Mobile Linux in China Will Find Its Way in TD-SCDMA

Executive Summary

Overview of China’s Smartphone Market
　　Shipments & Growth Rate
　　Market Shares by Smartphone Vendor
　　Market Share by OS

Mobile Linux Value Chain
　　Value Chain Structure and Main Players
　　Business Model
　　Mobile Linux OS Vendors
　　　　Montavista
　　　　Access
　　Application Development Platform Vendors
　　　　Trolltech
　　　　Pollex
　　Handset Vendors
　　　　Motorola
　　　　ZTE
　　Design Houses
　　　　Longcheer
　　　　Yuhua TelTech
　　Chipset Vendors
　　Mobile Operators

Advantages and Disadvantages of MobileLinux
　　Advantages
　　　　NRE and Royalty Fees
　　　　R&D Cost and Development Cycle
　　　　Product Differentiation
　　Disadvantages
　　　　No Standardized OS Platform and SDKs
　　　　Immaturity of Ecosystem

Consumers’Attitude Toward Smartphone OSs
　　Awareness of Mobile Phone OSs
　　Key Criteria When Purchasing a Smartphone

China Mobile Linux Smartphone Market Forecast
　　Market Drivers
　　　　Efforts of Mobile Linux Organizations
　　　　Opportunities for 3G, Especially TD-SCDMA
　　Market Barriers
　　　　Small Number of Applicable Applications
　　　　Competition From Symbian, Windows Mobile, and iPhone’s OS X
　　Forecast

Methodology

Related In-Stat Reports

List of Tables
　　Table 1. Shipments of Mobile Linux Smartphones vs. Total Smartphones in China (Units in Millions)
　　Table 2. Operating Systems Used by Handset Vendors
　　Table 3. Unit Shipments of Smartphones by OS, 2005–2007 (Units in Millions)
　　Table 4. Key Participants in the Mobile Linux Value Chain
　　Table 5. NRE, Royalty, and Subscription Fees Charged by Montavista
　　Table 6. NRE and Royalty Fees Charged by Pollex
　　Table 7. Comparison Between Trolltech’s Qtopia and Pollex’s Opna
　　Table 8. Application Platforms Used by Handset Vendors and Design Houses
　　Table 9. Models of Mobile Linux Smartphones
　　Table 10. Features of the Motorola RAZR2 V9
　　Table 11. Features of ZTE’s E700
　　Table 12. Features of Longcheer’s Solution
　　Table 13. Features of Yuhua TelTech’s Solution
　　Table 14. Chipsets Used by Handset Vendors and Design Houses
　　Table 15. Costs for the First Version of a Mobile Linux Handset
　　Table 16. Costs for the Second Version of a Mobile Linux Handset
　　Table 17. R&D Cost and Development Cycles for Mobile Linux, Symbian, and Windows Mobile for First Time Development
　　Table 18. Members of LiPS, LiMo, and OHA in China
　　Table 19. Shipments of Mobile Linux Smartphones vs. Total Smartphones in China, 2005–2012 (Units in Millions)

List of Figures
　　Figure 1. Shipments of Mobile Linux Smartphones vs. Total Smartphones in China (Units in Millions)
　　Figure 2. Shipments of Smartphones in China, 2005–2007 (Units in Thousands)
　　Figure 3. Chinese Smartphone Market Shares by Vendor, 2006
　　Figure 4. Chinese Smartphone Market Shares by Vendor, 2007
　　Figure 5. Market Share by OS in China’s Smartphone Market, 2007
　　Figure 6. Unit Shipments of Smartphones by OS, 2005–2007 (Units in Millions)
　　Figure 7. Design House-Centered Value Chain
　　Figure 8. Handset Manufacturers-Centered Value Chain
　　Figure 9. Business Model for Mobile Linux
　　Figure 10. The R&D Cycle for Some Models of Mobile Linux-Based Smartphones
　　Figure 11. Consumer Awareness of Smartphone OSs
　　Figure 12. Key Criteria When Purchasing a Smartphone, 2008
　　Figure 13. Key Criteria When Purchasing a Smartphone, 2007
　　Figure 14. Time Table for Android-Based Smartphones
　　Figure 15. Shipments of Mobile Linux Smartphones vs. Total Smartphones in China, 2005–2012 (Units in Millions)