Future Mobile Handsets - 7th Edition, provides an in-depth analysis of mobile handset device trends, highlighting the important role they will play in supporting future generation wireless communication networks. The report provides a detailed evaluation of how players need to tackle key industry challenges across each link in the technology value chain. It supplies a comprehensive analysis of markets across the world and technology evolution, with detailed forecasts for 2.5G and 3G handsets from 2005 to 2010.

Key coverage includes:

Detailed, independent forecasts to 2010: updated and revised forecasts for the global mobile handset market plus new for the 7th edition:

• Handset sales by price/cost tier
• Feature forecasts for:
  Video handset sales
  Broadcast mobile TV handset sales
  Music player devices
  Expandable memory slot forecasts, by type
  Worldwide data traffic by application
  Base your business plans and projections on the most reliable, up-to-date figures available

Trend analysis: an in-depth analysis of current market trends by region, technology and also incorporating replacement and second-hand handset markets - learn from the detailed analysis included in this report and decide where to invest for the most profitable returns

Feature set penetration: a guide to which features are in which phones including all messaging formats, Mobile Email, Camera Handsets, Mobile Television, Bluetooth Handset Market Forecast and many more - discover which features are the most popular in order to take advantage of niche markets or invest in growing markets

Technology roadmaps and analysis: invaluable feature roadmaps and technology segmentation - see where the market is heading at a glance, where the opportunities and challenges lie and adjust your strategies accordingly

Case studies: completely revised operator and vendor share figures, profiles and strategies, including Nokia, Motorola, Sony Ericsson and the newly merged Ben Q Siemens - gain an in-depth view of the current market players and learn from their successes

Future outlook: a detailed examination of the global mobile handsets market going forward - investigation whether and how the market can sustain the levels of growth seen in previous years.

…and much more!

Future Mobile Handsets - 7th Edition also includes market analysis on the following:

• A critique of Moore's Law applied to next generation handsets including the limits of applying the law
• Detailed bill of material (BOM) and average selling price (ASP) forecasts: extensive analysis on cost of different components including RF/IF, baseband, display battery, software and IPRs
• Chipsets integration versus design flexibility, and the limitations of chipsets
• Hardware fragmentation and the need for component standardisation
• Hardware requirements in different market segments from basic phones to feature phones and smartphones
• Evaluation of manufacturing value chain and strategies, including the move to outsourced manufacture with added focus on original design manufacturers (ODMs) and trends in production
• Introducing ultra-low cost handsets into the market and how this will affect the dynamics of the industry and how ultra-low cost handsets will make more money
• After 3G - the next generation of networks including analysis of HSDPA and Flash OFDM, and how they could revolutionise the market
• Discussing disruptive network technologies including WLAN, WiMAX and mobile broadcast networks and their impact on the mobile cellular handset market.