Assessing the Future Impact of Counterfeit Phones

In this report sponsored by iconectiv, Strategy Analytics develops an analysis of the global grey/counterfeit phone market that identifies why this issue is important for service providers, device OEMs, enabling technology suppliers, and regulators, and assesses the drivers and trends that will potentially lead to high levels of counterfeit phone sales over the coming years, and generates a forecast of continuing growth in grey/counterfeit phone sales.

1 Introduction
2 Executive Summary
3 Definitions
4 Overview of the Counterfeit Phone Market
5 Assessing the Impact of Counterfeit Phones
5.1 Lost Device Sales & Revenues for Handset OEMs
5.2 Lost IPR Revenue for Chipset Vendors
5.3 Impact: Why Counterfeit Phones Matter to Service Providers
5.4 Implications for the Public Sector & Consumers
6 Forecast Scenarios: Proliferation of Grey & Counterfeit Phones
6.1 Current Forecasts:
6.2 Alternative Scenario: Proliferation of Grey & Counterfeit Phones
6.3 Unit Sales & Revenue Forecasts