Multimedia Handsets & Devices: Competition & Convergence: Games (Worldwide market Analysis, Strategic Outlook & Forecasts to 2011)

Abstract

Source: Informa Telecoms & Media

Multimedia Handsets & Devices: Competition and Convergence provides a comprehensive overview of the global mobile devices market and assesses the implications that the latest mobile services will have for the global handset market with detailed segments reports on key technologies.

Key Coverage

NEW: 5 detailed strategic reports, one essential report series!

• Multimedia Devices: Market Overview
  • This detailed report outlines the devices market, its key drivers and related shared technologies. It examines vendors' approach to multimedia devices, as well as determining global subscriber and handset sales growth and assessing future segmentation strategies.
• Cameras: Digital Cameras and Future Mobile Handsets
  • Cameras on mobile phones have now become almost a ubiquitous feature, this independent report details the confluence of the cameraphone and digital camera markets.
• Music: Portable MP3 Players and Future Mobile Handsets
  • Today many mobile handsets offer improved music features, acting as credible alternatives to stand alone MP3 players, Multimedia Devices: Music examines the relationship between these two key markets and assesses how they will evolve going forward to 2011.
• Video & TV: Portable Video & TV Players and Future Mobile Handsets
  • Mobile TV has led to the development of many new and exciting devices and phone capabilities. This informative report details the confluence of the TV/video phone and portable TV/video player markets, examining in detail the strengths of each category.
• Games: Portable Games Machines and Future Mobile Handsets
  • The mobile gaming experience is improving rapidly, but what will the future mobile gaming market look like? Understand the confluence of the games phone and portable games machine markets and discover how the two will evolve with this business-critical report.

This brand new series of strategic reports also includes information on demand factors, vendor strategy and investigates the impact of key components, such as battery life and memory, as well as providing detailed forecasts to 2011.

Forecasts to 2011 included in Multimedia Handsets & Devices: Competition and Convergence:

• Mobile subscribers (m), by region, 2005-2011
• Mobile subscribers (m), by network technology, 2005-2011
• Mobile data users (m), 2005-2011
• Handset manufacturing outsource trends (m), 2005-2011
• Mobile Handset sales (m), by region, 2005-2011
• Mobile handsets sales (m), by network technology grouping, 2005-2011
• Worldwide handset sales (m), by technology segmentation, 2005-2011
• Mobile handsets sales by feature set segment and by embedded storage memory footprint (m), 2005-2011
• Embedded Flash memory sales for mobile handset devices (m), breakdown by NAND and NOR, 2005-2011
• Mobile handsets sales by feature set segment and by RAM memory footprint (m), 2005-2011
• Worldwide handset sales by the number of colours supported in the display and by market segment (m), 2005-2011
• Battery technologies' share of handset shipments (m), 2005-2011
• Average sale price and bill of materials breakdown (US$), evolution by market segment, 2005-2011
• Worldwide Bluetooth handset sales (m), 2005-2011
• Mobile music handsets (m), by region, 2005-2011
• Worldwide mobile video handset sales (m), 2005-2011
• Worldwide mobile broadcast TV handsets sales, by technology, 2005-2011
• Worldwide mobile broadcast TV handsets sales, by region, 2005-2011
• Cameraphone sales (m), by region, 2005-2011
• Mobile Java handsets (m), by region, 2005-2011

Key issues addressed

Each of the reports contained in this series answer business-critical questions:

• How big is each of the key multimedia handset markets?
• What effect are these markets having on the associated consumer electronics markets?
• What growth is there likely to be over the next five years?
• What threats and opportunities do they represent for me and my business?

This brand new series of strategic reports also addresses issues such as demand factors, vendor strategy and the impact of key components, such as battery life and memory.

Countries / Sectors / Companies Covered

Key areas covered by the reports in this impressive series include:

• Introductions:
  • Market definition
  • Handset convergence
  • Segmentation
• Demand:
  • Consumer segmentation & characteristics
  • Informed choices and tipping points
  • Geographical differences
  • Consumer buying behaviour
  • Replacement rates
  • Usage scenarios
  • How devices are used
• Supply:
  • Value chain analysis
  • Business models
  • Brands
  • Geographical differences
  • Component supply
  • Distribution
  • Device segmentation
  • Bill of Materials
• Vendors:
  • Key mobile handset vendor strategies
  • Consumer electronics vendors
  • Vendor mapping
  • Device comparison

Technology & Enablers:

• Networks as enablers
• Software and mobile OS
• Impact of Battery technology
• Industry standards
• DRM
• The need for memory
• Technology roadmaps

Forecasts & Scenarios:

• Effect of substitution
• Forecast feature handsets
• Displace, replace or grow
• Scenario building

Who should read this report

Multimedia Handsets & Devices: Competition and Convergence - what' s in it for you?

• Vendors: benefit from this complete analysis of the global mobile multimedia devices market. Investigate new technologies and revenue streams and track the current position and performance of your competitors
• Operators: understand how the mobile multimedia devices market is developing and discover where your company can profit from new opportunities, current successes and potential partnerships
• Consumer Electronics Companies: use detailed forecasts for multimedia handsets and devices to drive your business forward and base future decisions on accurate data and independent analysis from leading industry experts
• Content and Distribution Companies: gain a global understanding of how multimedia technologies and handsets will develop and assess the impact that this will have on the services you currently provide and those you may offer in the future
• Consultants, Analysts and Financial Organisations: develop a thorough understanding of the workings of the global mobile handset industry and base future investments and recommendations on unbiased, unique analysis and primary data