GPS and Mobile Handsets

Table of Contents

List of Figures

Executive summary

1. GNSS in mobile phones

• 1.1 Introduction to GPS in mobile phones
  • 1.1.1 GPS enabled mobile phones
  • 1.1.2 Global navigation satellite systems
• 1.2 Value-chain overview
  • 1.2.1 Wireless chipset vendors
  • 1.2.2 GPS chipset vendors
  • 1.2.3 Handset OS and software vendors
  • 1.2.4 Handset manufacturers
  • 1.2.5 Location-platform vendors
  • 1.2.6 Application developers
• 1.3 Drivers and barriers to GPS integration
  • 1.3.1 Key drivers
  • 1.3.2 Key barriers
• 1.4 GPS-enabled handsets
  • 1.4.1 CDMA handsets
  • 1.4.2 GSM/WCDMA handsets
• 1.5 Location-based services

2. Satellite positioning technology

• 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 Beidou/Compass
• 2.2 Assisted GPS and hybrid location technologies
  • 2.2.1 Assisted GPS
  • 2.2.2 Enhanced GPS
  • 2.2.3 Hybrid technologies
• 2.3 GPS receiver architectures
  • 2.3.1 Standalone receivers
  • 2.3.2 Host-based receivers
  • 2.3.3 Integrated receiver architectures
  • 2.3.4 Software-based receivers
• 2.4 Handset hardware and software platforms
• 2.5 Mobile network positioning platforms
  • 2.5.1 GSM/WCDMA networks
  • 2.5.2 CDMA2000 networks

3. GPS and wireless chipset developers

• 3.1 Overview of the GPS and wireless chipset industry
• 3.2 GPS chipset developers
  • 3.2.1 Cambridge Silicon Radio
  • 3.2.2 CellGuide
  • 3.2.3 eRide
  • 3.2.4 NemeriX
  • 3.2.5 Seiko Epson Corporation
  • 3.2.6 SiRF Technology
  • 3.2.7 SkyTraq Technology
  • 3.2.8 u-blox
  • 3.2.9 u-Nav Microelectronics
• 3.3 Handset chipset and platform developers
  • 3.3.1 Broadcom
  • 3.3.2 Ericsson Mobile Platforms
  • 3.3.3 Freescale Semiconductor
  • 3.3.4 Infineon Technologies
  • 3.3.5 MediaTek
  • 3.3.6 NXP Semiconductors
  • 3.3.7 Qualcomm
  • 3.3.8 Renesas Technology
  • 3.3.9 STMicroelectronics
  • 3.3.10 Texas Instruments

4. Enabling software and services

• 4.1 A-GPS server platforms and assistance services
  • 4.1.1 NEC
  • 4.1.2 TeleCommunication Systems
  • 4.1.3 TruePosition
  • 4.1.4 Rx Networks
• 4.2 Handset application platforms and OS
  • 4.2.1 BREW
  • 4.2.2 Java Micro Edition
  • 4.2.3 Openwave MIDAS platform
  • 4.2.4 Symbian OS
  • 4.2.5 Windows Mobile
  • 4.2.6 The Android platform

5. Handset manufacturers

• 5.1 Nokia
• 5.2 Samsung Electronics
• 5.3 Motorola
• 5.4 Sony Ericsson
• 5.5 LG Electronics
• 5.6 Research In Motion
• 5.7 HTC
• 5.8 Second tier handset vendors
  • 5.8.1 Casio Computer
  • 5.8.2 Fujitsu
  • 5.8.3 Hitachi
  • 5.8.4 Kyocera
  • 5.8.5 Mitsubishi
  • 5.8.6 NEC
  • 5.8.7 Panasonic
  • 5.8.8 Sanyo Electric
  • 5.8.9 Sharp
  • 5.8.10 Toshiba
  • 5.8.11 Amoi
  • 5.8.12 ASUSTeK
  • 5.8.13 E-TEN
  • 5.8.14 Gigabyte
  • 5.8.15 Hewlett Packard
  • 5.8.16 i-mate
  • 5.8.17 Mio Technology
  • 5.8.18 Palm
  • 5.8.19 Pantech
  • 5.8.20 ZTE

6.Market forecasts and trends

• 6.1 Market trends
• 6.2 Worldwide handset sales
• 6.3 GPS-enabled CDMA handset shipments
• 6.4 GPS-enabled GSM/WCDMA handset shipments
• 6.5 GPS-enabled handset sales by region
• 6.6 GPS solution revenues

Glossary

• Figure 1.1: GPS handset and service value chain
• Figure 1.2: Development of key performance parameters for GPS in handsets
• Figure 1.3: Examples of recent GPS-enabled CDMA handsets
• Figure 1.4: Examples of recent GPS-enabled GSM/WCDMA handsets
• Figure 1.5: Current GPS enabled GSM/WCDMA handsets, by vendor
• Figure 1.6: Examples of recent Japanese GPS-enabled WCDMA handsets
• Figure 1.7: Examples of current GPS enabled NTT DoCoMo FOMA handsets
• Figure 2.1: GPS navigation message
• Figure 2.2: Galileo navigation services and performance
• Figure 2.3: Current and planned Galileo and GPS signals
• Figure 2.4: Assisted GPS technologies
• Figure 2.5: Mobile phone hardware and software platform
• Figure 2.6: LBS system overview
• Figure 2.7: CDMA2000 location system overview
• Figure 3.1: Wireless chipset revenues, by company (2007)
• Figure 3.2: GPS technology developers and offerings
• Figure 3.3: CellGuide GPS chipset
• Figure 3.4: Examples of eRide GPS receivers for mobile applications
• Figure 3.5: Examples of NemeriX GPS ICs
• Figure 3.6: SiRF GPS ICs for wireless applications
• Figure 3.7: Examples of u-blox GPS receivers for mobile applications
• Figure 3.8: The u-Nav uN3010 single die GPS receiver
• Figure 3.9: Examples of handset platform and wireless IC developers
• Figure 3.10: Broadcom EDGE and WCDMA/HSDPA baseband processors
• Figure 3.11: Examples of Infineon handset platforms
• Figure 3.12: The GloNav GNS4540 A-GPS receiver
• Figure 3.13: Qualcomm wireless chipset sales
• Figure 3.14: Examples of Qualcomm wireless chipsets
• Figure 3.15: Examples of Texas Instruments wireless chipsets
• Figure 5.1: Tier 1 mobile phone and smartphone manufacturers
• Figure 5.2: Tier 2 handset manufacturers
• Figure 5.3: Nokia handset sales and market share
• Figure 5.4: Nokia GPS-enabled GSM/WCDMA handsets
• Figure 5.5: Samsung handset sales and market share
• Figure 5.6: Samsung GPS-enabled handsets
• Figure 5.7: Motorola GPS-enabled handsets
• Figure 5.8: Motorola handset sales and market share
• Figure 5.9: Sony Ericsson handset sales and market share
• Figure 5.10: LG handset sales and market share
• Figure 5.11: RIM handset sales and market share
• Figure 5.12: RIM BlackBerry smartphones
• Figure 5.13: GPS-enabled HTC handsets
• Figure 6.1: Price development for GPS receivers
• Figure 6.2: Worldwide handset sales by technology (2006-2012)
• Figure 6.3: GPS enabled handset sales as share of total CDMA handset sales
• Figure 6.4: Number of GPS-enabled GSM/WCDMA handset models available
• Figure 6.5: GPS enabled GSM/WCDMA handset sales by segment (WW 2006- 2012)
• Figure 6.6: GPS enabled handset sales as share of total GSM/WCDMA handset sales
• Figure 6.7: GPS handset sales and share of total GSM/WCDMA handset sales by region
• Figure 6.8: GPS revenues by category (2006-2012)