GPS-enabled handset forecasts

Summary

This report discusses the research assumptions behind Ovum's GPS-enabled mobile device forecast.

EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
- In a Nutshell
Forecast highlights
- Global shipments will reach 572 million by 2012
- Short-term outlook: North America and Asia-Pacific lead the way but growth is slowing
- Long-term outlook: Western Europe catches up
Forecast definition and methodology
- Forecast definition
- Forecast methodology
  - Key inputs
  - Assumptions and methodology
  - Outputs
  - Research methodology and data/assumption caveats
OEM support
- GPS support in future handsets
- GPS adoption beyond Qualcomm and high-end OSs
Market development
- Key markets and regions impacting GPS adoption
  - North America
  - Asia-Pacific
  - Japan
  - Korea
  - China-India
  - Western Europe
- Factors impacting the market development scenario
  - Vendors
  - Addressable market
  - Cost
  - Substitution of PND
  - Regulatory
List of Tables
- Table 1: Global device shipments and global GPS-enabled handset shipments (000s)
- Table 2: GPS-enabled device shipments by region (000s)
List of Figures
- Figure 1: Global and GPS-enabled device shipments
- Figure 2: GPS-enabled device shipments by region (000s)
- Figure 3: GPS devices forecast flowchart