[March 01, 2012] Global Mobile Communications Industry Tweet NEW YORK, March 1, 2012 /PRNewswire via COMTEX/ -- Reportlinker.com announces that a new market research report is available in its catalogue: Global Mobile Communications Industry http://www.reportlinker.com/p0788333/Global-Mobile-Communications-Industry.html#utm_source=prnewswire&utm_medium=pr&utm_campaign=Wireless_ The global outlook series on the Mobile Communications Industry provides a collection of statistical anecdotes, market briefs, and concise summaries of research findings. Illustrated with 40 fact-rich market data tables, the report offers a rudimentary overview of the industry, and highlights latest trends and demand drivers. Regional markets briefly abstracted and covered include United States, Canada, Europe (Austria, Germany, Italy, Russia, Spain, the UK, and Finland), Asia-Pacific (Japan, Australia, China, India, Sri Lanka, Indonesia, South Korea, Taiwan, Vietnam, and Rest of Asia-Pacific) Latin America and Rest of World. The report offers a compilation of recent mergers, acquisitions, and strategic corporate developments. Also included is an indexed, easy-to-refer, fact-finder directory listing the addresses, and contact details of 375 companies worldwide. 1. GLOBAL MARKET OVERVIEW 1 Mobile Communications Sector - A Prelude 1 Table 1: Mobile Cellular Subscriptions Per 100 Inhabitants for the Year 2011: Percentage Market Penetration Breakdown by Geographic Region/Country 2 Market Snapshots 2 Emerging Markets - Hotspots for Growth 3 Public Safety - A Business Case for Mobile Communications 3 Factors Hampering the Market Progress 4 Industry Participants 4 Mobile Subscription Services 4 Global Mobile Subscribers 5 Table 2: Global Wireless Subscriptions (2010): Percentage share Breakdown by Technology type 5 3G Boosts Mobile Service Subscriptions and Revenue 5 Enterprise Mobility - Business Case for Mobile Communications 6 Table 3: Worldwide Worker Population (2008 & 2011): Breakdown of Number of Workers (in Millions) by Nature of Work - Mobile & Non Mobile 6 Table 4: Worldwide Mobile Worker Population (2008 & 2011): Breakdown of Number of Mobile Workers (in Millions) by Nature of Work - Mobile Office, Mobile Non-Office, Mobile Home Based 7 Table 5: Worldwide Mobile Workforce (2011): Percentage Share Breakdown of Number of Mobile Workers by Region 7 Mobile Handset Market 7 Market Overview 7 Advancements in Mobile Devices Brings Improved Usage Experience 8 Table 6: World Market for Mobile Handsets by Geographic Region - US, Canada, Europe, Asia-Pacific, Latin America and Rest of World Markets - Independently Analyzed with Annual Volume Sales in Million Units for Years 2010 through 2015 8 Table 7: World 5-Year Perspective for Mobile Handsets by Geographic Region - Percentage Breakdown of Annual Sales Volume for the United States, Canada, Europe, Asia-Pacific, Latin America, and Rest of World Markets for the Years 2011 & 2015 9 Table 8: World Market for Mobile Handsets by Technology Generation - Percentage Breakdown of Annual Sales Volume for 2G, 2.5G, 3G, 3.5G, and 3.9G Enabled Handset Markets for the Years 2008, 2011 & 2014 10 Table 9: Global Market for Mobile Handsets (2010): Percentage Share Breakdown of Volume Shipments by Leading Players 10 GSM Handsets (2G) 10 Table 10: World Market for GSM Handsets by Region (2010) - Percentage Share Breakdown of Volume Sales by Region 11 CDMA Handsets 11 Table 11: World Market for CDMA Handsets by Region (2010) - Percentage Share Breakdown of Volume Sales by Region 11 3G Handsets 11 Table 12: World Market for 3G/3.5G Enabled Handsets (2011) - Percentage Share Breakdown of Volume Sales by Region 12 Emergence Of Mobile Broadband and HSPA Boosts 3G Device Uptake 12 Smartphones - Communicating the 'Smart Way' 12 'Versatility': The Hallmark of Smartphones 13 Smartphones Skirt Recessionary Pressures 14 The World Beyond Recession 14 Emerging Markets to Turbo Charge Future Growth in the Market 15 The Never Ending Saga of Technology Developments to Drive Future Prospects for Smartphones 15 Purchase Factors for Smartphones 16 Table 13: Worldwide Market for Smartphones (2009 & 2011): Percentage Market Share Breakdown of Unit Shipments by Operating Systems 16 Mobile Messaging Services 17 Overview 17 Mobile Messaging Services: A Carrier's Top Revenue Generating Avenue 17 Table 14: Global MMS Market (2008-2011): Yearly Breakdown of Number of Users (in Millions) 18 SMS: A Dominant Mobile Messaging Format 18 MMS & Mobile Email Growing in Popularity 19 Maximization of Revenues From MMS: "Talking Profits" 19 Premium SMS: The New Money Spinner 20 Wireless Instant Messaging 20 Mobile Internet 21 Steady Portable Internet Type Technologies 21 Competition 21 Mixture of Mobile and Wireless Internet Technologies 21 Broadband Development 21 Table 15: Mobile Broadband Subscriptions Per 100 Inhabitants for the Year 2011: Percentage Market Penetration Breakdown by Geographic Region/Country 22 Mobile Phone Broadband Services Will Continue to Steam Ahead 23 Mobile Internet Technology Revolutionizes Mobile Phones into Mainstream Offerings 23 Mobile Content 23 Mobile Content Services: Current Scenario 23 Mobile Media Gains Viewership 24 Social Media Fast Gaining Popularity 24 Mobile Games 25 Mobile Games Will Enjoy Healthy Growth 25 3G Mobile Communications Offer a Business Case for Mobile Gaming 25 Women: Major Revenue Spinners in the Mobile Games Market 26 Market Growth 26 Growing Popularity 26 Need For Exploring Techniques 26 Java Technology - A Development Platform 27 Rising Cost 27 Control 27 Mobile Advertising\Marketing 27 M-Commerce 27 2. TECHNOLOGY/SERVICE OVERVIEW 29 History of Mobile Technology 29 The Evolution of Wireless Communications Technology 29 Overview of Modern Mobile Communications 29 Generations of Mobile Technology 30 First generation 30 Second generation (2G) 31 2.5G 31 Third generation (3G) 31 Fourth Generation (4G) 31 Technological Outlook 31 Advantages of 4G network 32 Mobile Phone Networks 32 Nature and Performance of Different Technologies 32 CDMA 32 W-CDMA 33 FDMA 33 TDMA 33 Global System for Mobile Communication (GSM) 34 GPRS 35 EDGE 35 IPv6 36 3. MERGERS & ACQUISITIONS 37 4. STRATEGIC CORPORATE DEVELOPMENTS 56 5. PRODUCT/SERVICE LAUNCHES 65 A REGIONAL MARKET PERSPECTIVE 93 1. UNITED STATES 93 Overview 93 Evolution of Network Standards 93 Mobile Phones to Prevail Over Desktop Phones in US Enterprises 93 Handset Market - An Overview 94 Table 16: US Mobile Phones Market (2011): Percentage Share Breakdown of OEM Installed Base by Company 94 Table 17: US Smart Phones Market (2011): Percentage Share Breakdown of Number of Smartphone Users by Age Group 94 Mobile Content - Growth Potential of the Auxiliary Market 94 What is it? 94 How to Capitalize? 95 Mobile Messaging - A Primer 95 Table 18: US Mobile Phone Market (2011): List of Most Frequently Accessed Mobile Features Ranked According to Percentage Number of Mobile Users Using Respective Features 96 Photo Messaging Gaining Grounds 96 2. CANADA 97 Burgeoning Wireless Telecom Industry to Drive Economic Growth 97 Market Snapshots 97 3. EUROPE 99 Mobile Communications Market at a Glance 99 Mobile Communications Market Back on Growth Track Post Recession 99 R&D Strategies 100 Interoperability 100 Technical Challenges in Content 100 Spectrum Policies 101 Secure and Trusted Environment 101 M-Payments 101 Barriers to Rollout of Networks 102 2.5G OR 3G Wireless Communication Services 102 Wireless Handset Shipments 102 Smartphones - Growing in Prominence 102 Table 19: EU Smart Phones Market (2011): Percentage Share Breakdown of Number of Smartphone Users by Age Group 103 GSM - Universal Presence 103 Rising Penetration of 3G 103 Europe - Leading the Front in Mobile Messaging 103 SMS Revenues Set to Level Off Gradually 104 Table 20: European Mobile Phone Market (2011): List of Most Frequently Accessed Mobile Features Ranked According to Percentage Number of Mobile Users Using Respective Capabilities 104 Table 21: European Mobile Messaging Market (2011): Percentage Breakdown of SMS Messages Sent - Ranked by Application (P2P and A2P) 105 Table 22: European Mobile Messaging Market (2011): Percentage Breakdown of MMS Messages Sent - Ranked by Application (P2P and A2P) 105 Value-Added Services & Content Provide Opportunities for Mobile Content Providers 105 GPRS Springboard for 3G Networks 105 3a. AUSTRIA 106 3b. GERMANY 107 Mobile Messaging Services - An Overview 107 Wireless Handsets Market 107 3c. ITALY 108 Universal Mobile Telecommunications Service (UMTS) 108 3d. RUSSIA 109 Market Overview 109 Russian Mobile Market Soars 109 Mobile Messaging Services - An Overview 109 3e. SPAIN 110 Mobile Phone Market - An Overview 110 Mobile Messaging Services 110 3f. UNITED KINGDOM 111 Mobile Phone Market - An Overview 111 Mobile Data Traffic Grows in Volume 111 Table 23: Mobile Data Traffic in UK (2012 E): Percentage Share Breakdown of Volume by Service Type 111 Table 24: Mobile Data Traffic in UK (2012 E): Percentage Share Breakdown of Volume by Device Type 111 Mobile Internet Audience Soars in the UK 112 Mobile Messaging Services 112 3g. FINLAND 113 Key Statistics 113 Table 25: Finnish Mobile Communications Market: Breakdown of Mobile Internet Users as a Percentage of Total Mobile Users for Years 2004-2008 113 Table 26: Finnish Mobile Content Market (2010): Percentage Share Breakdown of Revenue by Content Type 113 Table 27: Finnish Mobile Handset Market (2010): Percentage Market Share Penetration by Leading Mobile Handset Types 114 4. ASIA-PACIFIC 115 Overview 115 Handset Market 115 Significant Market Potential 115 Smartphones to Dominate Mobile Phone Sales in Asia-Pacific 116 Mobile Phone Application Downloads 116 Android Application Downloads to Bite the Apple Pie 117 Consumers BIG on Applications, Tight on Pocket 117 Overview of Mobile Data Applications 118 ARPUs To Decline in Mature Mobile Messaging Market 118 Asia-Pacific Rules Worldwide Multimedia Messaging Market 118 Table 28: Mobile Messaging Market in Asia-Pacific (2011): Percentage Breakdown of MMS Messages Sent - By Application (P2P and C2P) 118 4a. JAPAN 119 Overview 119 Table 29: Japanese Mobile Phone Market (2011): List of Most Frequently Accessed Mobile Features Ranked According to Percentage Number of Mobile Users Using Respective Capabilities 119 Japan - The Pioneer in 3G 119 Factors Contributing to Rapid Penetration of Cellular Services 120 Deregulation of the COAM (Customer Owned and Maintained) System 120 Increased Marketing of Cellular Phones and Services 120 Cellular Phone Agreements 120 Personal Handy-Phone System (PHS) 121 Table 30: Japanese Wireless Market (2010): Percentage Share Breakdown of Number of Subscribers by Company 121 Regulatory Environment 121 Role of Ministry of Posts & Telecommunications (MPT) 121 Definition of Type-I and Type-II Carriers 122 Type-I Carriers 122 Type-II Carriers 122 Certification of Equipment 122 4b. AUSTRALIA 123 Australian Mobile Phone Market Booms 123 Multiple Services and Devices Propels Mobile Communications Market 123 4c. CHINA 125 Mobile Telecommunications Market Overview 125 Table 31: Chinese Telecommunications Market (2010): Percentage Share Breakdown of Revenue by Business Type 125 Roll Out of 3G Spectrum 125 China Introduces 4G Standard 125 Penetration in the Mobile Phone Market 126 Analysis of Mobile Handset Market by Technology 126 Table 32: Chinese Mobile Handset Market: Percentage Share Breakdown of Unit Sales by Handset Technology for Years 2007 & 2010 126 Value Added Services 127 Mobile Messaging Services 127 China Dominates the Asia-Pacific MMS Market 127 Chinese Mobile Operators Takes Strides to Uplift SMS Market 127 4d. INDIA 128 Preface 128 One of the Fastest Growing Mobile Market 128 Market Overview 128 Mobile Devices Sales to Record Steady Growth 129 Table 33: Indian Broadband Market (2011): Percentage Share Breakdown of Number of Subscribers by Technology 130 Rural Markets Hold the Key to Growth 130 GSM Dominates 130 Competitive Scenario 130 Services 130 Table 34: Indian Wireless Communications Market (2011): Percentage Share Breakdown of Number of Subscribers by Leading Service Providers 131 Handsets 131 Table 35: Indian Telecom Handsets Market (2010): Percentage Share Breakdown of Number of Phones by Type - Wireline or Wireless Phones 131 Smartphones 131 Growing Prominence of Enterprise Mobility Drives Demand for Mobile Solutions 132 Indian Market for Mobile Value Added Services 132 4e. SRI LANKA 133 Sri Lankan Mobile Sector to Sustain Solid Growth 133 4f. INDONESIA 133 Cellular Communications 133 Table 36: Growing Popularity of Mobile Internet in Indonesia (2008 & 2011): Percentage Share Breakdown of Number of Internet Subscription by Type of Connectivity 133 4g. SOUTH KOREA 134 Overview 134 Table 37: Korean Mobile Communications Market (2011): Percentage Share Breakdown of Revenue by Segment - Voice & Data 134 4h. TAIWAN 135 4i. VIETNAM 135 Mobile Market in Vietnam Soars 135 4j. REST OF ASIA-PACIFIC 136 Overview of Pakistan's Mobile Market 136 Bangladesh - A Lucrative Market for Mobile Services 136 Malaysia 136 Table 38: Malaysian Mobile Broadband Market: Breakdown of Percentage Household Penetration for Year 2008-2010 136 5. LATIN AMERICA 137 Mobile Communication Services - An Overview 137 GSM Technology Develops at the Expense of CDMA 137 Mobile Market to Expand (Haiti) 137 Mobile Messaging Services 137 Brazil - Key Statistics 138 Table 39: Brazilian Mobile Services Market (2010): Percentage Share Breakdown of Number of Subscribers by Technology Type 138 Table 40: Brazilian Mobile Services Market (2010): Percentage Share Breakdown of Number of Subscribers by Leading Mobile Operators 138 6. REST OF WORLD 139 Overview 139 Africa 139 Nigeria Endorses CDMA2000 Technology Application 139 South Africa 140 Growth Prospects 140 Growth Deterrents 141 The Middle East - Emerging Market 141 Surge in UAE's Mobile Handset Sales to Continue 141 Mobile Messaging Services 142 GLOBAL DIRECTORY To order this report: Wireless Technology Industry: Global Mobile Communications Industry More Market Research Report Check our Industry Analysis and Insights CONTACT:Nicolas BombourgReportlinkerEmail: [email protected]: (805)652-2626Intl: +1 805-652-2626 SOURCE Reportlinker [ Back To TMCnet.com's Homepage ]