LONDON -- 11/03/09 --
Communications industry market research firm Infonetics Research
(http://twitter.com/infonetics) released its biannual Mobile/WiFi Phones
and Subscribers market size, market share, and forecast report.
"Smartphones are on track to post a 14.5% increase in the number of units
sold worldwide in 2009, and a 21% compound annual growth rate from 2008 to
2013, significantly better than other mobile phone segments. While
smartphone revenue is expected to dip in 2009 mainly due to price erosion
and lower-ARPU units coming to market, we expect it to pick up in 2010 and
continue growing, easily outstripping the combined revenue of standard
mobile phones by 2012," predicts Richard Webb, Infonetics Research's directing
analyst for mobile devices.
"On the vendor market share front, Apple's smartphone share rose to 9% in
the second quarter of 2009 on the strength of the iPhone 3GS. Competition
for the iPhone is increasing though, with AT&T's splashy launch of the
Blackberry Bold 3G in partnership with RIM a prime example. And while
iPhone applications are proliferating, the iPhone OS is sure to face stiff
competition from the open-source Android platform. Apple will have to fight
hard to drive its market share back above 10%," Webb added.
MARKET HIGHLIGHTS
-- Despite an estimated 10% increase in the number of worldwide mobile
and WiFi phones sold the second half of 2009, a 9% revenue decline is
expected due to downward price pressure
-- 1.1 billion mobile phones are forecast to be sold in 2009 worldwide
-- Smartphones account for an increasing percentage of total mobile phone
revenue, driven in part by accelerating HSPA deployments in North America,
Western Europe, and developed Asia Pacific countries
-- Nokia maintained its clear leadership of total mobile phone market
share in the first half of 2009
REPORT SYNOPSIS
Infonetics' mobile
and WiFi phones report features customizable pivot tables and provides
worldwide and regional market size, market share, analysis, and forecasts
through 2013 for 3G and LTE smartphones, standard mobile phones (GSM,
W-CDMA, CDMA, CDMA2000), dual mode cellular/WiFi phones, enterprise
single-mode WiFi phones, and mobile subscribers.
Companies tracked include Apple, Cisco, D-Link, HTC, Huawei, LG, Motorola,
NETGEAR, Nokia, Polycom, RIM, Samsung, Sony-Ericsson, Vocera, ZTE and
others.
Smartphone operating systems tracked include Android, BlackBerry, iPhone,
Linux, Palm, Symbian, and Windows Mobile. The report includes select pivot
tables.
MORE INFORMATION
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From the portal, go to RESEARCH, then MOBILE.
SALES
-- Larry Howard, Vice President: larry@infonetics.com, +1 (408) 583-3335
-- Scott Coyne, Senior Account Director, Eastern North America, Europe,
Middle East: scott@infonetics.com, +1 408.583.3395
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Infonetics Research is an
international market research and consulting firm serving
the communications industry since 1990. A leader in defining and tracking
emerging and established technologies in all world regions, Infonetics
helps clients plan, strategize, and compete more effectively.
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Lead Analyst:
Richard Webb
Directing Analyst - WiMAX, Microwave, and Mobile Devices
Infonetics Research
Email Contact
+1 408.583.3369
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