ELECTRONICS.CA PUBLICATIONS, the electronics industry market research and knowledge network, announces the availability of a recent report entitled "Non-Cellular Waveforms in Mobile Phones: Technologies and Global Markets".

In a recent release, Non-Cellular Waveforms in Mobile Phones: Technologies and Global Markets, global sales of non-cellular waveform chipsets in mobile phones were $4.3 billion in 2010. That value is projected to reach $9.7 billion in 2015, after increasing at a five-year compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 17.8%.

The global market for non-cellular waveform chipsets in mobile phones can be broken down into six segments – FM, Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, mobile TV, GPS, and near field communication (NFC).

The FM segment was valued at $968 million in 2010, and in 2015 should be worth $1.6 billion, yielding a CAGR of 10.9%.

The Wi-Fi segment, worth $2 billion in 2010, should rise to almost $4.4 billion in 2015, a CAGR of 16.4%.

The Bluetooth segment, worth $471 million in 2010, should be worth $663 million in 2015, a CAGR of 7.1%.

The mobile TV segment, worth $465 million in 2010, should be worth $1.7 billion in 2015, a CAGR of 30%.

The GPS segment, worth $309 million in 2010, should be worth nearly $1.2 billion in 2015, a CAGR of 30.6%.

The NFC segment was valued at $41 million in 2010 and in 2015 should be $180 million, a CAGR of 34.4%.

Changes in mobile phones are occurring rapidly, driven by advances in mobile computing and the data capabilities of cellular network infrastructures. The increase on the application side has necessitated the adoption of allied wireless standards that have diverse purposes, ranging from short-range communication to subscriber authentication. It is these waveform chipsets in mobile phones and their market on which the report focuses.

Analysts forecast a very promising market for non-cellular waveform chipsets in the near future. One reason is the enormous potential created by new application diversity, a continuously evolving front that sustained growth even during the 2008 and 2009 economic downturn. Another reason is that, within the next five years, smartphones will exceed non-smartphones in shipment volumes, providing a healthy market for new non-cellular waveform chipsets.

The content of the report will be relevant to a wide range of cellular industry stakeholders, non-cellular waveform stakeholders, as well as end users. Others who will find the report useful include semiconductor chipset specialists, cellular operators, financial institutions, intellectual property owners of individual waveforms, and handset original equipment, design, and engineering manufacturers.

Details of the report, table of contents and ordering information can be found on Electronics.ca Publications' web site. View the report: Non-Cellular Waveforms in Mobile Phones: Technologies and Global Markets