This study examines the growing worldwide and U.S. smartphones market and the mobile operating systems that power it. In addition to providing worldwide and U.S mobile OS forecast, this study reviews each mobile OS, including its drivers, opportunities, and potential challenges.

The choice of a mobile operating system has become crucial in creating a competitive advantage. We believe that the next phase of development in mobile operating system will focus on refining and creating holistic platforms.

Companies Covered:

Accenture Plc, Adobe Systems Incorporated, Apple Inc., AT&T Corp., Cisco Systems, Inc., Facebook Inc, FirstEnergy Corp., FUJITSU Limited, General Electric Company, Google Inc., GPU, Inc., Hewlett-Packard Company, HTC Corporation, Intel Corporation, LUMIA, Microsoft Corporation, MOODY''S CORPORATION, Moody's Corporation, Motorola Mobility, Inc., Motorola, Inc., NEC Corporation, Nokia Corporation, Oracle Corporation, P.T. LG Electronics Indonesia, Panasonic Corporation, QNX Software Systems Ltd, Research In Motion Ltd, Samsung C&T, Sprint Nextel Corporation, Standard & Poor''s AB, Standard & Poor''s Securities Inc, The Dun & Bradstreet Corporation, United International Securities Ltd, Verizon Communications Inc., Vodafone Group Plc, YouTube Inc

TABLE OF CONTENTS

1. In This Study

Methodology

Primary Data Sources

Secondary Sources

IDC Worldwide Quarterly Mobile Phone Tracker

2. Situation Overview
3. Future Outlook

Vendor/Operating System Profiles

Android

BlackBerry OS

iOS

Linux

Symbian

Windows Mobile/Windows Phone

Forecast and Assumptions

Table: Top 3 Assumptions for the Worldwide Smartphone Mobile OS Market, 2011–2015

Table: Key Forecast Assumptions for the Worldwide Smartphone Mobile OS Market, 2011–2015

Table: Worldwide Smartphone Shipments by Operating System, 2010–2015

Table: Comparison of the Different Mobile Operating Systems

Figure: Worldwide Smartphone Shipment Share by Operating System, 2011 and 2015

Market Context

Table: Worldwide Smartphone Shipments, 2005–2015: Comparison of December 2010 and December 2011 Forecasts (000)

Figure: Worldwide Smartphone Shipments, 2005–2015: Comparison of December 2010 and December 2011 Forecasts

4. Essential Guidance
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