IDC's European Quarterly Handheld Tracker service provides an essential, detailed, and accurate update of the handheld and converged devices market in Europe. In addition to its annual research service, this quarterly service offers clients unique insight into key vendor performance and trends affecting the European mobile device market on a quarterly basis. Quarterly updates provide the latest information on the rapidly changing mobile devices market for time-critical decision making and strategic planning.

This service covers the following markets and segments:

• Handheld devices (pen-based, key-based) and converged devices
• 16 Western European countries
• Market outlook and quarterly forecasts
• Vendor shares by form factor, operating system, user segment, data versus voice centric, and channel
• Converged devices by entry method (pen, key, numeric keypad)

Throughout the year, this service will address the following topics:

• Vendor market share by form factor, by country for 16 countries
• Quarterly market sizing
• Quarterly forecasts
• Competitive positioning, vendor performance analysis
• Form factor and technology trends
• Pricing trends

This service addresses the following issues that are critical to your success:

1. What were the key market drivers over the past quarter and what is the market outlook for the coming quarters?
2. What are the market performances and strengths/weaknesses of your competitors?
3. Which key mobile device vendors gained market share?
4. What are the major challenges in the European handheld and converged devices market?
5. How have the latest industry activities affected IDC's short-term/long-term mobile device forecast?

IDC's European Quarterly Handheld Tracker service examines how hardware providers are positioning themselves in this increasingly competitive market. This service reviews strategies, market positioning, and shares of handheld and handheld-related companies in the handheld market, including:

Acer, Bouygues, Casio, Dell, Fujitsu Siemens Computers, HP, HTC, Medion, Microsoft, Motorola, Nokia, O2, Orange, Palm, RIM, Samsung, Sharp, BenQ/Siemens, Sony Ericsson, Symbian, T-Mobile, Vodafone, and Yakumo.

Quarterly market analysis, shares, and forecasts will offer extensive and timely insight into the very competitive handheld devices market in Europe.

Quarterly market analysis and vendor shares delivered six weeks after the end of each quarter.

Western Europe: Austria, Belgium, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Ireland, Italy, the Netherlands, Norway, Portugal, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, and the U.K.

Quarterly forecasts and quarterly insight documents are provided eight weeks after the end of each quarter.

Qualitative Analysis

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