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Worldwide Smartphone and PDA Forecast

Table of Contents

1.0 Executive Summary 6
1.1 Handheld Computer Sales Summary 7
1.2 Smartphone/PDA Vendor Shipment 9
2.0 Handheld Computer Forecast Summary 10
2.1 What Is Included In the Handheld Computer Forecast? 10
2.2 Handheld Computer Market Perspectives 12
2.3 Worldwide Handheld Computer Sales Summary 13
2.4 USA Handheld Computer Sales Summary 15
3.0 Handheld Computer Technology Trends 18
3.1 Technology Trends 18
3.2 Semiconductor Technologies 21
3.3 Key Handheld Computer Technology Trends 23
3.4 Cellular Communications 26
3.4.1 Other Wireless Technologies 28
3.5 PDA & Smartphone Platform Overview 30
4.0 Worldwide Handheld Computer Forecast 33
4.1 Total Handheld Computer Unit Sales by Region 33
4.2 PDA Unit Sales by Region 35
4.3 Smartphone Unit Sales by Region 36
4.4 Handheld PC Unit Sales by Region 37
4.5 Handheld Computer Unit Sales by Operating System 39
4.6 Handheld Computers In-Use by Region 46
5.0 Worldwide Handheld Computer Revenue 51
5.1 Total Handheld Computer Revenue by Region 51
5.2 PDA Revenue by Region 52
5.3 Smartphone Revenue by Region 53
5.4 Handheld PC Revenue by Region 54
6.0 Worldwide Shipments of Leading PDA & Smartphone Vendors 56
6.1 USA Shipments of Leading PDA & Smartphone Vendors 57
7.0 Forecast Methodology and Perspectives 59
7.1 Handheld Computer Forecast Methodology 59
7.1 PDA/Smartphone and Related Industries 61
7.3 Worldwide PDA/Smartphone Scenario: 2015 64
7.4 Ultimate Handheld Computer Penetration in the U.S. 65
8.0 Forecast Spreadsheet Details 67
8.1 Handheld Computer Market Summary by Region 69
8.1.1 USA Market Summary 69
8.1.2 N. America Market Summary 72
8.1.3 W. Europe Market Summary 75
8.1.4 E. Europe Market Summary 78
8.1.5 Asia-Pacific Market Summary 81
8.1.6 Latin America Market Summary 84
8.1.7 Middle East & Africa Market Summary 87
8.1.8 Worldwide Market Summary 90
8.2 PDA/Smartphone Manufacturer Summary 93
8.2.1 Dell Computer 93
8.2.2 Hewlett-Packard 94
8.2.3 Motorola 96
8.2.4 Nokia 97
8.2.5 Palm 99
8.2.6 Research In Motion 100
8.2.7 Sony-Ericsson 102
9.1 Author Bio 104


List of Tables and Figures

Table 1.1 Handheld Computer Market Growth 6
Figure 1.1 Handheld Computer Sales by Region 7
Table 1.2 U.S. and Worldwide Handheld Computer Segments 7
Figure 1.2 PDA Sales by Region 8
Figure 1.3 Smartphone Sales by Region 8
Table 1.3 Handheld Computer Sales and In-Use per Capita 9
Table 1.4 Smartphone/PDA Sales by Leading Vendors 9
Table 2.1 What Is Included in the Handheld Computer Forecast? 10
Figure 2.1 Product Overlaps 11
Figure 2.2 Handheld Device Spectrum 12
Table 2.2 Handheld Computer Perspectives 13
Table 2.3 Worldwide Handheld Computer Market 14
Figure 2.3 Worldwide Handheld Computer Sales by Segment 14
Table 2.4 Worldwide Handheld Computer Market Segments 15
Table 2.5 USA Handheld Computer Market 15
Figure 2.5 USA Handheld Computer Unit Sales 16
Table 2.6 USA Handheld Computer Market Segments 17
Figure 3.1 Technologies for Handheld Computer 18
Figure 3.2 Technology Price-Performance Wedge 19
Table 3.1 Technology Wedge Impact 20
Figure 3.3 Technology Wedge Families 20
Table 3.2 Semiconductor Technology Trends 21
Table 3.3 Semiconductor Impact on Handheld Computer Industry 23
Table 3.4 Technology Impact on Handheld Computers 24
Table 3.5 Cellular Technology  Overview 26
Table 3.6 Cellular Technology Speed 28
Table 3.7 Short-Range Wireless Technologies 29
Table 3.8 Handheld Computer OS Platforms 31
Table 4.1 Handheld Computer Unit Sales by Region 33
Table 4.2 Handheld Computer Regional Market Shares 34
Table 4.3 Regional Handheld Computer Sales per 1000 People 34
Table 4.4 PDA Unit Sales by Region 35
Table 4.5 PDA Regional Market Shares 36
Table 4.6 Smartphone Unit Sales by Region 36
Table 4.7 Smartphone Regional Market Shares 37
Table 4.8 Handheld PC Unit Sales by Region 38
Table 4.9 Handheld PC Regional Market Shares 38
Table 4.10 PDA Sales by Operating System 39
Table 4.11 Smartphone Sales by Operating System 42
Table 4.12 Handheld PC Sales by Operating System 45
Table 4.13 Handheld Computers In-Use per 1000 People 47
Table 4.14 Handheld Computers In-Use by Region 47
Table 4.15 PDAs In-Use by Region 48
Table 4.16 Smartphones In-Use by Region 49
Table 4.17 Handheld PCs In-Use by Region 49
Table 5.1 Handheld Computer Revenue by Region 51
Table 5.2 Regional Handheld Computer Revenue Market Shares 52
Table 5.3 PDA Revenue by Region 52
Table 5.4 Regional PDA Revenue Market Shares 53
Table 5.5 Smartphone Revenue by Region 53
Table 5.6 Regional Smartphone Revenue Market Shares 54
Table 5.7 Handheld PC Revenue by Region 54
Table 5.8 Regional Handheld PC Revenue Market Shares 55
Table 6.1 Leading PDA/Smartphone Vendors: WW Sales 2000-2005 56
Table 6.2 Leading PDA/Smartphone Vendors: WW Sales 2006-20011 56
Table 6.3 Leading PDA/Smartphone Vendors: WW Unit Market Share 57
Table 6.4 Leading PDA/Smartphone Vendors: USA Sales 2000-2005 57
Table 6.5 Leading PDA/Smartphone Vendors: USA Sales 2006-20011 58
Table 6.6 Leading PDA/Smartphone Vendors: USA Unit Market Share 58
Table 7.1 Forecast Development Methodology 59
Table 7.2 Related Product Sales and Installed Base 61
Table 7.3 Products In-Use per 1,000 People 62
Table 7.4 PCs In-Use and Cellular Subscribers 63
Table 7.5 Handheld Computer Scenario 2015: Home/Consumer 64
Table 7.6 Handheld Computer Scenario 2015: Office/Business 65
Table 7.7 Ultimate USA Handheld Computer 2020 Penetration 66
Table 7.8 2020 USA Handheld Computer Replacement Sales Scenario 66
Table 8.1 Handheld Computer Forecast Content 67
Table 8.2 PDA/Smartphone Vendor Forecast Content 67
Table 8.3 Countries by Regions 68
Table 8.4 USA Market Summary 69
Table 8.5 N. America Market Summary 72
Table 8.6 W. Europe Market Summary 75
Table 8.7 E. Europe Market Summary 78
Table 8.8 Asia-Pacific Market Summary 81
Table 8.9 Latin America Market Summary 85
Table 8.10 Middle East/Africa Market Summary 88
Table 8.11 Worldwide Market Summary 91
Table 8.12 Dell Computer 94
Table 8.13 Hewlett-Packard 95
Table 8.14 Motorola 96
Table 8.15 Nokia 98
Table 8.16 Palm 99
Table 8.17 Research In Motion 101
Table 8.18 Sony-Ericsson 102

 
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