Table of Contents
  • Executive Summary
  • About the Data
  • Methodology For Data Collection
  • Overview
  • End-Users on Future Phones
    • Motorola Leads Battle of the Brands
    • Spending Outlook: Modest
    • Lukewarm Interest in RFID
    • Input Methods
      • Weak Interest in Stylus Pens
      • Voice Activation Stirs Solid Interest
      • Touch Screens Strike a Chord
    • Input Summary
    • Wi-Fi on Handsets
      • Solid Interest in Wireless Fidelity
      • Wireless E-Mail Leads List of Desired Services
    • Thumbs Down for Broadcast TV
    • Tepid Interest in Greater Storage
    • Respondents Cool to Satellite Radio
    • Megapixel Cameras Generate Moderate Interest
    • Summary: Storage, Sat Radio, Cameras, TV
    • Fuel Cell Concept Grabs Attention
    • Foldable Display Garners So-So Interest
    • High Negatives for “Wallet” Phone
    • Mixed Responses to Location Based Services
      • Mapping Service a Solid Bet
      • Solid Interest in Locating Businesses
      • Modest Interest in Finding Friends or Family
      • Wanted: Alternate Traffic Routes
    • Summary: Location Based Services (LBS)
    • Keen Interest in Skype-Enabled Phone
    • Future Phone Opinions By Service Provider
      • Wi-Fi by Service Provider
      • Broadcast TV by Service Provider
      • Fuel Cell by Service Provider
      • “Wallet” by Service Provider
      • LBS by Service Provider
      • Skype-enabled by Service Provider
  • Demographics
    • Occupation
    • Age
    • Income
      • Summarizing End-Users
  • Future Market Sizing
  • In the Labs, or Early Stage
  • 3.5G and 4G
  • Summary

List of Tables

  • Table 1. Worldwide handset shipment forecast, 2005-2010 (Units in Thousands)
  • Table 2. Worldwide Handset Revenue Forecast, based on Average Manufacturer Revenue (AMR) (US$ in Thousands)
  • Table 3. Worldwide Voice-Activated Cell Phone Forecast, 2005-2010 (Units in Thousands)
  • Table 4. Worldwide Wi-Fi-enabled Cell Phone Forecast, 2005-2010 (Units in Thousands)
  • Table 5. Worldwide TV-enabled Cell Phone Forecast, 2005-2010 (Units in Thousands)
  • Table 6. Worldwide MP3-playing (and other music file formats) Cell Phone Forecast, 2005-2010 (Units in Thousands)
  • Table 7. Worldwide Mass-Storage Cell Phone Forecast, 2005-2010 (Units in Thousands)
  • Table 8. Worldwide Camera Phone* Forecast, 2005-2010 (Units in Thousands)
  • Table 9. Worldwide Fuel Cell–enabled Cell Phone Forecast, 2005-2010 (Units in Thousands)
  • Table 10. Worldwide Rollable Displays on Cell Phones Forecast, 2005-2010 (Units in Thousands)
  • Table 11. Worldwide “Wallet” Cell Phone Forecast, 2005-2010 (Units in Thousands)
  • Table 12. Worldwide LBS (Mapping) Functionality on Cell Phones Forecast, 2005-2010 (Units in Thousands)
  • Table 13. Worldwide Skype-enabled Cell Phone Forecast, 2005-2010 (Units in Thousands)

List of Figures

  • Figure 1. Respondents with Motorola handsets had the greatest interest in buying a phone with built-in Wi-Fi capabilities
  • Figure 2. Motorola is the leading brand under consideration by respondents for their next mobile phone
  • Figure 3. The largest group of respondents intends to spend between $50 and $100 on their next wireless phone
  • Figure 4. Nearly half (47.1%) of respondents were “not very” or “not at all” interested in RFID on their next wireless phone
  • Figure 5. Enhanced stylus pens generated mild interest with 17.9% very or extremely interested in this type of input method
  • Figure 6. More than 40% of respondents were either very or extremely interested in voice activation on their wireless phones
  • Figure 7. More than a third (35.9%) of respondents were either very or extremely interested in a touch screen for their wireless phones
  • Figure 8. Voice activation was the clear leader among text-input alternatives, according to respondents
  • Figure 9. More than 40% of respondents were either very or extremely interested in buying a wireless phone with built-in Wi-Fi
  • Figure 10. The leading service was e-mail among respondents interested in Wi-Fi-enabled wireless phones
  • Figure 11. Just 12% of respondents were very or extremely interested in buying a wireless phone capable of receiving broadcast TV
  • Figure 12. Just three in 10 respondents said they were very or extremely interested in a wireless phone that had 1-gigabyte or more of built-in storage
  • Figure 13. Just one in five respondents said they would be very or extremely interested in buying a mobile phone with satellite radio functionality
  • Figure 14. Some 23% of respondents said they would be very or extremely interested in buying a camera phone with a resolution level of two or more megapixels
  • Figure 15. Greater storage capacity was the highest-ranking technology in this group, according to respondents
  • Figure 16. Nearly half of the respondents (47.6%) said they were very or extremely interested in a fuel cell for powering a depleted wireless phone
  • Figure 17. More than a third of respondents were favorably impressed with the concept of a foldable display for their wireless phones
  • Figure 18. Slightly more than half of the respondents said they were either not very or not at all interested in a wireless phone that could be used as a wallet for purchases
  • Figure 19. More than half of the respondents were very or extremely interested in a mapping service for their wireless phone
  • Figure 20. Almost 40% of respondents were either very or extremely interested in a location-based service that could locate businesses
  • Figure 21. Almost a third of respondents said they were very or extremely interested in a service that could find friends or family members
  • Figure 22. More than half of the respondents were either very or extremely interested in a location service that would help find alternate traffic routing
  • Figure 23. Mapping was the leading location service respondents would want on their wireless phones
  • Figure 24. More than 40% of respondents were very or extremely interested in a Skype-enabled wireless phone
  • Figure 25. Respondents gave the nod to T-Mobile when asked about buying a wireless phone with built-in Wi-Fi technology
  • Figure 26. Sprint PCS respondents showed the greatest interest in buying a wireless phone capable of receiving broadcast TV
  • Figure 27. T-Mobile respondents had the greatest interest in the concept of a fuel cell for powering a depleted phone
  • Figure 28. T-Mobile respondents showed the greatest interest in a wireless phone that can act as a wallet
  • Figure 29. Nextel respondents showed the strongest interest in location-based services
  • Figure 30. Nextel respondents had the highest interest in a Skype-enable wireless phone
  • Figure 31. More than a third of the respondents were in the executive or managerial segment of the job market
  • Figure 32. More than 60% of the respondents was 45 and above
  • Figure 33. The largest group of respondents had an annual pre-tax income between $75,000 and $100,000