Garmin retains global PND lead, smart phones become the new battleground Reading (UK) – Monday, 16 March 2009 - North America overtook EMEA (Europe, Middle East and Africa) as the largest regional market for PNDs (portable navigation devices) in the final quarter of 2008, according to the latest research from Canalys. In Q4 2008, the US alone accounted for 52% of the worldwide PND shipment total, compared to 36% for EMEA. “The US has continued to deliver unit growth year-on-year, despite the economic situation, but this is supported by very aggressive pricing – especially for holiday promotions,” said Chris Jones, Canalys VP and principal analyst. “Shipments in the US were up 20% in Q4, and 44% for the whole year. In contrast, EMEA was down 26% in the quarter, bringing global shipments for Q4 down 4%.” Garmin retained its worldwide PND lead, increasing its market share in the quarter to 37%, up from 35% in Q3 and from 30% in the year-ago quarter. TomTom kept second place, also increasing its share, taking 30% of the market in Q4 2008. The combined shipments of Mio and Navman put MiTAC in third with 6% share, narrowly ahead of Nextar. For the whole of 2008, PND shipments globally grew 18% over 2007, to around 41 million units, but the value of those shipments fell 16%, highlighting the price war that has been raging in the industry.Leer más

Nokia retains lead, but Apple moves into number two position Reading (UK) - Thursday, 6 November 2008 * Total worldwide smart phone shipments hit new peak of 39.9 million in Q3 2008 * US market more than doubles, but decline in Japan contributes to 18% year-on-year fall in Asia Pacific * EMEA growth at 21% helped by 43% rise in Central and Eastern Europe, but Western Europe also strong * Nokia retains market lead, but share reduced as Apple and RIM make large gains * Microsoft share of smart phone market increases despite being overtaken by Apple Highlights from the Canalys Q3 2008 research Despite the gloomy economic picture and the problems being experienced by some of the leading mobile handset vendors, global shipments of smart phones hit a new peak of just under 40 million units in Q3 2008, according to the latest estimates from leading analyst firm Canalys.Leer más

• Battery life must improve to enable users to get the most from their devices
• EMEA smart phone shipments reached 12.6 million in Q2 2008, up 28% on the figure one year ago
• Growth slowed from Q1 2008, when it was 44%, to the lowest figure seen for 18 months
• Despite this, it was the second biggest quarter on record for smart phone shipments in the region
• 38% of these smart phones had built-in GPS, 58% had integrated Wi-Fi
• Devices with touch screens represented 13% of the smart phone market

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Singapore and Reading (UK) - Tuesday, 5 February 2008 Annual highlights

• Converged device shipments (smart phones and wireless handhelds) rose 60% to hit 115 million in 2007
• Shipments of handhelds fell 47% to 3.0 million, from 5.6 million in 2006
• APAC is the largest region by volume – 47.9 million units in 2007, ahead of EMEA at 45.9 million
• North America is growing fast – shipments doubled to 20.9 million, from 10.3 million in 2006
• Nokia remained global market leader, shipping 60.5 million smart phones
• RIM shipments grew 112% year-on-year to 12.2 million, strengthening its second place position
• By OS provider, Symbian leads on 67% share, followed by Microsoft on 13%, with RIM on 10%.

Q4 highlights – converged devices

• Converged device shipments rose 72% year-on-year in Q4 2007, the highest growth seen all year
• Nokia and RIM retained their number one and two positions
• Apple achieved third place despite its limited geographic coverage, with 7% share
• APAC converged device shipments rose 23%, EMEA 79%, and North America 222%
• Symbian leads with 65% share, ahead of Microsoft on 12%, RIM on 11%, Apple on 7%, and Linux at 5%

Highlights from the Canalys research The latest market data from analyst firm Canalys shows how much the converged device market (all smart phones and wireless handhelds) has grown over the past year.Leer más