VENDOR SHARE: Global Handset Market by Technology: Q4 2012

Global legitimate handset shipments remained flat annually in Q4 2012. However, the quarter witnessed phenomenal 1100% growth for LTE volumes, led by Apple and Samsung in developed markets. Meanwhile, 3G handset shipments slowed due to the spike in 4G demand. In this report, Strategy Analytics provides quarterly handset shipments by protocol for the top 30 global vendors, for 9 cellular access technologies, from 2001 to 2012. This hugely detailed report is valuable for handset vendors, component makers, operators, IPR holders and other stakeholders who want to track the size of 2G, 3G and 4G mobile phone markets.