LONDON–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Technology market research firm Infonetics Research today released excerpts from its second quarter (2Q11) 2G/3G/4G (LTE and WiMAX) Broadband Devices and Subscribers report, which tracks smartphones, mobile broadband PC cards, embedded mobile broadband cards and devices, mobile broadband routers, and mobile broadband subscribers.
“The clear synergy between smartphones and tablets, with their shared touchscreen features and common application environments, make them by far the hottest segments of the mobile broadband device market. Just as iPhone users are more likely to buy an iPad as their tablet, so too are Android users more likely to buy Android-based tablets. It is increasingly important for vendors to have a strong portfolio in both market segments to leverage this synergy,” advises Richard Webb, Infonetics Research’s directing analyst for microwave and small cells.
MOBILE BROADBAND DEVICES MARKET HIGHLIGHTS
- The number of mobile broadband-enabled tablets (e.g., Apple iPad, Motorola Xoom, BlackBerry PlayBook, HP TouchPad, etc.) sold in the second quarter versus the first quarter jumped 80%, with 14 million tablets sold worldwide in 2Q11
- A total of US$31.4 billion was spent on smartphones in 2Q11, down 1.4% from the previous quarter despite unit shipments being up about 2%, indicating unit-price erosion impeded revenue growth
- Infonetics expects global smartphone revenue to grow 31% in 2011 over 2010, to $117 billion
- Apple’s stronger volumes and higher ARPU helped increase its global smartphone revenue share every quarter thus far in 2011, now at 36% of the smartphone market in 2Q11
- HTC and Samsung leapfrogged into 2nd and 3rd place, respectively, in the global smartphone market in 2Q11, ahead of RIM and Nokia
- Combined across all vendors, Android continues to be the #1 smartphone operating system (OS) in the world, used in nearly half of all smartphones shipped worldwide
Infonetics’ quarterly 2G/3G/4G (LTE and WiMAX) Broadband Devices and Subscribers market size, market share, and forecast report tracks smartphones, smartphone OS (Android, BlackBerry, iPhone, Linux, Palm, Symbian, Windows Mobile), netbook OS (Linux, Mac, Windows, other), mobile broadband PC cards, embedded mobile broadband cards and devices (PCs, netbooks, tablets, mobile Internet devices, MIDs), mobile broadband routers, and mobile broadband subscribers. Companies tracked: Acer, Apple, Asus, D-Link, Dell, HP, Huawei, Kyocera, Lenovo, LG, Motorola, NEC, NETGEAR, Novatel, Option, Pantech, Qualcomm, Samsung, Sierra Wireless, Sony Ericsson, Toshiba, ZTE, others.
SALES
- Larry Howard, Vice President, Western North America, Asia, Latin America: larry@infonetics.com, +1-408-583-3335
- Scott Coyne, Account Director, Eastern North America, Texas, Midwest: scott@infonetics.com, +1-408-583-3395
- George Stojsavljevic, Account Director, EMEA: george@infonetics.com, +44-755-488-1623
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Download report prospectuses, tables of contents, etc. at http://www.infonetics.com/login (see MOBILE AND WIRELESS for 2011 and 2012 services).
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Infonetics Research is an international market research and consulting firm serving the communications industry since 1990. A leader in defining and tracking emerging and established technologies in all world regions, Infonetics helps clients plan, strategize, and compete more effectively.
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