Phones for Emerging Markets: Proceed with Caution: Industry Research Report

Phones for Emerging Markets: Proceed with Caution

Published Date: December 2005

Published By: IDC

Page Count: 15

Order Code: R104-24675

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Table of Contents
IDC Opinion
In This Insight
Situation Overview
Introduction
The GSMA Tenders
Reverberations in the Industry
Table: Low-End Moves by Mobile Phone Vendors
Table: Integrated Chipset Initiatives by Semiconductor Companies
Chokepoints
Product-Related Issues
Affordability
Evolutionary, not Revolutionary
Marketing
Infrastructural Issues
Network Availability
Logistical Roadblocks
Future Outlook
Critical Success Factors
Economies of Scale
Impact of Technology Creep on Inventories
Metros or Hamlets?
Dealing with Uncertain Supply
Impact on Other Players
The Case for Smaller Vendors
The CDMA Response
Essential Guidance
The Low-End Business Model
Figure: Price of Low-End Mobile Phone Models Over Time
Recommendations
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Related Research
Asia/Pacific Wireless Markets and Technologies
Mobile Devices: Overview
Semiconductors: Broadband and Wireless

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