Global Shipments of Mobile Devices Using Wireless Chipsets are Projected to Reach 2.6 Billion Units by 2020

Robust Sales of Mobile Devices to Drive Demand for Wireless Chipsets, According to a New Report by Global Industry Analysts, Inc.

GIA launches comprehensive analysis of industry segments, trends, growth drivers, market share, size, and demand forecasts on the global Wireless Chipsets for Mobile Devices market. Global shipments of mobile devices using Wireless Chipsets are projected to reach 2.6 billion units by 2020, driven by the growing trend towards mobility, and the ensuing explosion in consumer spending on smartphones, tablets and other portable computing devices.

The communications industry is characterized by fast-paced technology advancements, product developments and service innovations. The advent of mobile phones and tablets has revolutionized the way people connect and exchange information. The revolution in communications has also been supported by the rollout of high-speed mobile networks and mobile Internet. The commercial launch of mobile Internet has led to the development of mobile value added services such as mobile data browsing, mobile Email, wireless instant messaging, mobile commerce, and location based services. The development of communication infrastructure and the provision of low cost, affordable data services are together fuelling the penetration of smartphones and tablets. The scenario is benefiting  demand for wireless chipsets. The growing demand for smarter and higher performing smartphones is additionally fuelling the importance of wireless chipsets, given their role in enabling advanced functionality. As consumers continue to demand more features in mobile devices and as competition rises among vendors, speed, functionality and price are emerging as key differentiating factors, forcing vendors to source advanced yet cost effective wireless chipsets.

Mobile handsets, particularly smartphones, are expected to continue dominating the market for wireless chipsets, although significant growth is expected from other end-uses markets. Strong demand for ultra-low cost smartphones in developing countries is expected to fuel the baseband wireless chipsets market. LTE is expected to be the key driver of the global baseband chipset market. Meanwhile, the growing emphasis on graphics processing and multimedia support capabilities will drive demand for application processors. With the availability of a wide choice of smartphone operating systems as well as communication standards, manufacturers  are faced with the difficult task of choosing the right assembly of chipsets to provide the best price-performance balance to their products. The need to differentiate, and offer better functionality and cost are some of the factors driving the choice between discrete application processors and discrete baseband processors or integrated baseband & processor processors. The market is shifting towards integrated baseband & application processors, with some of the leading OEMs planning to develop their own integrated baseband & application processors.

As stated by the new market research report on Wireless Chipsets for Mobile Devices, Asia-Pacific represents the largest regional market, worldwide. The region also ranks as the fastest growing market worldwide with a CAGR of 1.9% over the analysis period.

Major players covered in the report include Altair Semiconductor Inc., Apple Inc., Intel Corporation, Marvell Technology Group Ltd., MediaTek Inc., Qualcomm Incorporated, Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd., Sequans Communications and Spreadtrum Communications Inc., among others.

The research report titled “Wireless Chipsets for Mobile Devices: A Global Strategic Business Report” announced by Global Industry Analysts Inc., provides a comprehensive review of market trends, issues, drivers, mergers, acquisitions and other strategic industry activities of major players. The report provides market estimates and projections in Thousand Units for all major geographic markets such as the US, Canada, Japan, Europe (France, Germany, Italy, UK, Spain, Russia and Rest of Europe), Asia-Pacific (China, India, South Korea and Rest of Asia-Pacific), Middle East & Africa and Latin America (Brazil and Rest of Latin America).

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