GPS and Mobile Handsets report from Berg

09 April 2009, 9:17am

The new GPS and Mobile Handsets is the third consecutive report from Berg Insight analysing the latest trends on the worldwide market for GNSS technology in mobile handsets.

Sales of GPS-enabled GSM/WCDMA handsets grew to about 78 million units in 2008, up from 28 million devices the previous year. Berg Insight estimates that shipments of GPS-enabled GSM/WCDMA handsets will grow to 770 million units in 2014, representing an attach rate of 55 percent. Including handsets based on other air interface standards such as CDMA and iDEN, GPS-enabled handsets sales are estimated to reach about 960 million, or 60 percent of total handset shipments in 2014.

This report will allow you to:

Identify the opportunities and challenges with integration of GPS in mobile handsets.

Learn about the GPS strategies of the leading chipset and handset vendors in the mobile industry.

Understand the reshaping of the GPS value chain and consolidation trends.

Anticipate future design trends and technology developments.

Realize the importance of Assisted-GPS and hybrid location technologies.

Predict when GPS technology will become a standard feature in GSM/WCDMA handsets.

This report answers the following questions:

* What is driving the adoption of GPS technology in GSM/WCDMA handsets?
* Who are the leading developers of cellular, connectivity and GPS chipsets?
* What is the technology development roadmap for handset GPS in the coming years?
* How can Assisted-GPS, A-GNSS and hybrid location technologies benefit handset manufacturers, network operators and end-users?
* How is GPS supported in Android, BREW, Java ME, OS X, Palm webOS, Symbian OS and Windows Mobile?
* Which handset vendors have adopted GPS in their products?
* When will satellite positioning technologies become a standard feature in handsets?

Research team: André Malm and Johan Fagerberg

Formats: Paper copy or electronic PDF licenses
Publication date: April 8, 2009
Pages: 120

Please find on the link below more detailed information (brochure and table of contents) about our new report ”GPS and Mobile Handsets, third Edition”. The report can be purchased in our online report shop at the link below.

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Geo: International