Monday, September 29, 2008

Ultra-Mobile Devices Take Off

Ultra-mobile devices to reach 200M by 2013

By Vivian Yeo, ZDNet Asia
Thursday, September 25, 2008 01:01 PM

Demand for ultra-mobile devices such as Netbooks and MIDs (mobile Internet devices) will match that of notebook PCs by 2013, new research has revealed.

Shipment of ultra-mobile devices will grow from 10 million units this year to over 200 million in 2013, ABI Research said in a statement Wednesday. This puts the market on par with the notebook PC market, which the research analyst expects to also reach some 200 million in unit shipment.

According to Philip Solis, principal analyst at ABI Research, the market would be worth nearly US$27 billion. While small compared to the wireless handset market, this figure is "significant" nonetheless, Solis said.


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