Abstract
Driven by CDMA operators and upcoming 3G services, dual-mode phones will
become an important and independent market segment within a few years.
Dual-mode handsets were formerly produced only intermittently, but there are
now a dozen handset makers, including Yulong CoolPAD, ZTE, Samsung, Hisense,
CECT, UTStarcom, Daxian, LG, Motorola, and Amoi.
A question facing these handset makers and others who are taking a
wait-and-see attitude to dual-mode phones is how big the dual-mode phone
market will be. To examine this question from the demand side, in March 2007
In-Stat conducted an Internet survey of 617 mobile users who were currently
not using dual-mode phones.
By doing this, In-Stat answered the following questions:
- What kinds of mobile users are interested in dual-mode phones?
- Why do they need dual-mode phones?
- What kinds of dual-mode phones do they need?
- How much extra are they prepared to pay for a dual-mode phone?
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