The Future of Mobile Computing: Industry Report

The Future of Mobile Computing

Product Type: Market Research Report
Published by: BCC Research
Published: January 2007
Product Code: R2-1231

Description

INTRODUCTION

The goal of BCC Research in conducting this study was to determine the current status of mobile computing and assess its growth potential from 2005 to 2006 and over the subsequent 5-year period to 2011. Various types of computers, ranging from notebooks and Tablet PCs to handhelds and smartphones, present a large and growing market.

Mobile computing is an extension of the functions that were previously contained in a central location in the early days of computing. From a notebook to a smartphone, technology is enabling information to be available to just about everyone.

SCOPE OF STUDY

This report:

Provides comprehensive market assessment of mobile computing and the sector's growth potential through 2011. Covers devices such as computers, notebooks, tablet PCs, handhelds, smartphones, and all other mobile devices. Analysis includes markets for chipsets and internal processors, operating systems, application software, wireless technologies and broadband connections.
Examines the current position of mobile computing via five major platforms. Within each platform, an overview of the key advantages, an analysis of market factors that will impact demand and projected shipments of mobile computing products and their value for 2005, 2006 and 2011 are presented.
Estimates the unit distribution of mobile computing activity by businesses and consumers, and analyzes units of each platform by application.
Analyzes the mobile computing industry on a worldwide basis, including manufacturing capability and consumption in various regional markets. This study also analyzes industry involvement in standards and evaluates other pertinent factors related to the success of mobile computing.
Profiles leading companies in the mobile computing business and recent industry developments, includes patent analysis, market shares and more.

METHODOLOGY

BCC Research presents an analysis for each mobile computing platform of the number of units shipped in 2005. Estimated value is what manufacturers have paid in undepreciated 2006 dollars. Then, based on BCC Research surveys, we analyze the potential market for each industry and forecast shipments for 2006 and 2011. The report also analyzes the value of shipments, shipments by type of user, and shipments by application.

Table of Contents

INTRODUCTION: STUDY GOALS AND OBJECTIVES; REASONS FOR DOING THIS STUDY; CONTRIBUTIONS TO THE STUDY AND FOR WHOM; SCOPE AND FORMAT; METHODOLOGY; INFORMATION SOURCES; RELATED BCC WORK CREDENTIALS; BCC ONLINE SERVICES; DISCLAIMER
SUMMARY: Summary Table:; GLOBAL FORECAST FOR MOBILE COMPUTING, THROUGH 2011 ($ MILLIONS); Summary Figure:; GLOBAL VALUE OF THE MOBILE COMPUTING MARKET 2005-2011 ($ MILLIONS)
OVERVIEW: Table 1 CLASSIFICATION OF MAJOR MOBILE COMPUTING DEVICES ANALYZED IN THIS REPORT; Table 2 MAJOR MOBILE COMPUTING MARKETS
INDUSTRY STRUCTURE: Table 3 KEY COMPANIES IN THE MOBILE COMPUTING BUSINESS; Table 4 GLOBAL SHARE OF MOBILE COMPUTING MANUFACTURING BY REGION, 2005-2011 (%); Figure 1 GLOBAL MOBILE COMPUTING MANUFACTURING BY REGION, 2005-2011 (%); Table 5 GLOBAL SHARES OF MOBILE COMPUTING REVENUES BY REGION, 2005-2011 (%); Figure 2 MOBILE COMPUTING GLOBAL REVENUES, BY REGION, 2005-2011 (%); Table 6 GLOBAL MARKET SHARE BY LAPTOP MAKERS, 2005 (%); Table 7 GLOBAL MARKET SHARE BY TABLET PC MAKERS, 2005 (%); Table 8 ESTIMATED GLOBAL MARKET SHARE BY PDA MAKER, 2005 (%); Table 9 ESTIMATED GLOBAL MARKET SHARE, BY 3G PHONE MAKERS, 2005 (%)
MOBILE COMPUTING TECHNOLOGY: Table 10 UNIQUE DESIGN REQUIREMENTS FOR LAPTOPS; Table 11 BASIC LAPTOP POWER SUPPLIES; Table 12 TECHNICAL FEATURES OF A WIDE-SCREEN NOTEBOOK COMPUTER; Table 13 OPERATING FEATURES OF A TYPICAL TABLET PC; Table 14 SAMPLE SPECIFICATIONS OF A CONVERTIBLE TABLET PC; Table 15 CHARACTERISTICS OF TRADITIONAL PDAS; Table 16 CHARACTERISTICS OF PDAS WITH CELL PHONE AND MULTIMEDIA CAPABILITY; Table 17 SELECTED FEATURES OF THE SONY UX SERIES; Table 18 POTENTIAL SMARTPHONE FUNCTIONS; Table 19 SAMPLE SPECIFICATIONS OF SMARTPHONES; Table 20 MAJOR FEATURES OF INTEL PREMIUM CORE 2 DUO PROCESSORS; Table 21 ADVANTAGES OF INTEL CORE 2 DUO PROCESSOR IN MOBILE COMPUTERS; Table 22 BASIC ARCHITECTURAL FEATURES OF AMD PROCESSOR; Table 23 KEY ADVANTAGES OF WINDOWS MOBILE OPERATING SYSTEM; Table 24 SPECIFICATIONS OF PALM TREO SMART DEVICE WITH WINDOWS MOBILE; Table 25 KEY FEATURES OF THE POWER EXTENDER; Table 26 MAJOR COMPONENTS OF A GPS SYSTEM; Table 27 STANDARD FEATURES OF MAJOR GPS APPLICATIONS; Table 28 PATENTS BY MOBILE COMPUTING TECHNOLOGY AND FUNCTIONM, 2005-2006; Table 29 MOBILE COMPUTING PATENTS BY REGION, 2005-2006; Table 30 ASSIGNEES WITH THREE OR MORE PATENTS, 2005-2006
MOBILE INDUSTRY COMPETITIVENESS: Table 31 CURRENT MOBILE COMPUTING ENVIRONMENT; Table 32 NIST UNIFIED SECURITY FRAMEWORK FOR HANDHELD DEVICES; Table 33 POTENTIAL CONVERSION OF FUNCTIONS INTO A SINGLE CELL PHONE DEVICE; Table 34 ECONOMIC LONG-TERM ASSUMPTIONS FOR THE U.S. ECONOMY; Table 35 ASIA-PACIFIC REGION ECONOMIC IMPACT ON MOBILE COMPUTING; Table 36 PERCENTAGE IMPACT OF MAJOR COMPETITIVENESS FACTORS ON THE GROWTH OF MOBILE COMPUTING
MOBILE COMPUTING MARKETS: MARKET ORGANIZATION; MEASUREMENT OBJECTIVES
THE LAPTOP/ NOTEBOOK MARKET: Table 37 A BRIEF HISTORY OF THE NOTEBOOK COMPUTER; Table 38 RECENT ADVANCES IN MOBILE TECHNOLOGY FOR NOTEBOOK COMPUTERS; Table 39 COMPARISON OF LEADING CATEGORIES OF NOTEBOOKS AND THEIR BASIC FEATURES; Table 40 PROFILE OF CURRENT NOTEBOOK USERS; Table 41 TYPICAL APPLICATIONS OF A MOBILE NOTEBOOK COMPUTER; Table 42 GLOBAL SHIPMENTS OF NOTEBOOKS COMPARED WITH DESKTOP COMPUTERS, THROUGH 2005 (MILLION UNITS); Table 43 PROFILE OF THE GLOBAL MOBILE COMPUTER NOTEBOOK MARKET, BY USER, 2005 (MILLION UNITS); Table 44 FORECAST ASSUMPTIONS-NOTEBOOK COMPUTERS IN THE GLOBAL MOBILE COMPUTING MARKET; Table 45 GLOBAL PROJECTIONS OF NOTEBOOK COMPUTERS COMPARED WITH DESKTOP COMPUTERS, THROUGH 2011 (MILLION UNITS); Table 46 FORECAST-GLOBAL SHIPMENTS OF NOTEBOOK COMPUTERS FOR MOBILE COMPUTING, THROUGH 2011 (MILLION UNITS); Table 47 FORECAST-VALUE OF GLOBAL NOTEBOOK SHIPMENTS FOR MOBILE COMPUTING, THROUGH 2011 (MILLION UNITS); Figure 3 VALUE OF GLOBAL NOTEBOOK SHIPMENTS FOR MOBILE COMPUTING, 2005-2011 (MILLION UNITS); Table 48 FORECAST-GLOBAL SHIPMENTS OF NOTEBOOKS FOR MOBILE COMPUTING BY TYPE OF USER, THROUGH 2011 (MILLION UNITS); Figure 4 GLOBAL NOTEBOOK SHIPMENTS BY TYPE OF USER, 2005-2011 (MILLION UNITS); Table 49 GLOBAL NOTEBOOK SHIPMENTS BY APPLICATION (MILLION UNITS)
THE TABLET PC MARKET: Table 50 A BRIEF HISTORY OF THE TABLET PC; Table 51 KEY BENEFITS OF INTEL MOBILE TECHNOLOGY IN A TABLET PC; Table 52 COMPARISON OF LEADING TABLET PCS AND THEIR BASIC FEATURES; Table 53 PROFILE OF CURRENT TABLET PC USERS; Table 54 TYPICAL APPLICATIONS OF A TABLET PC COMPUTER; Table 55 GLOBAL SHIPMENTS OF TABLET PC COMPUTERS, THROUGH 2005 (MILLION UNITS); Table 56 PROFILE OF THE GLOBAL TABLET PC MARKET BY USER, 2005 (MILLION UNITS); Table 57 FORECAST ASSUMPTIONS-TABLET PCS IN THE GLOBAL MOBILE COMPUTING MARKET; Table 58 GLOBAL PROJECTIONS OF TABLET PCS, THROUGH 2011 (MILLION UNITS); Table 59 FORECAST-GLOBAL SHIPMENTS OF TABLET PCS BY TYPE FOR MOBILE COMPUTING, THROUGH 2011 (MILLION UNITS); Table 60 FORECAST-VALUE OF GLOBAL TABLET PC SHIPMENTS FOR MOBILE COMPUTING, THROUGH 2011 (MILLION UNITS); Figure 5 VALUE OF GLOBAL TABLET PC SHIPMENTS, 2005-2011 (MILLION UNITS); Table 61 FORECAST-GLOBAL SHIPMENTS OF TABLET PCS FOR MOBILE COMPUTING BY TYPE OF USER, THROUGH 2011 (MILLION UNITS); Figure 6 GLOBAL TABLET PC SHIPMENTS BY TYPE OF USER, 2005-2011 (MILLION UNITS); Table 62 GLOBAL TABLET PC SHIPMENTS BY APPLICATION, THROUGH 2011 (MILLION UNITS)
THE HANDHELD MOBILE MARKET: Table 63 A BRIEF HISTORY OF HANDHELD COMPUTERS; Table 63 (CONTINUED); Table 64 SPECIFIC BUSINESS FEATURES OF WINDOWS MOBILE FOR HANDHELD DEVICES; Table 65 COMPARISON OF PEN TILE RGBW BRIGHTNESS WITH RGB STRIPE DISPLAY; Table 66 COMPARISON OF LEADING HANDHELD DEVICES AND THEIR BASIC FEATURES; Table 67 PROFILE OF CURRENT HANDHELD USERS; Table 68 TYPICAL APPLICATIONS OF A HANDHELD COMPUTER; Table 69 GLOBAL SHIPMENTS OF HANDHELD COMPUTERS, THROUGH 2005 (MILLION UNITS); Table 70 PROFILE OF THE GLOBAL MOBILE HANDHELD MARKET BY USER, 2005 (MILLION UNITS); Table 71 FORECAST ASSUMPTIONS-HANDHELD COMPUTERS IN THE GLOBAL MOBILE COMPUTING MARKET; Table 72 GLOBAL SHIPMENTS OF HANDHELD COMPUTERS, 2005-2011 (MILLION UNITS); Table 73 FORECAST-GLOBAL SHIPMENTS OF HANDHELD DEVICES FOR MOBILE COMPUTING, THROUGH 2011 (MILLION UNITS); Table 74 FORECAST-VALUE OF GLOBAL HANDHELD SHIPMENTS FOR MOBILE COMPUTING, THROUGH 2011 ($ MILLIONS); Figure 7 VALUE OF HANDHELD COMPUTER SHIPMENTS, 2005-2011 ($ MILLIONS); Table 75 FORECAST-GLOBAL SHIPMENTS OF HANDHELDS FOR MOBILE COMPUTING BY TYPE OF USER, THROUGH 2011 (MILLION UNITS); Figure 8 GLOBAL HANDHELD COMPUTER SHIPMENTS BY TYPE OF USER, 2005-2011 (MILLION UNITS); Table 76 HANDHELD COMPUTER SHIPMENTS BY TYPE OF APPLICATION THROUGH 2011 (MILLION UNITS)
THE SMARTPHONE MARKET: Table 77 HISTORY OF THE SMARTPHONE; Table 78 ADVANTAGES OF 3G TECHNOLOGY FOR MOBILE COMPUTING; Table 79 BENEFITS OF SPECIALIZED TRAFFIC APPLICATION PROGRAM ON A SMARTPHONE; Table 80 COMPARISON OF LEADING SMARTPHONES AND THEIR BASIC FEATURES; Table 81 PROFILE OF CURRENT SMARTPHONE USERS
CONSUMER/ BUSINESS APPLICATIONS: Table 82 TYPICAL APPLICATIONS OF A SMARTPHONE MOBILE COMPUTER; Table 83 GLOBAL SHIPMENTS OF CELL PHONES AND SMARTPHONES THROUGH 2005 (MILLION UNITS); Table 84 MITIGATING FACTORS IN LEVELING OF THE MOBILE MARKET; Table 85 PROFILE OF THE GLOBAL SMARTPHONE MARKET, BY USER, 2005 (MILLION UNITS); Table 86 FORECAST ASSUMPTIONS-SMARTPHONES IN THE GLOBAL MOBILE COMPUTING MARKET; Table 87 GLOBAL SHIPMENTS OF CELL PHONES AND SMARTPHONES, THROUGH 2011 (MILLION UNITS); Table 88 FORECAST-GLOBAL SHIPMENTS OF SMARTPHONES FOR MOBILE COMPUTING, THROUGH 2011 (MILLION UNITS); Table 89 FORECAST-VALUE OF GLOBAL SMARTPHONE SHIPMENTS FOR MOBILE COMPUTING, THROUGH 2011 ($ MILLIONS); Figure 9 VALUE OF GLOBAL SHIPMENTS OF SMARTPHONES FOR MOBILE COMPUTING ($ MILLIONS); Table 90 FORECAST-GLOBAL SHIPMENTS OF SMARTPHONES FOR MOBILE COMPUTING BY TYPE OF USER, THROUGH 2011 (MILLION UNITS); Figure 10 GLOBAL SMARTPHONE COMPUTER SHIPMENTS BY TYPE OF USER 2005-2011 (MILLION UNITS); Table 91 SMARTPHONE SHIPMENTS BY TYPE OF APPLICATION, THROUGH 2011, (MILLION UNITS)

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