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4Q 2009

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RR-MBCE-09

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Mobile broadband-enabled consumer electronics is a relatively new class of devices positioned where consumer electronics meets mobile broadband connectivity. This is a natural evolution of devices. Consumer electronics devices increasingly include Wi-Fi for connectivity within the home and to the Internet. Producers of content are more and more aware of a wider variety of devices accessing their material. Service providers are looking to offer services to devices such as the handset and portable laptop computer. Most important, consumers are expecting their electronics systems to interface with the Internet. Wi-Fi-enabled portable CE devices are a bridge to the mobile world.

This study examines the mobile broadband-enabled consumer electronics device market, from communications to entertainment to the productivity sectors. It is the product of a comprehensive analysis that ties together six device segments around the world -- the mobile broadband hardware that consumers are using to connect CE devices to the mobile Internet -- as well as examining emerging new products and underlying technologies. It considers the various networking air interface protocols used by each type of use case and region, the enabling software components, various distribution channels such as retail and mobile network operators, and the overall impact of mobile broadband inclusion in traditional CE device categories.

What Questions Does This Report Answer?

• What are the types of CE devices that could add mobile broadband technologies?
• What are the most popular types of mobile CE devices available today?
• To what regions of the world are different mobile CE devices shipping?
• How much revenue is generated from the sale of mobile CE devices?
• What are the average selling prices for mobile CE devices?
• Which air interface protocols are being/will be used in mobile CE devices today and in the future?

Who Needs This Report?

• Consumer electronics manufacturers
• Mobile network operators
• Application service providers
• Modem vendors