Korea is one of the major global mobile device manufacturing bases in the world and offers advanced mobile services in terms of technology like HSDPA or Wibro along with a wide range of value added mobile services. As such, newer types of mobile devices are emerging and getting adopted here at a rapid pace and sometimes, even the latest products are deployed as a test bed. In addition, there are many hot issues in this market such as convergence among mobile devices or new emerging products like UMPC (Ultra Mobile PC) that need to be addressed in order to gain a better understanding of the mobile device market in Korea. IDC's Korea Quarterly Mobile Device Tracker provides timely and critical market intelligence essential for understanding and planning strategies for the mobile device market. It identifies on a quarterly basis, the new market trends and emerging technologies and provides a detailed account of the overall market size along with five-year forecasts.

This product covers the following segments of the mobile device market:

• Mobile phones
• Handheld devices (PDAs)
• Converged mobile devices

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

• Annual sizing and a five- year forecast of mobile device shipments
• Form factor dynamics
• Operating system shares
• Review and analysis of device technology trends
• Vendor competition

Our research addresses the following issues that are critical to your success:

1. What is the size of the mobile devices market in Korea and where will it be in five years?
2. Who are the top market vendors in each market and what are their critical success factors?
3. What are the current trends and development in the markets tracked?
4. What impact will emerging new devices, such as PMP or UMPC, have on Korea's mobile device market?
5. What kinds of emerging technologies are impacting the mobile device market in Korea?

IDC's Korea Mobile Device Tracker product examines how mobile device vendors are positioning themselves to compete in the mobile device market. This product reviews strategies, market positioning, and future direction of several providers, including:

Cyber Bank, HP, KTFT, LG, Mio, Motorola, Nokia, Pantech & Curitel, Rim, Samsung, and VK.

Throughout the year, this product will offer insight into the latest trends impacting the market. Potential studies include:

Quantitative Data

• Unit shipments segmentation
• Revenue segmentation by product/form factor
• Revenue segmentation by technology
• Vendor share
• Five-year market forecast by product/form factor/technology

• Major market drivers
• Competitive positioning by vendors
• Key vendors' activities
• Future outlook

As a privately held company, IDC believes that our customers are our primary constituency. A large percentage of every revenue dollar is reinvested back into our products, including more analysts, more geographic coverage, and extensive primary research.

Our steady growth over the past 10 years reflects our commitment to investing in our customers.