Why you need to read this report:
- Discover how to address emerging markets with affordable devices to encourage the uptake of mobile communications while maintaining profitability
- Evaluate the factors dictating demand from operators and their subscribers
- Investigate the supply of ultra low-cost handsets and the components they're based on
- Unique subscriber and sales forecasts to 2010 for all key global regions
Key parameters and issues surrounding:
- Bill of materials and ex-works pricing including how the industry will reduce costs of components
- Feature sets likely to appear in ultra low-cost handsets with continual reduction of price
- Economies of scale required and making a profit from ultra low-cost handsets
- Expectations for average hardware requirements by mobile market segment
Ultra Low-Cost Handsets provides complete coverage of the ultra low-cost handset segment analysing demand, supply, the technical challenges and future prospects of the ultra low-cost handset segment.