STRATEGY ANALYTICS: Ultra Low Cost Handset Shipments (ULCH) Surge to 48 Million Units in 2007.Motorola Holds Dominating 80 Percent Share in Early Going BOSTON -- The Strategy Analytics Wireless Device Strategies Service report, "Texas Instruments See TI. (company) Texas Instruments - (TI) A US electronics company. A TI engineer, Jack Kilby invented the integrated circuit in 1958. Three TI employees left the company in 1982 to start Compaq. and Infineon Blaze Trail to Enable 19 Million ULCH ULCH University Lutheran Church of Hope ULCH Ultra Low-Cost Handset in 2006," finds that rapid product development from leading semiconductor players will enable 48 million Ultra Low Cost Handsets (ULCH) shipments by the end of 2007. Chris Ambrosio, Director of the Wireless Device Strategies (WDS Wds Words WDS Wireless Distribution System (Joint Common Database) WDS Wide-area Data Services WDS Wireless Domain Services (Cisco Systems technology) WDS Wavelength Dispersive Spectroscopy ) service, states, "In addition to Texas Instruments and Infineon, other chipmakers, including Freescale, Qualcomm and Philips, have rapidly made single chip solutions available. These new products will meet the dual needs of driving new subscriber growth in emerging markets and creating a stronger profit opportunity in entry-tier segments for small handset vendors." Bonny Bonny (bŏn`ē), town, SE Nigeria, in the Niger River delta, on the Bight of Biafra. In the 18th and 19th cent., Bonny was the center of a powerful trading state, and in the 19th cent. it became the leading site for slave exportation in W Africa. Joy, Analyst in the Wireless Device Strategies Service, adds, "While current interest from operators appears quite low, Push-to-Talk (PTT (1) (Postal, Telegraph & Telephone) The governmental agency responsible for combined postal, telegraph and telephone services in many European countries. (2) See push-to-talk. PTT - Post, Telephone and Telegraph administration ) could potentially be one of the applications to drive subscriber growth in the medium term. This solution would arguably ar·gu·a·ble adj. 1. Open to argument: an arguable question, still unresolved. 2. That can be argued plausibly; defensible in argument: three arguable points of law. have a higher value, even in 2.5G flavors, to ULCH user segments." Additional findings in this report include: * Motorola remains the leader in this segment with 80 percent share of ULCH shipments; * Color, FM radio and speaker phone will be common features in ULCH devices by 2011. About Strategy Analytics Strategy Analytics, Inc. - a global research and consulting firm Noun 1. consulting firm - a firm of experts providing professional advice to an organization for a fee consulting company business firm, firm, house - the members of a business organization that owns or operates one or more establishments; "he worked for a - provides timely insights and strategic business solutions to companies operating at the convergence of information, communications and entertainment technologies. With worldwide headquarters in Boston, MA, and principal offices in England, France and Germany, Strategy Analytics focuses on market opportunities and challenges in the areas of Automotive Electronics & Multimedia, Digital Consumer, Wireless Strategies and Enabling Technologies. For more information, see www.strategyanalytics.com |
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