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GPS-enabled Phone Market to Grow 6.4 Percent in 2009
Thursday January 22, 2009
A new report released by electronics specialist firm ABI Research states that in 2009, sales of GPS-enabled phones will climb to 240 million units, an increase of 6.4 percent over 2008. That's even taking the economic downturn into account, and despite the fact that the firm anticipates non-GPS-equipped phone handset sales will decline by 4 to 5 percent.
"This surprising performance will be driven by the ongoing demand for feature-rich smartphones," states ABI. "Although slowing slightly in 2009, demand for smartphones, a group that includes the Apple iPhone 3G, RIM’s BlackBerry devices, and Nokia N series phones among a growing list, will increase at an average annual unit shipment rate of 19 percent through 2014. During the period, GPS chipsets will continue to penetrate this segment; nine of every ten smartphones will contain GPS ICs in 2014, compared with one in three in 2008."
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Moniker, 9/15/09
GPS-enabled Phone Market to Grow 6.4 Percent in 2009
Thursday January 22, 2009
A new report released by electronics specialist firm ABI Research states that in 2009, sales of GPS-enabled phones will climb to 240 million units, an increase of 6.4 percent over 2008. That's even taking the economic downturn into account, and despite the fact that the firm anticipates non-GPS-equipped phone handset sales will decline by 4 to 5 percent.
"This surprising performance will be driven by the ongoing demand for feature-rich smartphones," states ABI. "Although slowing slightly in 2009, demand for smartphones, a group that includes the Apple iPhone 3G, RIM’s BlackBerry devices, and Nokia N series phones among a growing list, will increase at an average annual unit shipment rate of 19 percent through 2014. During the period, GPS chipsets will continue to penetrate this segment; nine of every ten smartphones will contain GPS ICs in 2014, compared with one in three in 2008."
Here are some
Moniker, 9/15/09
