qualcomm wireless chipset sales

Figure 3.11: Examples of Qualcomm wireless basebands and single-chip solutions

Figure 3.12: The ST-Ericsson GNS4540 and GNS7540 A-GPS receivers

Figure 3.13: Examples of Texas Instruments GPS solutions

Figure 4.1: Smartphone OS market shares (2006-2008)

Figure 5.1: Tier 1 mobile phone and smartphone vendor market shares

Figure 5.2: Nokia handset sales and market share

Figure 5.3: GPS-enabled Nokia GSM/UMTS handsets

Figure 5.4: Samsung handset sales and market share

Figure 5.5: Samsung GPS-enabled GSM/UMTS handsets

Figure 5.6: LG handset sales and market share

Figure 5.7: GPS-enabled LG GSM/UMTS handsets

Figure 5.8: Sony Ericsson handset sales and market share

Figure 5.9: Sony Ericsson GPS-enabled GSM/UMTS handsets

Figure 5.10: Motorola handset sales and market share

Figure 5.11: Motorola GPS-enabled GSM/UMTS handsets

Figure 5.12: RIM handset sales and market share

Figure 5.13: GPS-enabled RIM BlackBerry smartphones

Figure 5.14: GPS-enabled HTC handsets

Figure 6.1: Handset shipments by segment, million units (2008-2014)

Figure 6.2: Worldwide handset sales by technology (2006-2014)

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

Figure 6.4: Vendor market shares, GPS-enabled GSM/WCDMA handsets outside Japan

Figure 6.5: GPS handset OS market share, excluding Japan

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

Figure 6.7: GPS enabled GSM/WCDMA handset sales by segment (WW 2007-2014)

Figure 6.8: GPS handset sales and share of total GSM/WCDMA handset sales by region

Figure 6.9: GPS solution vendor market shares (2006-2008)

Figure 6.10: GPS revenues by category (2007-2012)

Abstract

• Identify 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.
• Understand the reshaping of the GPS value chain and consolidation trends.
• Anticipate future design trends and technology developments.
• Realize the importance of Assisted-GPS and hybrid location technologies.
• Predict when GPS technology will become a standard feature in GSM/WCDMA handsets.

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