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Mobile Communications Worldwide: Methodology and Definitions, 2005
30 March 2005
 
Robin Simpson   Nick Ingelbrecht   Phillip Redman   Carolina Milanesi   Stephanie Baghdassarian   Eleana Liew   Tole J. Hart   Jason Chapman   Ben Wood   Sauk-Hun Song   Geoff Johnson   Eric J. Zwar   Ken Dulaney  

This annually updated guide explains Gartner's mobile forecast methodologies and document designations. It includes our market statistics methodology, segmentation and definitions, and a detailed glossary of mobile and wireless terms.





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Table of Contents


    
 Market Statistics Overview and Methodology

    
 Introduction
    
 Market Statistics Methodology
    
 Forecast Methodology
    
 Forecast Goals

    
 Area Segmentation

    
 Mobile Communications Services
    
 Mobile Data Services
    
 Mobile Network Infrastructure
    
 Mobile Terminals

    
 Technology and Product Definitions

    
 Regional Definitions

    
 Western Europe
    
 North America
    
 Asia/Pacific

    
 Rest of Asia/Pacific
    
 Japan
    
 Eastern Europe

    
 Rest of Eastern Europe
    
 Latin America

    
 Rest of Latin America
    
 Africa

    
 Rest of Africa
    
 Middle East

    
 Rest of Middle East

    
 Research Metric Definitions


List of Figures


Figure 3-1. 
 Evolution of Wireless Devices
 

Figure 3-2. 
 Wireless Technologies by Speed and Range
 

Figure 3-3. 
 Mobile Network Evolution
 

Figure 3-4. 
 Java Development Environments
 

Figure 3-5. 
 Wireless Technologies for Different Contexts
 

Figure 3-6. 
 The Supranet
 

Figure 3-7. 
 The WAP Protocol Stack
 

Figure 3-8. 
 Physical Layer Standards for 802.11
 



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