Product Number: IN0703933CNT
Publication Date: December 2007
Number of Pages: 35
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Price: $3,495 U.S. Dollars

Abstract
Currently, TD-SCDMA network construction in ten test cities is nearing completion, and Chinese carriers are testing TD-SCDMA handsets for purchasing.
 
 Tests have shown that current TD-SCDMA chipset platforms still have some problems with system stability, power consumption, and supported data rates. In-Stat believes that because the future of TD-SCDMA technology has been uncertain, TD-SCDMA chipset vendors have emphasized functionality rather than stability when developing chipsets. The immaturity of current TD-SCDMA handsets may delay the timetable for China Mobile’s handset purchasing and the pre-commercial launch of TD-SCDMA networks.
 
 TD-SCDMA/GSM dual-mode, HSDPA, and TD-MBMS are the basic functional requirements for TD-SCDMA handset chipsets. We believe that by 1H08, TD-SCDMA handset chipsets will fully support these functions.
 
 In-Stat believes that China Mobile will purchase less than one million TD-SCDMA handsets in 2007, but will purchase over five million in 2008. By 2011, shipments of TD-SCDMA handsets will reach 24.7 million.
 
 This report provides an in-depth analysis of the TD-SCDMA handset chipset industry, and covers development status, the value chain, handset problems revealed by China Mobile's testing, feedback from users, a roadmap of the TD-SCDMA handset, and TD-SCDMA handset/handset chipset shipment forecasts. We believe this report will prove very helpful to anyone who wants an in-depth look at the TD-SCDMA handset/handset chipset market.

Table of Contents

• Executive Summary
• Introduction
• Latest Deployment of TD-SCDMA in China
• TD-SCDMA Handset Market Overview
• TD-SCDMA Handset Value Chain Analysis
• TD-SCDMA Handset Testing and Issues
• Consumer Concerns with TD-SCDMA Handsets
• Battery Life
• Data Speed
• Basic Requirements for TD-SCDMA Handsets/Handset Chipsets
• Dual-Mode (TD-SCDMA/GSM)
• HSDPA
• HSDPA Driven by Demand for High-Speed Data Services in China
• Advantages of TD-SCDMA HSDPA
• Mobile TV
• Roadmap of TD-SCDMA Handset Chipset Functions
• Dual-Mode (TD-SCDMA/GSM)
• HSDPA
• TD-MBMS
• Roadmap of TD-SCDMA Handset Functions
• TD-SCDMA Handset Chipset Vendors
• Market Dynamics
• Cooperation between Vendors
• Comparison of Baseband Chipset Vendors
• TD-SCDMA Handset and Baseband Chipsets
• Market Forecast
• TD-SCDMA Handset Shipment Forecast
• TD-SCDMA Handset Chipset Forecast
• Company Landscape
• TD-SCDMA Baseband Chipset
• T3G
• Spreadtrum
• Commit
• ADI/Datang
• MediaTek
• RF Chipset Vendors
• Comlent
• RDA Microelectronics
• Rising Micro Electronics
• Methodology
• Glossary
• Related In-Stat Reports

List of Tables

• Table 1. Main Players in TD-SCDMA Handset Value Chain
• Table 2. China Mobile TD-SCDMA Handset Test
• Table 3. Comparison of Theoretical Peak Data Rate by Different Air-Link Technologies
• Table 4. GSM Platform and TD-SCDMA Protocol Stack
• Table 5. Comparison of Baseband Chipset Vendors
• Table 6. Relationships between TD-SCDMA Handset Makers and Baseband Chipset Vendors
• Table 7. T3G’s Shareholders and Expertise
• Table 8. MediaTek Products
• Table 9. Comlent Products
• Table 10. RAD Products

List of Figures

• Figure 1. TD-SCDMA Handset Chipset Shipment Forecast (Units in Millions)
• Figure 2. TD-SCDMA Deployment Progress Prior to Commercial Launch
• Figure 3. TD-SCDMA Handset Market Value Chain
• Figure 4. Roadmap of TD-SCDMA Dual-Mode Handset
• Figure 5. Roadmap of TD-MBMS Handset
• Figure 6. Roadmap of TD-SCDMA Handset
• Figure 7. TD-SCDMA Handset Shipment Forecast (Units in Millions)
• Figure 8. TD-SCDMA Handset Chipset Shipment Forecast (Units in Millions)
• Figure 9. Spreadtrum’s SC8800 Chipset