Cellular Phones: Ringing in Growth.Business Editors/Computer Writers PHOENIX--(BUSINESS WIRE)--April 18, 2000 The semiconductor industry is extremely interested in the forecast for cellular phones. Some sources estimate that the cellular phone market may exceed one billion units by 2002. If so, billions of ICs would be needed. But, is the cellular phone market that big. In a recently published Snapshot (1) A saved copy of memory including the contents of all memory bytes, hardware registers and status indicators. It is periodically taken in order to restore the system in the event of failure. (2) A saved copy of a file before it is updated. Study, Cellular Phones: Ringing in Growth, Semico Research Corp. presents a much more conservative forecast. Semico believes that the market for cellular phone handsets will be less than 500 million units by 2004. There are three critical elements that must be addressed to forecast the growth of cellular phones: the actual number of cellular subscribers, the active life of a cellular phone, and the level of inventory that cellular service suppliers will maintain. Can a worldwide population of 6 billion people utilize or afford one billion cellular phones? Do the currently projected growth rates Growth Rates The compounded annualized rate of growth of a company's revenues, earnings, dividends, or other figures. Notes: Remember, historically high growth rates don't always mean a high rate of growth looking into the future. also include a hidden assumption that the definition of a "cellular subscriber subscriber, n the person, usually the employee, who represents the family unit in relation to the prepayment plan. Other family members are dependents. Also called certificate holders or enrollees. " is somehow being changed? Cellular Phones: Ringing in Growth analyzes cellular phone penetration rates by geographic region and answers these questions. The implications of world politics are key to the cellular phone market. Cellular Phones: Ringing in Growth reviews the situation in China. Why has the Qualcomm (QUALCOMM Incorporated, San Diego, CA, www.qualcomm.com) A wireless communications and software company founded in 1985 by Dr. Irwin Jacobs. Originally involved in satellite tracking and fleet management, QUALCOMM has become widely known for its CDMA technology used in cellphones and rollout been suspended sus·pend v. sus·pend·ed, sus·pend·ing, sus·pends v.tr. 1. To bar for a period from a privilege, office, or position, usually as a punishment: suspend a student from school. ? Will cellular phones remain in use until subscribers can gain a significant increase in services or performance, or will cellular phones become a disposable product Disposable products are items that are not intended by the manufacturer to be reused more than once or a few times as compared to more permanent serviceable and reusable items. Some products that have disposable versions are:
Cellular service suppliers have been willing to maintain levels of inventory that would be considered excessive in other industries. This inventory represents units that are in transit or that are required for local inventory in order to insure Insure can mean:
Semico believes that inventory will increase from 148 million units in 1999 to peak of just over 250 million units in 2002. Cellular Phones: Ringing in Growth discusses the impact of this peak. Cellular Phones: Ringing in Growth is available for immediate shipment. The list price is $995. Semico Research Corp. is a leader in providing semiconductor market research and custom consulting. Other products and services are available at the Semico Web site, www.semico.com. |
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