Research and Markets: Read More Findings inside Mobile Handsets 4Q06

DUBLIN, Ireland-- Research and Markets (http://www.researchandmarkets.com/reports/c53012) has announced the addition of Mobile Handsets 4Q06 to their offering.

This report details mobile device shipments by region, technology, and worldwide for 4Q06. Covered in the report are shipments of mobile devices, camera phones, and smartphones. The third quarter continued to remain strong in device shipments, due in large part to expanding markets in Latin America, China, and India.

Nokia remained in the lead of worldwide distribution, with Motorola holding a strong second place; Samsung finishing third this quarter; Sony Ericsson holding fourth place; and LG Electronics rounding out the top five handset manufacturers. A summary of all new phones released during 4Q06 is also included in this report.

- Smartphone growth continues, especially in Europe. Symbian continues to lead the smartphone operating system arena with more than 70% of market share.

- A majority of all handsets shipped in 4Q06 were based on demand from India and Latin America.

- Asia/Pacific has accounted for 49% of mobile device shipments for all three quarters in 2006.

- Shipments of camera phones represented 48% of all mobile device shipments in 2006.

Content Outline:

In This Update

Mobile Handsets 4Q06

Handset Shipments by Region

North America

Latin America

Europe, Middle East, Africa (EMEA)

Asia/Pacific (excluding Japan)

Japan

Quarterly Worldwide Handset Market Share

Camera Phone Shipments

Smartphone Shipments

Handset Vendors

LG Electronics, Inc.

Motorola, Inc.

Nokia Corporation

Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.

BenQ Mobile

Sanyo

Sony Ericsson Mobile Communication AB

Other Handsets and Smartphones Summary

List of Tables

Table 1. North America Handset Shipments

Table 2. Latin America Handset Shipments

Table 3. EMEA Handset Shipments

Table 4. Asia/Pacific (excluding Japan) Handset Shipments

Table 5. Japan Handset Shipments

Table 6. Worldwide Handset Shipments

Table 7. Worldwide Handset Market Share 4Q06

Table 8. Worldwide Camera Phone Shipments in 4Q06

Table 9. 2006 Smartphone Shipments by Operating System

List of Figures

Figure 1. 2006 Year-End Worldwide Handset Shipment

Figure 2. 4Q06 Worldwide Handset Market Share by Manufacturer

Figure 3. 2006 Year-End Market Share by Manufacturer

Figure 4. Porter’s Figure Relating Profitability and Market Share

Figure 5. Porter’s Three “Generic” Strategies

Figure 6. “Stuck in the Middle” Chart for the 2006 Wireless Handset Industry

Companies Mentioned:

- BenQ Mobile

- LG Electronics, Inc.

- Motorola, Inc.

- Nokia Corporation

- Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.

- Sanyo

- Sony Ericsson Mobile Communication AB

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