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Market Insight: White-Box Vendors Move Into Smartphones to Expand Market Presence, Worldwide, 2011
13 January 2012
 
CK Lu   Anshul Gupta  

White-box vendors successfully build brands, but their momentum is facing stiff competition from low-cost devices from Nokia, Huawei and ZTE. We explore the changing balance in this market and the opportunities for white-box vendors to expand their reach.




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Table of Contents

Contents
  • Analysis
    • White-Box Devices Shifting to Brand Sales
    • Traditional White-Box Sales Pass Their Peak in 2010
    • White-Box Manufacturers Continue Expansion Into International Markets
    • Tier 1 Vendors' Response to White-Box Products
    • White-Box Vendors Tackle Smartphone Growth in Emerging Markets
    • Limited Opportunity in 3G Smartphones for Traditional White-Box Vendors
  • Background and Context
  • The Impact
  • Conclusions
  • Recommended Reading
Tables
Table 1.
Sales of White-Box Phones by Vendor Type, 2010-2012 (Millions of Units)
Table 2.
Sales of White-Box Phones by Region, Worldwide, 2011 (Millions of Units)
Table 3.
Smartphone Sales Based on MediaTek, Spreadtrum and MStar, Worldwide (Millions of Units)
Table 4.
List of Emerging Brands in 2011, Worldwide
Figures
Figure 1.
Sales Distribution of Turnkey Solutions, 2011




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Mobile Communications Worldwide
Telecom and Internet Markets Asia/Pacific
Mobile Devices Worldwide




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