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Quarterly Handset Shipments Soar: Q4 2003

Product Type: Market Research Report
Published by: In-Stat
Published: February 2004
Product Code: R97-1537
Description
Shipments of cell phones grew at a very healthy rate in the fourth quarter, up 14% from the same period a year ago, and up 12% from Q3, according to a new In-Stat/MDR report called "Quarterly Handset Shipments Soar: Q4 2003." For the year, shipment totals set a record at 504 million units.

The strong quarter and year were driven by:

• Robust replacement demand in mature markets
• Steady rise in new subscribers in Latin America, China, India and Eastern Europe
• Strong demand for camera phones
• Color displays spurring new sales
• Local Number Portability (LNP) spurring a bump up in new orders

Also found in this report:

• Regional shipment data
• Handset revenue estimates
• Implications for service providers
• Metrics for shipments by technology
• New figures for camera phone and smartphone shipments
• New handsets coming to market

If you need the latest data on cell phone shipments for your strategic thinking, then this report is a must-have. It has what you need to stay on top of the growing cell phone market.
Table of Contents
Executive Summary
Q4 2003
Impact of Holiday Rush
What this Means for 2004


Methodology
Primary-Secondary Sources
Revenue Data
What Is Covered, Definitions


Handset Shipments by Region


Handset Market Share


Handset Revenue


Camera Phone Shipments


Smartphones Shipments


New Models
Nokia
Motorola
Samsung
Siemens
LG
Sony Ericsson
NEC


Drivers, Summary
Key Drivers, Segments
Summary
Implications for Service Providers


List of Tables


Handset Shipments by Region
North America
Latin America
EMEA (Europe, Middle East, Africa)
Asia-Pac (excluding Japan)
Japan
Worldwide


Market Share
Handset Market Share
Handset Revenue
AMR (ASP)
North America
Latin America
EMEA (Europe, Middle East, Africa)
Asia-Pac (excluding Japan)
Japan
Worldwide


Camera Phone Shipments
Worldwide Shipments by Air Link


Smartphones
Worldwide Smartphone Shipments by Air Link
Smartphone OS Market Share
Ordering and More Information
Price and Delivery Options



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