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Africa Has the Fastest Growing Mobile Market in the World; Subscribers are Expected to Increase at a CAGR of 22.5 Percent During 2005-2011.


DUBLIN, Ireland -- Research and Markets (http://www.researchandmarkets.com/reports/c45040) has announced the addition of African Mobile Handset Market Analysis (2006-2009) to their offering.

The "African Mobile Handset Market Analysis (2006-2009)", report provides extensive research and objective analysis on the growing marketplace for the global mobile handset industry, their technologies, and impact on the market. This report helps clients to analyze the leading-edge opportunities critical to the success of the growing mobile handset market throughout the world. Detailed data and analysis helps handset manufacturers, service providers, and investors navigate the evolving market of mobile handsets.

Key Technologies Analyzed

Key Handset technologies including the most recent one as GSM, CDMA (Code Division Multiple Access) A method for transmitting simultaneous signals over a shared portion of the spectrum. The foremost application of CDMA is the digital cellular phone technology from QUALCOMM that operates in the 800 MHz band and 1.9 GHz PCS band. , WiFi VoIP, TDMA (Time Division Multiple Access) A satellite and cellular phone technology that interleaves multiple digital signals onto a single high-speed channel. For cellular, TDMA triples the capacity of the original analog method (FDMA). , 3G, 4G and Blue Tooth are also analyzed supported by the facts like revenues and the market share.

Key Players Analyzed

This section provides the overview, key facts and numbers and key competitors of several players like Alcatel, Ericsson, Fujitsu Microelectronics, Intel Corporation (company) Intel Corporation - A US microelectronics manufacturer. They produced the Intel 4004, Intel 8080, Intel 8086, Intel 80186, Intel 80286, Intel 80386, Intel 486 and Pentium microprocessor families as well as many other integrated circuits and personal computer networking , Nokia, LG, Sony Ericssion, Motorola, Siemens, Samsung, Sun Microsystems, NTT Docomo, RF Micro Devices RF Micro Devices (NASDAQ: RFMD) is a manufacturer of integrated circuits, founded in Greensboro, NC, in 1991 by William J. Pratt, Powell T. Seymour and Jerry D. Neal.[1]. , Zarlink Semiconductor Infineon Technologies, Panasonic, Mitsubishi Electric, Sprint, Nextel, AT & T Wireless, Mobinil (SAE), Safaricom, Millicom International Cellular, Telkom SA Limited, MTN MTN

A short-form for Medium Term Note.


MTN

Medium term notes issued by corporations, much like shorter-term commercial paper.


MTN

See medium-term note (MTN).
 zambia, CelTel zambia and Zambia Telecommunications Company Ltd.

Growing Markets Covered

This section covers the Economic Background and number of operators in each segment of the Worldwide Mobile Device and Handset market. It includes countries like Algeria, Egypt, Morocco, Kenya, Nigeria, South Africa and Zambia.

Key Findings

Africa has the fastest growing mobile market in the world. The continent's subscriber base grew by 66% in 2005 to 135 million users, compared with growth of just 11% in Western Europe during the same period. Total mobile subscribers in the region are expected to increase at a CAGR CAGR

See: Compound Annual Growth Rate
 of approximately 22.5 percent during 2005-2011, resulting in a mobile subscriber base of over 378 million by the end of 2011. The corresponding mobile penetration rate for the region is forecast to increase from 14 percent at the end of 2005 to almost 42 percent by the end of 2011.

1. Economic Background of Mobile Handset Industry Worldwide

1.1 Worldwide Forecast for Mobile handset Sales 2006-2009

1.2 Mobile Market Analysis, by Technology 2005

1.2.1 GSM Family

1.2.2 UMTS (Universal Mobile Telecommunications System) The GSM implementation of the 3G wireless phone system. Part of IMT-2000, UMTS provides service in the 2 GHz band and offers global roaming and personalized features.  (Universal Mobile Telecommunications System


    Universal Mobile Telecommunications System (UMTS) is one of the third-generation (3G) cell phone technologies. Currently, the most common form uses W-CDMA as the underlying air interface, is standardized by the 3GPP, and is the European answer to the ITU
    )

    1.2.3 CDMA

    1.2.4 3G Mobile Phones

    1.2.5 4G Mobile Phones

    1.2.6 Bluetooth in Mobile Handset

    2. Introduction To Mobile Industry In Africa 2005

    3. Market Segmentation Market Segmentation

    A marketing term referring to the aggregating of prospective buyers into groups (segments) that have common needs and will respond similarly to a marketing action.
     By Region 2005

    3.1 Algeria

    3.2 Egypt

    3.3 Kenya

    3.4 Morocco

    3.5 Nigeria

    3.6 South Africa

    3.7 Zambia

    3.8 Tunisia

    4. Key Driving Forces of Mobile Industry

    5. Opportunities & Challenges for Mobile Industry

    6. Recent Trends and Developments 2005-2006

    7. Key Players in Mobile Handset Industry

    7.1 Handset Manufacturers

    7.1.1 Nokia OYJ OYJ Julkinen Osakeyhtiö (Finnish: public limited company)  

    7.1.2 LG Electronics Mobilecomm U.S.A., Inc.

    7.1.3 Sony Ericsson Mobile Communications AB

    7.1.4 Motorola, Inc

    7.1.5 Siemens AG

    7.1.6 Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.

    7.1.7 BenQ Corporation

    7.1.8 Alcatel

    7.1.9 Ericsson Inc.

    7.1.10 Panasonic Mobile Communications Co., Ltd.

    7.2 Mobile Phone Service Providers

    7.2.1 Mobinil (SAE)

    7.2.2 Orascom Telecom Holding Orascom Telecom or Orascom Telecom Holding S.A.E. is the first multinational Egyptian corporation, it is one of the core Orascom Group companies.

    Orascom Telecom is a leading international telecommunications company operating GSM networks in seven high growth markets
     (S.A.E.).

    7.2.3 Safaricom

    7.2.4 Millicom International Cellular

    7.2.5 Telkom SA Limited

    7.2.6 MTN Zambia,

    7.2.7 CelTel Zambia

    7.2.8 Zambia Telecommunications Company Ltd

    7.2.9 AT&T wireless

    7.2.10 Nextel Partners, Inc

    7.2.11 Sprint PCS (1) (Personal Communications Services) Refers to wireless services that emerged after the U.S. government auctioned commercial licenses in 1994 and 1995. This radio spectrum in the 1.  

    7.2.12 NTT DoCoMo, Inc.

    7.3 Mobile Device Manufacturers

    7.3.1 Fujitsu Microelectronics

    7.3.2 Intel Corporation

    7.3.3 Sun Microsystems

    7.3.4 RF Micro Devices, Inc.

    7.3.5 Zarlink Semiconductor Inc.

    7.3.6 Infineon Technologies AG

    7.3.7 Mitsubishi Electric

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    List of Figures

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