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Turbocharged Handsets: The Real Story on UMTS (WCDMA) Phone Availability

Product Type: Market Research Report
Published by: In-Stat
Published: December 2002
Product Code: R97-1163
Description
A common complaint from carriers anxious to launch new Wideband Code Division Multiple Access (WCDMA) networks has been: Where are the handsets?

The wait is over, according to a new report from In-Stat/MDR titled "Turbocharged Handsets: The Real Story on UMTS (WCDMA) Phone Availability." In it you'll find out which manufacturers have deployed (or are about to) the speedy new devices that meet the Universal Mobile Telecommunication System (UMTS) standard for data services.

From this new report, you'll also learn:

-Why supplies should be ample in 2003
-How many units will ship next year
-What models to expect from various vendors
-What challenges vendors and carriers face
-What the long-range shipment forecast is

In addition, you get insights into Hutchison Whampoa's 3G push across Europe, and the related UMTS handset moves with supplier (and partner) NEC.

Moreover, this report doesn't duck the hard issues surrounding UMTS handsets, such as:

-High prices
-Software glitches
-Battery life
-Handover difficulties

So, if you need to stay on top of what's happening in the UMTS handset market, this report is a must-read.

Table of Contents

Table of Contents



  • Executive Summary



  • Methodology


  • Overview


  • What is UMTS?


  • The Non-Network
    Effect - Rollout Plans Stymied by Debt


  • Technology Hurdles,
    Complexities


  • The Players: Who's
    In the Game?


  • Handsets


  • i.300: A UMTS Platform



  • The Old Bugaboo:
    Battery Life


  • Pricing


  • Revenue Forecast



  • Shipment Forecast
    by Air Link


  • Lessons From DoCoMo



  • Summary


  • Vendors, Operators




    • Alcatel


    • Hutchison Whampoa



    • Mitsubishi
      (Electric)


    • Motorola


    • NEC


    • Nokia


    • NTT DoCoMo



    • Samsung


    • Siemens




List of Tables



  • Table 1. UMTS Handset
    Shipment forecasts (Units in Thousands)


  • Table 2. UMTS (WCDMA)
    Handset Models and Features


  • Table 3. UMTS,
    WCDMA, GSM Battery Life Comparison


  • Table 4. UMTS Handset
    Pricing Forecast


  • Table 5. UMTS Handset
    Revenue Forecast


  • Table 6. Handset
    Shipment Forecast by Air Link (Units in Millions)


List of Figures



  • Figure 1. Areas
    Covered in This Report


  • Figure 2. Siemens'
    U10 (left) and NEC's N2002 for DoCoMo's FOMA Network


  • Figure 3. Motorola's
    A830 (left) and Panasonic's P2002 for DoCoMo's FOMA Network


  • Figure 4. LG's
    UMTS Handset (left), and NEC's e606 for Hutchison's 3 network


  • Figure 5. Nokia's
    6650


  • Figure 6. Diagram
    of Motorola's i.300 UMTS Platform


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