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27 December 2008
TOP STORIES: Ailing Motorola announced its new strategy, saying farewell to Symbian OS and MOTOMAGX, with Android and Windows Mobile named as platforms of choice. The company has also tightened its geographic focus, concentrating on the Americas and certain APAC markets. [pp.9,71-74.]
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EXECUTIVE BRIEF
TOP STORIES: Ailing Motorola announced its new strategy, saying farewell to Symbian OS and MOTOMAGX, with Android and Windows Mobile named as platforms of choice. The company has also tightened its geographic focus, concentrating on the Americas and certain APAC markets. [pp.9,71-74.]
SYMBIAN OS: More backers were announced for the Symbian Foundation, with device maker Huawei promising a “portfolio” of handsets based on the platform. Nokia completed its acquisition of Symbian, in line with its plan to take the technology open source. [pp.3-4.]
Nokia announced another touch-screen S60 device, the slider-form N97, while its previous touch device, the 5800 Xpress Music, began shipping. Nokia pulled out of the Japanese market, having failed to gain traction in the country. Also announced was the E63 QWERTY smartphone, intended to add some prosumer appeal to the form factor. Targeting the Chinese market, Nokia also announced plans to offer a TD-SCDMA S60 device. [pp.11,15,10.]
NTT DoCoMo announced a handset portfolio refresh, with eight new Symbian OS devices on offer, manufactured by Fujitsu and Sharp. AT&T apparently sees Symbian OS as its mid-range platform of choice, which would mark a significant change of strategy for the company. Samsung unveiled another S60 smartphone, the I7110. [pp.16-18,7-8,19.]
WINDOWS MOBILE: Windows Mobile 6.5 came into the spotlight, after Microsoft and Motorola executives made reference to the platform — previously the anticipation had been for WM7. It was revealed that Internet Explorer Mobile 6 will only be available for new devices, which may displease owners of current “flagship” devices. [pp.21,22.]
LG Electronics and Microsoft inked a “mobile convergence” partnership, which will include work on Windows Mobile devices. [p.34]
Several US operators embraced Windows Mobile fully with new portfolio refreshes, confirming touch screens as a user interface of choice. AT&T is offering HTC’s Touch Pro, branding the unit FUZE, as well as LG Electronics’ first US smartphone, Incite, and the Samsung Epix. Rival Verizon Wireless debuted HTC’s Touch Pro, the dual-mode CDMA/GSM Samsung Saga, and the CDMA variant of Samsung’s OMNIA. Sprint is also offering the CDMA Touch Pro. [pp.30,35,41,40,31.]
HTC is holding its Touch HD back from the US market, sparking some criticism from potential customers of the flagship Windows Mobile device. HTC announced what was claimed to be the world’s first dual-mode GSM/WiMAX terminal, for Russian operator Yota. Japanese operator NTT DoCoMo added two Touch devices to its enterprise portfolio. [pp.27,28,29.]
ASUS trumpeted the “fastest” Windows Mobile device, powered by an 800MHz processor, while O2 UK announced that an ASUS unit is its first Xda available on pre-paid. HP partnered with Vodafone Group to offer two business-oriented handhelds. [pp.25,26.]
There were sightings of the long-anticipated Windows Mobile device that ZTE is readying for Vodafone Group, which looks to be a mid-range proposition. Palm was again said to be readying a CDMA Treo Pro variant. Troubled i-mate is to offer its first device in Japan. [pp.42,39,31-32.]
MOBILE LINUX/OS X: 14 more companies signed up for the Open Handset Alliance, with the most interesting names from a device standpoint being ASUS, Garmin, Huawei, Sony Ericsson, and Toshiba. Motorola also named Android as its Linux platform of choice, at the expense of its own MOTOMAGX technology. Several new Android devices were reported, with activity centred around APAC markets — especially China. The Android source code was made available. [pp.47-51,62-63,53,58,54.]
Apple revealed its quarterly iPhone sales, boasting that it had shipped more devices than RIM during the quarter, and that it was the third-biggest mobile phone company in revenue terms. There was some concern that AT&T is becoming dependent on the iPhone for growth, although the operator also said that the unit is driving sales of other “converged” devices. [pp.59,60.]
Motorola announced two more mid-tier Linux devices, the VE66 and EM35. NTT DoCoMo added nine new Linux terminals to its range, from manufacturers NEC and Panasonic. [pp.63-64,64-66.]
ACCESS again trumpeted its work with NTT DoCoMo, but there is still no sign of commercial devices. China Mobile is readying its own device OS, which may be based on a variant of the Open Handset Alliance’s Android. [pp.43,61.]
OTHER OSs: The “big five” handset vendors issued their quarterly results, generally suffering at the hands of a jittery market. Sony Ericsson jumped to third place in the market by volume, faring less badly than Motorola and LG Electronics, while Samsung’s numbers were sound — but Nokia failed to impress. Both Nokia and Samsung also issued warnings over the future performance of the device market. [pp.88-89,71-74,69,86,74.]
Research In Motion also said it is seeing the effects of the economic decline, although it appears to be experiencing slowed growth, rather than slowing sales. The touch-screen BlackBerry Storm reached the market, although the unit appeared to be suffering from significant teething troubles. The Curve 8900 (Javelin) was officially announced. [pp.78,79-81,82-83.]
Palm issued a disappointing set of preliminary results, citing “reduced demand for maturing smartphone and handheld products”. There was speculation that a new device will be announced in January 2009, powered by Palm’s new Linux platform. [p.77.]
Qualcomm released the software development kit for its new Brew platform, which includes close integration with Adobe’s Flash technology. Nokia announced the SDK for its S40 6th Edition platform, enabling creation of applications and services for mass-market devices. [pp.67,76.]
LG Electronics is planning a smartphone push, having managed to secure a strong “premium” position through its design-led feature phones. Speaking of which, a new Prada was unveiled. [pp.70.]
TRENDS: Nokia and Symbian were uncharacteristic losers in the third-quarter mobile device market, as rivals including Apple, RIM, and HTC outperformed the market, analyst firm Canalys said. A subsequent report from Gartner warned of slowed smartphone market growth, again citing Nokia as a poor performer. [pp.90-91,91-92.]
Freescale Semiconductor is looking to dispose of its mobile silicon business, with recent consolidation in the market leaving the company somewhat isolated. NTT DoCoMo is working with Fujitsu, Renesas Technology, and Sharp on 3G handset technology, extending an earlier alliance. Qualcomm trumpeted its Snapdragon products for MIDs. [pp.94,95.]
EXTRACT
MICROSOFT
Windows Mobile 6.5 subject to speculation
Microsoft’s Windows Mobile 6.5 platform became the focus of attention, after its existence was revealed in a recent Motorola conference call (see separate report). Previously, Windows Mobile 7 had been trumpeted as the great hope for Windows Mobile.
Interest in the platform increased after Steve Ballmer, Chief Executive Officer of Microsoft, also referenced Windows Mobile 6.5 in an investor briefing for Australian operator Telstra, indicating that the platform will be introduced during 2009. This fits with Motorola’s intention of offering devices based on the platform in time for the Christmas 2009 holiday sales period.
The biggest change is likely to be in terms of look-and-feel, with the personal computer-type appearance of Windows Mobile 6.1 likely to be replaced with an overhauled user interface — probably with enhanced touch capabilities. It will also include the improved Internet Explorer Mobile 6 browser, which is set for release imminently (see separate report)
Website Smartphone France published images that apparently indicate what Windows Mobile 6.5 will look like, although it was swiftly noted that some of the icons were clearly lifted from Apple screenshots. It is possible that WM6.5 will resemble Windows Vista in terms of design, and the integration of Zune media player elements is also a strong possibility.
A significant issue is how far WM6.5 will go towards addressing Microsoft’s weaknesses in a market that has been transformed by the introduction of Apple’s iPhone and Google’s Android-powered devices. With previous reports indicating that WM7 would be the tool to do this, there is a danger that WM6.5 will be something of a stop gap, and a distraction that will mean WM7 is not available unit 2010 — during which time, Microsoft’s rivals will have also moved on.
With Ballmer’s comments adding uncertainly, rather than clarity, to the picture, there is a danger that buyers will hold off from making new device purchases until it is clear what the future holds, especially if there is a drastically better user experience around the corner. With global economic conditions looking uncertain, purchasers may be taking a more conservative view, which may further impact Windows Mobile sales.
BetaNews reported that Microsoft’s public relations department had claimed that although Ballmer’s comments should be treated as “candid”, they do not form the announcement of an official company roadmap. However, information from Ballmer can reasonably be treated as gospel when it comes to Microsoft’s future plans; and it is almost guaranteed he would not have made a reference that was not intended to be repeated.
[Further reference: Windows Mobile 6.5 confirmed -- Mobility Today, 7 November 2008; Ballmer confirms Windows Mobile 6.5 -- TrustedReviews, 10 November 2008; Ballmer: Windows Mobile 6.5 set for H2 2009, so whither WM7? -- BetaNews, 10 November 2008.]
No IE upgrades for existing WM devices
It was revealed that Microsoft’s anticipated next-generation Internet Explorer (IE) Mobile 6 browser will only be available to buyers of new devices, rather than as an update option for existing smartphone users.
As the capabilities of competing devices have improved, IE Mobile has for some time been seen as something of a weak link in the Windows Mobile picture. As a result, many device makers are now bundling terminals with an alternative browser, such as Opera Mobile.
According to Microsoft, the “rich media experiences that IE Mobile 6 enables require more powerful, advanced devices”. However, it was noted that updated versions of existing devices are likely to also include the new browser, indicating that existing hardware is, in many cases, up to the job.
Some more critical observers said that the move is another example of Microsoft producing bloated code and calling on improved hardware to compensate, rather than creating efficient software in the first place. In addition, owners of devices such as the HTC Touch Diamond/Pro, Samsung OMNIA, or Sony Ericsson XPERIA X1 will find their high-end devices unable to be upgraded, despite having high hardware specifications, only shortly after these smartphones have reached the market.
The first terminals including the browser are expected to be released imminently, with devices for the Chinese market likely to be the first recipients.
IE Mobile 6 will apparently offer a “desktop like” browsing experience, with better layout support, enhanced Java script and AJAX capabilities, Flash Lite 3.1, touch and gesture recognition, multiple zoom levels, and “under the hood improvements”.
[Further reference: Internet Explorer Mobile update will require new devices -- PalmInfocenter, 13 November 2008; Internet Explorer Mobile 6 coming to China's Samsung OMNIA first -- IntoMobile, 18 November 2008.]
Microsoft reported to be working on own-brand device
It was again said that Microsoft is planning to launch an own-brand device, with several different rumours published concerning different elements of the project.
The subject of most of the speculation was a “highly evolved Zune codenamed ‘Pink’”, which would combine Microsoft’s Zune music player technology with consumer handset technology from Danger, a company acquired by Microsoft in February 2008. It was also suggested that the device will be showcased at the Consumer Electronics Show during January 2009.
Subsequent reports proposed that the Pink is not, in fact, a device, but a software platform that will enable a Zune-type mobile entertainment experience to be delivered via other devices, such as Windows Mobile phones. This seems the more likely option, as it will enable Microsoft to continue in its role as platform provider, rather than switching to become a hardware vendor competing with its existing Windows Mobile licensees.
With Microsoft having secured four of the top-five handset makers as platform licensees, and a strong raft of tier-two partners such as HTC, it would seem foolish for Microsoft to risk this in order to deliver an own-brand device. While much has been made of Apple’s iPhone and its integrated device, music store, and application store front, Microsoft has the opportunity to deliver a similar integrated offering through its operator and device maker partners, without the need to actually manage all of the elements itself.
ZDNet has previously said that in addition to Pink, Microsoft is also working on Rouge, which is a more business-oriented counterpart to Pink, focusing on unified communications services.
Meanwhile, The Inquirer suggested that Microsoft is working on a device that will use a high-end graphics processor from Nvidia. This unit would apparently be unveiled at the Mobile World Congress during February 2009.
[Further reference: Microsoft makes a phone with Nvidia -- The Inquirer, 21 November 2008; Microsoft rumoured to be working on Zune "Pink" smartphone -- about-electronics.eu, 28 November 2008; Rumor smash: no Zune phone at CES -- Gizmodo, 10 December 2008.]
Microsoft apparently eyeing RIM
Microsoft was again reported to be looking at acquiring Research In Motion (RIM) to bolster its enterprise mobility play, with the recent significant decline in RIM’s stock price, due to the global financial situation, apparently making it a more appealing target.
The Microsoft-RIM rumours are not new, although, so far, there has been little evidence to back them up, other than market and analyst speculation. However, RIM’s share price has more than halved in recent months, making the company a considerably more affordable acquisition target. There has also been speculation that Microsoft has an order in place with brokers to start buying shares on the open market if the price drops below a pre-defined level.
While Microsoft has been present in the mobile market via its Windows Mobile platform for some time, it has so far failed to generate much traction, and seems to be suffering at the hands of new entrants to the market. It was recently announced that it had failed to achieve its target of 20 million licence sales in the twelve months to 30 June 2008, despite a wide number of devices using the platform being available from multiple vendors.
Research In Motion, in contrast, is on something of an operational high at the moment, having shipped more than six million devices during its most recent quarter, with several new high-profile terminals also recently announced. It is perceived as faring better in a world where Apple’s iPhone and Google’s Android offerings are gaining both mindshare and market share, while Windows Mobile is fading in comparison.
Perhaps the biggest hurdle for a Microsoft-RIM alliance would be a regulatory one: between them, the two companies dominate the enterprise push-email market, through the Exchange ActiveSync and BlackBerry technologies respectively. With this in mind, there are likely to be concerns over the market power a combined entity would wield.
The companies have significant portfolio overlaps that would need to be addressed. A combined business would have two distinct enterprise push-email technologies, both of which have significant installed user bases, and addressing this duplication would be no easy task.
In addition, a decision would have to be made over how to deal with the collective device operating technology, specifically whether Microsoft would look to fully integrate BlackBerry with Windows Mobile, so that all BlackBerry devices run Windows Mobile, or whether it would continue to support the standalone Java-based BlackBerry handset platform separately from Windows Mobile.
However, perhaps the biggest conflict would derive from the fact that while Microsoft has strategically avoided conducting its own mobile device manufacture activities, instead opting to focus on its handset platform licensing activities, the majority of Research In Motion’s revenue comes from its BlackBerry devices. This could cause friction with the Microsoft Windows Mobile licensees that target enterprises using Microsoft’s push-email technology as an enabler, which would then find themselves with Microsoft (via RIM) as their largest competitor.
It was previously noted that Nokia had ended its support for BlackBerry mobile email services on its Eseries enterprise devices, which was deemed as a reaction to RIM becoming stronger in the mobile device market, while trumpeting extended support for Microsoft’s ActiveSync as an alternative from a non-handset manufacturing rival. This is perhaps indicative of the issues that a Microsoft-RIM alliance would face, with device makers having no real choice in the enterprise space other than to support a Microsoft platform.
Nevertheless, a purchase of RIM would still be costly, despite its reduced share price, with a figure of around $30bn mooted. Some observers noted that Microsoft would be better off focusing its cash on bolstering its position in the internet services business, following its aborted alliance with Yahoo!, rather than paying handsomely to buy a rival that has a technology portfolio that overlaps, rather than complements, Microsoft’s existing holdings.
[Further reference: Should Microsoft buy Research In Motion? -- CNet News, 10 October 2008; Microsoft reportedly eyeing for RIM -- Techtree, 15 October 2008; Microsoft to buy RIM? -- TelecomTV, 15 October 2008.]
TABLE OF CONTENTS
3 SYMBIAN OS
3 Symbian
7 AT&T; Intrinsyc Software
9 Motorola
10 Nokia
16 NTT DOCoMo
19 Samsung
20 Sony Ericsson; UIQ
21 WINDOWS MOBILE
21 Microsoft
25 ASUS
26 Elef; Hewlett-Packard
27 HTC
31 i-mate
33 Intrinsyc Software
34 LG Electronics
35 Mio Technology
36 Motorola 37 NDrive
38 Neonode; Pantech
39 Palm; Pharos Science
40 Samsung
42 Sony Ericsson; ZTE
43 MOBILE LINUX/OS X
43 ACCESS 47 Android
59 Apple 61 China Mobile
62 IMOVIO; Motorola
64 NTT DOCoMo 66 Wind River
67 OTHER OS
67 Brew 68 Hutchison Whampoa
69 IXI Mobile; LG Electronics
71 Motorola 74 Nokia
77 Palm; Pantech; Peek
78 Research In Motion
85 Sharp
86 Samsung
88 Sony Ericsson
89 Verizon Wireless; ZTE
90 TRENDS
90 Metrics
93 Markets
94 Technology
96 INDEX
INDEX
3
3GPP, 94
A
ACCESS CO., 43-46, 77, 92
- ACCESS Systems Americas
- – ACCESS Linux Platform, 43-46
- – Garnet OS (Palm OS), 77, 92
Acer, Inc., 95
Aditya Birla Group
- Idea Cellular Ltd, 28
Adobe Systems, 15, 17, 22, 64, 67, 76
- Flash, 15, 17, 64, 67
- Flash Lite, 22, 76
América Móvil, 39
- Claro, 39
- – Argentina, 39
- – Chile, 39
- – Guatemala, 39
- – Puerto Rico, 39
- Telcel (Mexico), 39
Amoi Electronics, 68
Apache Foundation, 54
Apple, Inc., 7-8, 15, 21-24, 27, 36, 43, 50, 59-61, 73, 81, 90-92
- App Store, 8, 57, 59, 61
- Devices
- – iPhone 2G, 59-60
- Executives
- – Jobs, Steve, 59
- – Papermaster, Mark, 60
- iPod, 60
- iTunes, 8, 61
- OS X (Mac OS), 15, 43, 81, 91-92
- – iPhone 2.2, 59
Arima Computer Corp., 4, 20
ARM Holdings plc, 3-4, 49, 82
Asahi Kasei Corp
- Asahi Kasei Microsystems (AKM)
- – AKM Semiconductor, Inc., 49
ASUSTeK Computer, Inc. (ASUS), 25-26, 47, 50-51, 95
- Devices
- – Eee, 47
- – P565, 25
- Glide, 25
AT&T, 5, 7-8, 13, 27, 30, 35, 37-38, 40-41, 60, 70, 73, 81, 84, 87
- – AT&T Epix (Samsung), 40-41
- – AT&T Eternity (Samsung), 86-87
- – AT&T Fuze (HTC Touch Pro), 29-30
- – Xpress Mail, 41
Atheros Communications, 49
Augmentra, 4
Bharti Group
- Bharti Airtel (India), 31
B
BITE Group, 4, 15
Borqs Beijing Ltd, 4, 49
C
Canalys, 90-91
Carl Zeiss, 76
Carphone Warehouse, 21, 83
Casio, 10
Certicom, 85
China Mobile, 14, 47, 49, 61
- Onephone (Lenovo), 61
Cicero Networks, 4
CIeNET Technologies Co., Ltd, 4
Comarch SA, 4
Compal Electronics, Inc., 95
Consumer Electronics Show, Las Vegas, 23, 49, 77
CTIA, 63
D
Dell, 39
Deutsche Telekom
- T-Mobile International, 13, 27-28, 45, 47-49, 55-56, 58, 62, 77, 82-84
- – Devices
- – - G1 (HTC/Android), 27, 29, 47-49, 53, 55-56, 58
- – - G2 (HTC/Android), 55, 58
- – - MDA Vario IV (HTC Touch Pro), 28
- – - Sidekick, 45
- – Germany, 82
- – Poland, 11
- – UK, 48, 56
- – USA, 27, 56, 62, 77, 84
Digit Wireless
- Fastap, 89
E
eBay, 68, 77
- Skype Technologies, 68
Eclipse Foundation (Eclipse.org), 80
Elef, 26
- Touche, 26
Emblaze Mobile, 45
- Edelweiss Mobile, 45
EMG Technology AS, 60
Entel PCS, 39
EQO Communications, Inc., 4
Ericsson, 45, 48-49, 94-95
- Ericsson Mobile Platforms, 48, 94
European Union, 23
eXpansys plc, 39
F
Federal Communications Commission, US, 41-42
Flander, 4
France Télécom
- Orange, 27, 44, 64, 81-82
- – UK, 27, 81-82
Freescale Semiconductor, 72, 94
FUJISOFT, Inc., 4
Fujitsu, 3-4, 6, 17-18, 51, 95
- Devices,
- – F-01A (DoCoMo), 17-18
- – F-02A (DoCoMo), 17
- – F-03A (DoCoMo), 18
- – F-04A (DoCoMo), 18
- Fujitsu Services
- – Cell Telecom Ltd, 3-4
G
Garmin, 47, 50-51
- nuvifone, 47
Gartner, 91-92
Google, 21, 24, 43, 47-50, 53-54, 56-59, 61, 71
- Android (see also Open Handset Alliance), 9, 24, 29, 36, 43-44, 47-55, 57-58, 61-63, 70-73, 77, 80, 90, 92, 95
- Gmail, 53
- Google Gears, 80
- Google Maps, 59
- GooglePhone / gPhone, 47-48, 58
- Gtalk, 53
- Rubin, Andy, 54
- YouTube, 53, 88
GPS Technologies Company, Ltd (GPS-E), 34
GSM Association, 19, 23
- Mobile World Congress, 23
H
Haier, 46
Hewlett-Packard, 26
- Devices, 26
- – iPAQ, 26
- – iPAQ Data Messenger, 26
- – iPAQ Voice Messenger, 26
HiQ International AB, 4
Hitachi, 10
Hon Hai Precision Industry Company Ltd
- Foxconn Technology Group, 95
Hop-on, 49
HTC, 4, 10-11, 18, 22-23, 25, 27-31, 36, 39-40, 50-51, 53, 55-56, 58, 61, 73, 90-92, 95
- Devices
- – Dream (Android), 58
- – G1 (T-Mobile/Android), 27, 29, 47-49, 52-58, 62-63
- – G2 (T-Mobile/Android), 55, 58
- – HT-01A (DoCoMo), 27, 29
- – HT-02A (DoCoMo), 27, 29
- – MAX 4G, 28
- – P3300 (Artemis), 28
- – P3470 (Pharos), 39
- – P4350 (Herald), 28
- – P4550 / TyTN II (Kaiser), 10-11
- – S620 (Excalibur), 28
- – S621 (Excalibur), 28
- – Touch (Vogue), 10-11, 25, 27-31, 36, 39, 55-56, 90
- – Touch HD, 27, 29, 55
- – Touch Pro (Raphael), 27-31, 40
- – Touch Viva, 28
- – X7500 (Advantage), 28
- – X9500 (Shangri-La/Shift), 50
- Executives
- – Chou , Peter, 28, 56
- One & Company Design, 27
- TouchFLO, 25
- TouchFLO 3D, 28, 30
Huawei Technologies, 3-4, 47, 50-51
Hutchison Whampoa, 63, 68
- 3 Group, 68
- – X-Series, 68
- INQ Mobile, 63, 68
- – INQ1, 68
- – Meehan, Frank, 68
I
i-mate, 31-33
- Devices
- – Ultimate-series, 33
- – Ultimate 8502, 33
- Executives
- – Cragg, Bernard, 32
- – Morrison, Jim, 32
IBM, 14, 60
- Lotus Notes, 14
IMOVIO, 62
- iKIT, 62
Infineon Technologies, 72
Inmote BV, 4
InnoPath Software, 4
Instituto Costarricense de Electricidad
- Telecomunicaciones ICE, 39
Intel, 62, 68, 95
- Mobile Internet Device (MID), 95
Intrinsyc Software, 3-4, 7, 33-34
- Destinator Technologies, 33-34
- Soleus, 33-34
Inventec Appliance, 39, 95
ISB Corp., 3-4
iSuppli, 47, 81
IXI Mobile, 69
- Ogo, 69
- Ogo CC10, 69
J
Japan Approvals Institute for Telecommunications Equipment (JATE), 33
Japan Communications, Inc. (JCI), 33
Jos. Schneider Optische Werke GmbH (Schneider-Kreuznach), 70
K
Kanrikougaku Kenkyusho Co., Ltd. (K3), 4
KDDI, Japan, 48-49
Kineto Wireless, 81
Kodak, 62, 94
- Kodak Pictures, 62, 94
Kogan Technolgies Pty Ltd, 57
- Agora, 57
- Agora Pro, 57
Korea Telecom, 58, 77
- Korea Telecom Freetel (KTF), 58, 77
Kyocera Wireless, 10, 48-49, 52
L
Lenovo, 61
- Onephone (China Mobile), 61
LG Electronics, 10, 34-35, 50-51, 54, 58, 69-71, 73, 88-89, 90, 93-95
- Devices
- – Incite, 34-35, 70
- – KC780, 69
- – KC910 (Renoir), 69
- – KU990 (Viewty), 34, 69
- – Prada, 34, 69-70
- – Secret, 69
LiMo Foundation, 43-44, 46, 49-51, 62
M
Marvell, 81
Matsushita
- Panasonic, 6, 10, 43-44, 50-51, 64-66
- – Devices
- – - P-01A (DoCoMo), 65
- – - P-02A (DoCoMo), 65
- – - P-03A (DoCoMo), 65
- – - P-04A (DoCoMo), 66
- – - P-05A (DoCoMo), 66
Micron Technology, Inc., 4
Microsoft, 9, 21-25, 32, 34, 36, 39-41, 51, 57, 80, 91
- ActiveSync, 24-25
- Danger, 21, 23
- – Sidekick (T-Mobile), 45
- Direct Push, 41
- Entertainment and Devices Division, 22
- Exchange Server, 21, 24
- Executives
- – Bach, Robbie, 22
- – Ballmer, Steve , 21, 57
- – Lees, Andy, 21
- – Myerson, Terry, 21
- Mobile Device Manager, 41
- Windows (other), 16, 21, 29, 34-35, 37, 39-42, 49-50, 53, 55, 70, 88
- – Windows CE, 16, 37, 50
- – Windows Vista, 21, 39
- Windows Mobile, 4, 7, 9, 14-16, 21-26, 28-31, 33-42, 47-51, 53, 55, 57, 70, 72-73, 77, 87, 92, 94-95
- – Smartphone Edition, 92
- – Standard Edition, 41-42
- – WM5, 39
- – WM6, 21, 26, 28, 30-31, 36-42
- – WM6.1, 21, 26, 28, 31, 36-38, 41-42
- – WM6.5, 21, 36
- – WM7, 21, 36
- Zune, 21, 23
- – Zune (Pink), 23
- – Zune (Rouge), 23
- – Zune Phone, 23
Millicom International Cellular S.A. (Tigo), 39
- Guatemala, 39
MiTAC Group, 35
- Mio Technology, 35
Mitsubishi, 6, 10, 16
MontaVista Software, 44, 47
Motorola, 6, 9-10, 20, 21, 36-37, 41, 50-51, 54, 58-59, 62-64, 69, 71-74, 88, 90-91, 94
- Devices
- – AURA, 71
- – EM35, 62-64
- – Krave ZN4, 71
- – MOTO Q, 36-37, 72
- – MOTO Q 11, 36-37
- – MOTO Q 2, 36-37, 72
- – MOTO Q 9h, 36-37
- – MOTO Q Global, 36-37
- – MOTOMING, 71
- – MOTORAZR, 73
- – MOTOZINE, 62
- – V70, 71
- – VE66, 62-64
- – ZN5, 62
- – Jha, Sanjay, 9, 36, 62, 71-72
- – Mobile Messaging, 41, 62
- Mobile Device Business (MDB), 9, 36, 62, 71, 74
- MOTODEV, 63-64
- MOTOMAGX, 9, 62-64, 71-73
- P2K, 9, 71-73
- Symbol Technologies (rugged devices)
- – MC3000, 36
- – MC70, 36
- – MC75, 36
- – MC9000, 36
N
NAVTEQ, 26
NDrive, 37
- S300, 37
- S400, 37
NEC, 6, 10, 43-44, 50-51, 64-66
- Devices
- – N-01A (DoCoMo), 65
- – N-02A (DoCoMo), 64
- – N-03A (DoCoMo), 64
- – N-04A (DoCoMo), 66
Neonode, 38
- Bystedt, Per, 38
- N2, 38
NII Holdings, Inc. (Nextel)
- Argentina, 49, 84-85
- Brazil, 49, 84-85
- Chile, 49, 84-85
- Mexico, 49, 84-85
Nippon Telegraph and Telephone Corporation (NTT)
- NTT DoCoMo, Inc., 6, 8, 10, 16-18, 27, 29, 43-44, 49-50, 58, 64-66, 78, 95
- – Devices
- – - F-01A (Fujitsu), 17-18
- – - F-03A (Fujitsu), 18
- – - F-04A (Fujitsu), 18
- – - HT-01A (HTC Touch Pro), 27, 29
- – - HT-02A (HTC Touch Diamond), 27, 29
- – - N-01A (NEC), 65
- – - N-02A (NEC), 64
- – - N-03A (NEC), 64
- – - N-04A (NEC), 66
- – - P-01A (Panasonic), 65
- – - P-02A (Panasonic), 65
- – - P-03A (Panasonic), 65
- – - P-04A (Panasonic), 66
- – - P-05A (Panasonic), 66
- – - PRIME-series, 16-18, 64-65
- – - PRO-series, 16, 18, 27, 29, 64, 78
- – - SH-01A (Sharp), 18
- – - SH-02A (Sharp), 17
- – - SH-03A (Sharp), 18
- – - SH-04A (Sharp), 11, 18
- – - SMART-series, 10, 16, 18, 50, 64, 66, 95
- – - STYLE-series, 16-17, 64-65
- – FOMA, 43-44
- – SH-Mobile G4, 95
Nokia, 3, 5-6, 8-16, 18, 20, 25, 29, 50-51, 59, 61, 73-76, 81, 90-92
- Devices
- – 330, 74
- – 5800 XpressMusic, 3, 14-15
- – 6260 Slide, 76
- – 6650, 12-13
- – 7710, 90
- – Eseries, 12-13, 25, 75, 90
- – - E61, 13
- – - E62, 13
- – - E63, 11-12
- – - E65, 90
- – - E71 (Liam), 10, 12, 16, 18, 29
- – - E72, 12
- – Nseries, 9-10, 9-13, 16, 74-75, 90
- – - N75, 13
- – - N79, 9-10
- – - N82, 10
- – - N85, 9-10
- – - N95, 16, 90
- – - N95 8GB, 16
- – - N96, 10, 15-16, 90
- – - N97, 10-11
- Executives
- – Harlow, Jo, 15
- – Laing, Ian, 13
- – Petersen, Soren, 12
- – Simonson, Rick, 74
- – Snorgaard, Aage, 76
- – Williams, Lee, 5
- Forum Nokia, 76
- Ovi, 14
- – Nokia Maps, 14
- S60, 5, 9-10, 14-16, 19-20, 76
- – S60 3rd Edition, 16, 19
- – S60 3rd Edition Feature Pack 1, 16
- – S60 3rd Edition Feature Pack 2, 19
- Series 40, 76
- – 6th Edition, 76
- Trolltech, 16
- – Qtopia (Qt), 16
- XpressMusic, 3, 14-15
NVIDIA, 23
NXP Semiconductors, 94
O
OMRON Software, 49
Open Handset Alliance, 9, 24, 29, 34, 36, 43-44, 47-55, 57-58, 61-63, 70-73, 77, 80, 90, 92, 95
- Android, 9, 24, 29, 36, 43-44, 47-55, 57-58, 61-63, 70-73, 77, 80, 90, 92, 95
Openmoko, Inc., 49
- GTA02, 49
- Neo FreeRunner, 49
Opera Software, 22, 40, 62
Ovum, 49
P
Pacific Crest Corp., 84
Palm, Inc., 28, 36, 39, 52, 56, 77, 92
- Devices
- – Centro, 56, 77
- – Treo, 39
- – Treo 750, 39
- – Treo 800w (Drucker), 39
- – Treo 850e, 39
- – Treo Pro (Treo 850), 39
- Ex-executives
- – Brown, Andrew, 77
- – Hartnett, John, 77
- Executives
- – Jeffries, Douglas, 77
- Palm OS, 77, 92
Pantech, 38, 77
- duo/C810, 38
- Presto, 77
Peek, Inc., 77
Pharos Science and Applications, 39
- Traveler 117, 39
- Traveler 127, 39
Pioneer Corp., 52
Q
QiGi, 53
- i6-Goal, 53
- i6-Win, 53
Qualcomm, Inc., 9, 36, 39, 52, 55, 67-68, 71-72, 75, 77, 87, 94-95
- Brew Mobile Platform, 67, 71
- FLO/MediaFLO, 87
Quanta Computer, 95
Quantum SpA, 70
R
Red Bend Software, Inc., 4
Regions
- Americas, 9, 27, 33, 36, 39, 42, 62, 72-73, 75, 85, 92
- – Argentina, 39, 85
- – Brazil, 26, 33, 85
- – Canada, 78, 83, 89
- – Chile, 39, 85
- – Costa Rica, 39
- – Guatemala, 39
- – Latin America, 33, 39, 85
- – Mexico, 39, 85
- – North America, 9, 27, 42, 62, 72-73, 75, 85, 92
- – Puerto Rico, 39
- – South America, 9
- – US, 3-4, 7, 10-13, 19, 27, 32, 34-35, 38, 40-42, 47, 55-56, 60-62, 69-71, 74-75, 77-79, 81, 84-85, 90
- APAC, 8-9, 19, 27, 33, 47, 54, 66, 72, 75, 77, 90, 92
- – Australasia, 32
- – Australia, 21, 57, 60, 81
- – China, 4, 14, 22, 33-34, 42, 46-47, 49, 53-54, 58, 61, 68-69, 72, 75
- – Hong Kong, 15, 34
- – India, 15, 28, 31-32, 60, 69, 88
- – Japan, 6, 8-10, 16, 29, 33, 43, 48-50, 59, 64, 85, 90, 92, 95
- – New Zealand, 39, 57
- – Philippines, 60
- – Puerto Rico, 39
- – Singapore, 60
- – South Korea, 58, 66, 70, 77-78, 93
- – Taiwan, 15, 29, 61
- EMEA, 10, 26-27, 32-33, 41, 70, 73, 75, 77, 87, 90
- – Africa, 75
- – Egypt, 59
- – Europe, 10, 26-27, 33, 41, 70, 73, 75, 77, 87, 90
- – Finland, 15, 75
- – France, 21, 70, 81
- – Germany, 70, 82-83
- – Ireland, 81
- – Israel, 45
- – Italy, 41, 70
- – Netherlands, 41, 70
- – Russia, 15, 19, 28, 32, 45
- – Spain, 14-15, 41, 70, 84
- – United Kingdom, 16, 26-27, 41-42, 48, 56, 59, 70, 79-83
Reliance Communications (India), 31
Renesas Technology, 4, 95
Research In Motion, 7, 10, 16, 22, 24-25, 29, 59, 73, 78-85, 90-93
- Devices
- – BlackBerry 8220 (Pearl Flip/Kickstart/Seawolf), 78, 84, 90
- – BlackBerry 8300 (Curve), 82
- – BlackBerry 8310 (Curve GPS), 83
- – BlackBerry 8350i (Curve/iDEN), 83-85
- – BlackBerry 83xx-/89xx-series (Curve), 82-84
- – BlackBerry 8900 Curve (Javelin), 82-83
- – BlackBerry 9000 Bold (Meteor GSM), 7, 10, 16, 18, 29, 78, 80-84, 90
- – BlackBerry 9500 (Storm GSM), 81
- – BlackBerry 9530 (Storm CDMA), 78
- – BlackBerry 9xxx (Pluto), 83
- Executives
- – Balsillie, Jim, 78
- Software
- – BlackBerry Application Center, 79
- – BlackBerry Application Storefront, 79
- – BlackBerry Connect, 81, 84
- – BlackBerry Enterprise Server, 79
- – BlackBerry OS / BlackBerry Device Software, 49, 80
- – BlackBerry Web Signals, 80
- – SureType, 84
Rogers Communications, Inc.
- Rogers Wireless, 83
S
Samsung Electronics, 3, 10, 19-20, 22, 36, 40-42, 44, 50-51, 54, 58-59, 73, 81, 86-88, 90, 93-95
- BizBee, 41, 87
- Devices
- – Access/A827, 44
- – Ace, 41-42
- – C6620 (Telecom Italia Mobile), 41
- – Epix, 40-41
- – Eternity (AT&T), 87
- – i7110, 19
- – Innov8, 19
- – SGH-i607 (BlackJack), 41
- – SGH-i780, 41, 87
- – SGH-i788, 41
- – SGH-I850 (innov8), 19
- – SGH-i900 (OMNIA), 22, 40-41
- – SGH-i907, 41
- – SGH-i907 (OMNIA/Epix), 41
- – SPH-i325, 42
- – SPH-i325 (Ace), 41-42, 41-42
- – TouchWiz, 87
- Executives
- – Choi, Geesung, 19
- – Northam, Philip, 19
- Samsung Mobile Innovator, 19
SanDisk, 81
SANYO, 10
Scalado, 4
Sciphone, 58
- Dream G2, 58
Shanghai Novarobo Technology Co., Ltd., 46
Shanghai RagenTek Communication Technology Co. Ltd, 33-34
- Cronos, 33-34
Sharp Corporation, 6, 11, 17-18, 45, 51, 59, 63, 85, 92, 95
- Devices
- – 9225H (SOFTBANK), 85
- – SH-01A (DoCoMo), 18
- – SH-02A (DoCoMo), 17
- – SH-03A (DoCoMo), 18
- – SH-04A (DoCoMo), 11, 18
Singapore Telecom, 60
- Optus (Australia), 60
SiRF Technology Holdings, Inc., 34
SK Telecom, 77-78
Smartphone Show, 3, 19-20
SOFTBANK CORP.
- SOFTBANK MOBILE, 4, 6, 10, 48-49, 59, 85
- – 9225H (Sharp), 85
Sony Corp, 94
Sony Ericsson, 6, 10, 16, 20, 22, 42, 47-48, 50-51, 59, 69, 71, 73, 88-89, 90
- Devices,
- – C902, 88
- – Cyber-shot, 48, 88-89
- – G705u, 88
- – LI, 47
- – Walkman, 48, 88-89
- – XPERIA, 22, 42, 88
- – XPERIA X1, 22, 42, 88
- Executives
- – Komiyama, Hideki ‘Dick’, 88
- – Olsson, Patrik, 20
- – Sakaguchi, Rikko, 48
- UIQ Technology (see also separate UI Holdings entry), 9, 20, 62, 71, 88
Sprint Nextel, 30-31, 39, 42, 49-50, 77, 84-85
STMicroelectronics, 72, 94
Symbian Foundation, 3-9, 13, 20, 50
Symbian Ltd, 3-4, 6-9, 13-14, 16, 19-20, 47, 50, 90-91
- Executives
- – Whittingham, Mike, 4
- Symbian OS, 3-9, 11, 14, 16, 18-20, 34, 36, 48-51, 57, 61-62, 70-73, 88, 90, 92
- – Symbian OS 9, 19
- – Symbian OS 9.3, 19
- Symbian Ready, 4
- Symbian Signed, 19
Symsource Ltd, 4
T
TechFaith Wireless, 53
Technology
- 2G
- – CDMA, 14, 30-31, 39-40, 42, 49-50, 52, 71-72, 78, 80-81
- – CDMA2000, 81
- – EDGE, 35, 37, 40, 55, 58, 64, 72, 95
- – GPRS, 33, 40, 95
- – GSM, 11, 17-19, 27-28, 30-31, 33, 35, 37, 39-42, 45, 53, 64-66, 71-72, 77-78, 80-81, 84, 95
- – iDEN, 82, 84-85
- 3G
- – CDMA EV-DO, 31, 39-40, 71
- – HSDPA, 11-12, 17-19, 25-26, 29, 35, 37, 41, 64-66, 77, 95
- – HSPA, 76, 95
- – HSUPA, 95
- – TD-SCDMA, 14, 61
- – W-CDMA, 95
- – W-CDMA (FOMA), 43-44
- 4G
- – Long Term Evolution, 94-95
- – UMB, 95
- – WiMAX, 28, 95
- Categories
- – MID, 62, 95
- – R&D, 34, 47, 80-81, 94
- – UMA, 81
- Connectivity
- – Bluetooth, 13, 17-18, 41, 57, 62-66, 70, 95
- – Push-to-talk, 30, 84-85
- – VoIP, 28
- – WIPI, 93
- – WLAN/Wi-Fi, 11-12, 19, 25-26, 28, 30-31, 35, 37, 39-42, 45, 53, 57-58, 62-63, 69-70, 76, 80-82, 84, 95
- Content, identity, transaction and security
- – Near Field Communication, 10
- – SIM, 28, 40
- Display, interface and imaging
- – Camera, 10-13, 17-19, 25-26, 28, 30-31, 35, 37, 40-42, 45, 47, 53, 57-58, 63-66, 69-71, 76, 82, 84, 87-88, 94
- – Haptics, 35
- – LCD, 57
- – OLED, 19
- – Touchscreen, 10-11, 14-15, 17-18, 20, 25-26, 29-30, 33, 35, 37-42, 45, 53, 57-58, 63, 65, 67-71, 77-79, 83, 87, 89, 90-91
- – VGA, 25, 30, 37
- – WAP, 33
- – WVGA, 28
- Hardware and microelectronics
- – Batteries, 59, 79
- – C-MOS, 94
- Messaging
- – Instant messaging, 62, 68-69
- – MMS, 33
- – SMS, 70
- Multimedia
- – FM radio, 19, 58, 63
- – MP3, 63
- Navigation
- – AGPS, 11, 31, 35, 37, 41, 95
- – Geo-tagging, 11
- – GPS, 12, 17-19, 25-26, 28-30, 34-35, 37, 39-42, 45, 53, 57, 59, 64-65, 73, 76, 78, 81-82, 84, 87
- Security
- – Malware, 47, 50
- Software
- – API, 76, 80
- – Brew Mobile Platform, 67, 71
- – C++, 3, 17
- – Flash, 15, 17, 22, 64, 67, 76
- – - Flash Lite, 22, 76
- – Java, 7, 22, 62, 72, 76, 78
- – Linux, 6, 8, 14, 16, 43-47, 49-52, 62-64, 70-72, 77, 90-92
- – SDK, 48, 67, 76
- – Web 2.0 (incl. AJAX), 22
- – Widgets, 27, 63-64
- Spectrum
- – 850MHz, 12-13, 41
- – 900MHz, 11-12
- – 1900MHz, 10, 12-13, 35
- – 2100MHz, 10-13, 35, 41
- Storage
- – microSD, 12-13, 17-19, 25, 29, 41, 53, 57-58, 62-66, 84
- TV
- – Broadcast, 17-18, 29, 64-66, 77, 87
- – FLO, 87
- – HDTV, 27, 29, 55, 95
- – ISDB-T (One segment), 10, 17-18, 29, 59, 64-66, 85
Teleca, 49
Telecom Argentina S.A.
- Telecom Personal S.A., 39
Telecom Engineering Center (TELEC, Japan), 33
Telecom Italia
- Telecom Italia Mobile, 41, 90
- – C6620 (Samsung), 41
Telefónica, 16, 26, 47, 49, 59, 83-84
- Latinoamérica, 39
- – Argentina, 39
- – Mexico, 39
- – Panama, 39
- Movistar (Telefónica Moviles), 39
- Telefónica Europe (O2), 16, 26, 59, 83
- – Devices
- – - Xda, 26
- – - Xda Zest (ASUSTeK), 26
- – UK, 16, 26, 59, 83
TeleNav, Inc., 35
Telstra, 21, 57
TELUS, 78, 89
Texas Instruments, 3, 9, 36, 45, 72, 81, 94-95
- OMAP, 95
Time Warner
- AOL
- – AIM, 79
Toshiba Corp, 47-48, 50-51, 95
TRANGO Virtual Processors, 4
Trusted Logic, 3-4
U
UI Holdings BV (UIQ Technology), 9, 20, 62, 71, 88
United Internet
- 1&1, 91-92
UPS, 29
V
Verizon Wireless, 30, 39-40, 71, 79-81, 89
Visa, 4
Vivendi
- SFR, 81
- Universal, 8, 17
Vodafone Group, 26, 39-40, 42, 49, 51, 59, 79-82
- Australia, 81
- Devices
- – v1231 (ZTE), 42
W
Weather Investments
- Orascom Telecom
- – Mobinil, 59
WebKit, 76
WiMAX Holding Ltd
- Scartel (Yota), 28
Wind River Systems, 44, 48-49, 52, 66
- MIZI Research, 66
Winwap Technologies, 33
Wistron Corp, 95
X
Xenient Corp., 3-4
Y
Yahoo!, 25
Z
ZTE, 14, 42, 51, 89
- TXTster, 89
- v1231 (Vodafone), 42
ZZZPhone, 49
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