Smartphone Operating Systems

Smartphone Operating Systems is a comprehensive report analysing the global market for advanced operating system software in the handset segment.

This strategic research report from Berg Insight provides you with 100 pages of unique business intelligence including 5-year industry forecasts and expert commentary on which to base your business decisions.

This report will allow you to:

• Understand the dynamics of the worldwide smartphone OS market.
• Evaluate the existing OS platforms from key vendors.
• Identify the key drivers behind smartphone OS technology adoption among handset manufacturers.
• Grasp the current OS strategies of the leading handset brands.
• Comprehend the main differences and commonalities between the principal regional markets.
• Anticipate future technology trends and developments.

Executive summary

1 Smartphones and their operating systems

1.1 Smartphone operating systems

1.2 Benefits of using open smartphone OS platforms

1.2.1 How handset manufacturers can benefit from open smartphone OS platforms

1.2.2 How operators can benefit from open smartphone OS platforms

1.3 Key smartphone operating systems

1.3.1 Symbian OS

1.3.2 Windows Mobile

1.3.3 Linux

1.4 Smartphone categories and segments

1.4.1 Voice centric smartphones

1.4.2 Messaging smartphones

1.4.3 Multimedia smartphones

1.5 Smartphone form factors

1.5.1 Candybar smartphones

1.5.2 Clamshell smartphones

1.5.3 PDA smartphones with full QWERTY keyboard

1.5.4 PDA smartphones

1.5.5 Slide smartphones

1.6 Smartphone hardware platforms

2 Symbian OS

2.1 Overview of Symbian OS

2.1.1 Symbian Ltd.

2.1.2 Symbian OS royalty rates and licensees

2.2 Symbian OS architecture and versions

2.2.1 Symbian OS architecture

2.2.2 Symbian OS versions

2.3 Symbian OS user interface and application platforms

2.3.1 S60

2.3.2 UIQ

2.3.3 MOAP

2.4 Symbian application development

3 Windows Mobile

3.1 Overview of Windows Mobile

3.1.1 Microsoft Corporation

3.1.2 Windows Mobile licensees

3.2 Windows Mobile architecture and versions

3.2.1 Windows Mobile architecture and functionality

3.2.2 Windows Mobile platforms and versions

3.3 Windows Mobile application development

4 Emerging smartphone OS

4.1 Mobile Linux platforms and standardisation efforts

4.1.1 LiMo Foundation

4.1.2 LiPS Forum

4.1.3 NTT DoCoMo MOAP Linux software platform

4.1.4 MontaVista Software

4.1.5 Wind River

4.1.6 Trolltech’s Linux Qtopia application platform and user interface

4.1.7 a la Mobile’s Converged Linux Platform

4.1.8 ACCESS Linux Platform

4.2 Palm/Garnet OS

4.3 RIM

4.4 OS X

5 Key smartphone vendors models

5.1 Nokia

5.2 Research In Motion

5.3 HTC

5.4 Motorola

5.5 Palm

5.6 Sony Ericsson

6 Second tier smartphone vendors

6.1 Panasonic

6.2 NEC Corporation

6.3 Mitsubishi Electric

6.4 Sharp Corporation

6.5 Fujitsu

6.6 Samsung

6.7 Hewlett Packard

6.8 LG Electronics

6.9 Apple

6.10 Amoi Electronics

6.11 Asus

6.12 E-TEN

6.13 Gigabyte 6.14 i-mate

6.15 Mitac/Mio Technology

6.16 Neonode

6.17 Toshiba

6.18 ZTE

7 Market forecasts and trends

7.1 Key trends

7.1.1 Drivers for increasing adoption of smartphone OS

7.1.2 Barriers to increased adoption of smartphone OS

7.2 Key smartphone vendor market shares

7.3 Smartphone OS market share development

7.4 Handset sales forecast

7.5 Smartphone sales forecast by region

7.6 Smartphone sales forecast by operating system

Glossary

List of Figures

Figure 1.1: Functional overview of a smartphone operating system

Figure 1.2: Smartphone categories

Figure 1.3: Examples of common smartphone form factors

Figure 1.4: Smartphone hardware platform architectures

Figure 2.1: Symbian Ltd. shareholders (May 2007)

Figure 2.2: Current Symbian OS licensees

Figure 2.3: Annual shipments of Symbian OS smartphones (Worldwide 2001-2006)

Figure 2.4: Symbian OS architecture overview

Figure 2.5: S60 architecture, editions and feature packs

Figure 3.1: Examples of Windows Mobile licensees

Figure 3.2: Annual shipments of Windows Mobile smartphones (Worldwide 2002-2006)

Figure 3.3: Windows Mobile platform naming convention

Figure 5.1: Top worldwide smartphone vendor market shares (Worldwide 2006)

Figure 5.2: Nokia N93i and Nokia E61i

Figure 5.3: Examples of current Nokia smartphones

Figure 5.4: RIM Blackberry devices

Figure 5.5: Examples of current RIM BlackBerry smartphones

Figure 5.6: HTC TyTN and P3300

Figure 5.7: Examples of current HTC smartphones

Figure 5.8: Moto Q GSM and MOTORIZR Z8

Figure 5.9: Examples of current Motorola smartphones

Figure 5.10: Current Palm smartphones

Figure 5.11: Sony Ericsson P1 and W950i

Figure 5.12: Examples of current Sony Ericsson smartphones

Figure 6.1: Operating systems supported by second tier smartphone vendors

Figure 6.2: Examples of current Samsung smartphones

Figure 6.3: Examples of current HP smartphones

Figure 7.1: Key smartphone vendor shipments by OS (Worldwide 2002-2006)

Figure 7.2: Smartphone sales as share of total handset sales, by brand (2002-2006)

Figure 7.3: Smartphone unit shipments by OS (Worldwide 2002-2006)

Figure 7.4: Handset shipment forecast by category (Worldwide 2006-2012)

Figure 7.5: Smartphone shipments by region (Worldwide 2006-2012)

Figure 7.6: Smartphone unit shipments forecast by OS (Worldwide 2006-2012)