This has already been posted about within the Flash Lite community … but in case you missed it; there is a 55 page paper Strategy Analytics has put together called “Flash-Enabled Handset Forecast: 91% Global Growth in 2007 as Flash Lite Gains Momentum outside Japan”.

The author is Stuart Robinson (non-Adobe), and it was published on 4 Jan 2008.

Here is a synopsis:

Adobe’s Flash Lite technology has taken off rapidly in the last 18 months. Cumulatively, over 301 million FL devices, of which over 90% are cellphones, have been shipped since 2003.

The base continues to strengthen in Japan, but in 2008 we will see shipments of Flash Lite-enabled cellphones in the rest of the Asia Pacific region and Western Europe exceed shipments in Japan for the first time since the launch of Flash Lite.

A further 1.4 billion FL-enabled phones are expected to be shipped globally over the next three years alone, at which point over 46% of phones shipped are likely to support Flash Lite.

This report gives a global forecast of the market for Flash Lite-enabled phones with detailed analysis of 23 countries, and splits by Flash Lite version, air interface and network operator.

Both Bill Perry (Adobe) and Mark (Adobe) both posted about these stats:

  • 1.4 billion mobile phones will support Flash Lite by 2010
  • 46% of mobile phones in 2010 will support Flash Lite
  • 301 million devices shipped since 2003
  • 270.9 million mobile phones run Flash Lite currently
  • Shipments in W. Europe and Asia will exceed Japan shipments in 2008

… leading me to believe that the 55 pages are probably also a good source of info (although I have yet to read this report in it’s entirety).

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