Research and Markets: United Kingdom Location Based Services (LBS) Market Forecast, 2009 - 2013: Total Spend in the LBS Market in the UK to Rise to $406 Million in 2013

DUBLIN-(Business Wire)-September 28, 2009 - Research and Markets(http://www.researchandmarkets.com/research/b83169/united_kingdom_loc) has announced the addition of IE Market Research Corp.'s new report "United Kingdom Location Based Services (LBS) Market Forecast, 2009 - 2013: Total spend in the LBS market in the UK to rise to $406 million in 2013" to their offering.

United Kingdom Location Based Services (LBS) Forecast provides five-year annual forecasts of LBS users, ARPU, total spend and other metrics going out to 2013. We provide forecasts for the following categories within the LBS market: Voice-Guided In-Car Navigation, Voice-Guided Pedestrian Navigation, Mobile Maps, Mobile Maps Applications (weather, restaurant guides, traffic, etc.), People Tracking, Location Enabled Search and Advertising, and Other LBS Applications (e.g. Proximity-based actuation, Proximity-based notification, etc.)

Our LBS market forecasts are based on our proprietary, country-specific forecasting models. These models deploy multiple regression analysis and cross-impact matrices that estimate relationships between subscriber data, technology use and deployment data, overall economic and demographic changes expected in a particular country or a particular region.

To this comprehensive dataset, we are adding a PowerPoint presentation which provides our clients with an overview of key trends in the global LBS industry. In addition to explaining overall trends in the global LBS and GPS markets, we discuss the potential of Location Enabled Search and Advertising industry in many regional markets around the world over the next several years.

This report will be useful to:

Location Based Service providers
Strategists and analysts at vendors responsible for LBS strategy development and business analytics
Handset and device manufacturers in all areas of the telecommunications market that need strategy recommendations on key trends in the global mobile handset industry
Financial analysts and portfolio managers covering firms in the LBS industry or the mobile handset industry
Consultants advising their clients on LBS markets
Researchers who need to gain a better understanding of the global LBS market

Executive Summary of the Global LBS Forecast

Global market for consumer-centric LBS to rise to $7.85 billion in 2013, a CAGR of 57.8%
While growth in the LBS market has not been spectacular in the past, we think that the increasing availability of GPS handsets in the next five years will help accelerate adoption for LBS across the world
Location Enabled Search and Advertising will see the biggest growth , growing at a CAGR of 260% over the next five years
While Voice-guided In-Car Navigation will continue to be the main use for consumer-centric LBS applications in the next 2-3 years, we think that Location Enabled Search and Advertising will see big take-up from 2010 onward
The future of LBS is in Location Enabled Search and Advertising
Location enabled searches are becoming increasingly popular:
Voice Guided In Car Navigation users will rise to 47.3 million users in 2013
We are expecting total spend on Voice Guided In Car Navigation to rise to $2.6 billion in 2013

Regional Overview

North American consumer-centric LBS market to rise to $2.7 billion in 2013, a CAGR of 40.5%
North America (Canada and United States) will account for 34.3% of the world market share for consumer-centric LBS spend
South and Central America consumer-centric LBS market to rise to $213 million in 2013, a CAGR of 68.2%
South and Central America will account for 2.7% of the world market share for consumer-centric LBS spend
Western Europe consumer-centric LBS market to rise to $2.97 billion in 2013, a CAGR of 96.4%
Western Europe will account for 37.9% of the world market share for consumer-centric LBS spend
Eastern Europe consumer-centric LBS market to rise to $180 million in 2013, a CAGR of 86.4%
Eastern Europe will account for 2.3% of the world market share for consumer-centric LBS spend
Asia-Pacific consumer-centric LBS market to rise to $1.66 billion in 2013, a CAGR of 50.5%
Asia-Pacific will account for 21.2% of the world market share for consumer-centric LBS spend
Middle East and Africa consumer-centric LBS market to rise to $124 million in 2013, a CAGR of 88.3%
Middle East and Africa will account for 1.6% of the world market share for consumer-centric LBS spend