Speech Recognition in Mobile Handsets: Market Research Report

July 2012 | 378 pages | ID: S5A3F748D62EN
Global Industry Analysts, Inc

Abstracts

This report analyzes the worldwide markets for Speech Recognition in Mobile Handsets in US$ Million.

The report provides separate comprehensive analytics for the US, Japan, Europe, and Rest of World.

Annual estimates and forecasts are provided for the period 2009 through 2018.

The report profiles 37 companies including many key and niche players such as Advanced Media, Inc., ANHUI USTC iFLYTEK Co, Ltd., Apple, Inc., Google, Inc., International Business Machines Corporation, Microsoft Corporation, Nuance Communications, Inc., NovoSpeech Ltd., Openstream, Inc., Promptu Systems Corporation, Sensory, Inc., SPEECH FX, and TravellingWave, Inc.

Market data and analytics are derived from primary and secondary research.

Company profiles are primarily based upon search engine sources in the public domain.

Contents

I.INTRODUCTION, METHODOLOGY & PRODUCT DEFINITIONS

Study Reliability and Reporting Limitations
Disclaimers
Data Interpretation & Reporting Level
Quantitative Techniques & Analytics
Product Definitions and Scope of Study

II. EXECUTIVE SUMMARY

1.INDUSTRY OVERVIEW

Speech Technologies – Enabling Man-to-Machine Communication
Speech Recognition in Mobile Handsets: A Prelude
Speech Recognition – Now as Mobile Applications
Increase in Mobile Users – A Key Opportunity Indicator

Table 1. World Market for Mobile Handsets by Technology – Percentage Breakdown of Annual Sales Volume for 2G, 2.5G, 3G, 3.5G, and 3.9G Enabled Handsets for Years 2008, 2014 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart)

Rapid Proliferation of Smartphones – A Key Opportunity
Smartphones Sales Continue to Grow Across the Globe

Table 2. Global Market for Smart phones (2011 & 2015): Breakdown of Annual Sales Figures in Thousand Units by Geographic Markets - US, Canada, Japan, Europe, Asia Pacific, Latin America, and Rest of World Markets – Independently Analyzed with for Years 2011 and 2015 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart)

Impact of Recession in Retrospect
Current and Future Analysis
Consumer Mobile Usage Habits Indicate Strong Potential for Speech Recognition Applications

Table 3. Global Mobile Internet Market (2010): Percentage Share Breakdown of Revenues for MMS/SMS, Entertainment, Advertisement/Search, Enterprise Services and Other Data Access (includes corresponding Graph/Chart)

Mobile SMS – An Underutilized Feature for Mobile Speech Recognition Technology
Stringent Motor Vehicle Laws Driving Growth of Speech Recognition Technology
Use of Mobile Phone Navigation Applications Made Easy by Speech Recognition
Focus on Employee Productivity & Efficiency to Drive Adoption of SR for Enterprise Functions
Proliferation of Mobile Voice Portals – Driving Increased Use of SR in Mobile Phones
Speech Recognition Technologies to Drive Next Generation Marketing Campaigns
Low Entry Barriers Invite Smaller Players to Foray into the Market
High Cost of Speech Recognition Implementations Continue to Challenge Market
Technology Developments to Boost Adoption
Competitive Scenario

Table 4. Global Market for Speech Recognition (2010): Percentage Market Share Breakdown by Leading Players (includes corresponding Graph/Chart)

2.CONCEPTUAL OVERVIEW

Speech Recognition: An Introduction
History of Speech Recognition Systems
Components of Speech Recognition System
Beneficiaries of Speech Recognition Systems
Classification of Speech Recognition Systems
Discrete and Continuous Systems
Large and Small Vocabulary Systems
Speaker Dependent and Independent Systems
Acoustic Echo Cancellation
Various Applications of Speech Recognition Systems
Modern Mobile Workforce
Speech-to-Speech Translation
Corporate IT Automation and Security:
Dictation Systems
Broadcast News Recognition
Better Customer Service
Quick Mobilization of Staff
Distributed Speech Recognition
Speech Recognition Applications for Mobile Handsets
Voice Recognition on Android
Siri: Personal Assistant for iPhone 4S
Comparison of Apple Siri and Google Voice/Actions Search

3.RECENT INDUSTRY ACTIVITY

Tensilica Enters into Partnership with Sensory
Openstream Develops Multimodal Architecture from Cue-me™ Platform

24/7 AND MICROSOFT INK AGREEMENT

Apple Selects Dragon Voice Recognition of Nuance Communications
Spansion and Nuance Communications Enter into Partnership
Nuance Communications Extends Presence of Nuance Mobile Developer Program to Australia
Nuance Communications Expands Nuance Mobile Developer Program Presence to China
Nuance Communications to Take Over Vlingo
Sprint Nextel Selects Speech Recognition Technology of Nuance Communications
Amazon.com Acquires Yap
Nuance Communications Takes Over SVOX
Nuance Communications Acquires Loquendo
Avaya Takes Over Aurix
Computer Made Effective Inks VAR Agreement with me2me
Parrot Inks Agreement with Gracenote® to Access Digital File Recognition and Speech-Enhancing Technologies
Medio Systems Selects IBM System X Servers to Deliver Cloud-Based Services
Nuance Communications Takes Over MacSpeech
IBM and Nuance Communications Enter into Joint- Research Initiative
Nuance Communications Acquires SpinVox
Vlingo Inks Licensing Agreement and Forms Strategic Alliance with AT&T

4.PRODUCT LAUNCHES/TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENTS

Nuance Communications Rolls out New NDEV Mobile
iSpeech Introduces Free Voice Recognition SDK
Openstream Launches Global Reporting and Information Mobile Application on iPad®
Openstream Introduces Market Research and Global Liquidity Mobile Applications on iPad®
Telovations Introduces Speech Assist
iSpeech Introduces Self Service Platform
VXi Rolls Out VXi TalkPro Speech Recognition Headset Range
Bharti Airtel and Nuance Communications Introduce Speech-Recognition Service
SVOX Launches Version of Speech Recognition Solution
Nuance Communications and Jawbone Unveil New Jawbone ERATM Bluetooth® Headset
Microsoft to Unveil Speech Recognition Services for Devices
Tronton Introduces Cluzee Digital Assistant for Android-based Mobile Devices
NTT DoCoMo Introduces Speech to Speech Translation Service
SingTel Interactive Unveils DeF!ND Voice Search Application to Recognize Singlish
VoiceHub Communications to Introduce Cloud-based Service with Speech Recognition
ABBYY Introduces TextGrabber + Translator for Chat Translation
Apple Unveils Siri Voice Recognition Software in iPhone 4S
Lyrix Launches Mobiso Speech Assistant for Metaswitch Clients
Nuance Communications Announces Voicemail-to-Text Technology for Sprint BlackBerry Users
Sensory Unveils TrulyHandsfree™ Voice Control 2.0 for Enhanced Voice User Interfaces
Sensory Launches TrulyHandsfree Trigger™-enabled SDKs for iPhone® and Android™
Openstream Unveils mobileforceONE™
Nuance Communications Launches Dragon Medical Mobile Recorder
Nuance Communications Introduces Nuance Transcription Services
Nuance Communications Launches Dragon NaturallySpeaking 11
Promptu Systems Launches New iPhone ShoutOUT Speech-to-Text Application
Promptu Systems Introduces New ShoutOUT for Android™ Speech Recognition App
Tellme Networks Unveils New Cloud-Based Services

5.FOCUS ON SELECT GLOBAL PLAYERS

Advanced Media, Inc. (Japan)
ANHUI USTC iFLYTEK Co, Ltd. (China)
Apple, Inc (US)
Google, Inc. (US)
International Business Machines Corporation (US)
Microsoft Corporation (US)
Nuance Communications, Inc. (US)
NovoSpeech Ltd. (Israel)
Openstream, Inc. (US)
Promptu Systems Corporation (US)
Sensory, Inc. (US)

SPEECH FX (US)

TravellingWave, Inc (US)

6.GLOBAL MARKET PERSPECTIVE

Table 5. World Recent Past, Current and Future Analysis for Speech Recognition Applications in Mobile Handsets by Geographic Region/Country – US, Japan, Europe, and Rest of World Markets Independently Analyzed with Annual Sales Figures in US$ Million for Years 2009 through 2018 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart)

Table 6. World 10-Year Perspective for Speech Recognition Applications in Mobile Handsets by Geographic Region/Country – Percentage Breakdown of Dollar Sales for US, Japan, Europe, and Rest of World Markets for Years 2009, 2012 and 2018 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart)

III. MARKET

1.THE UNITED STATES

A. Market Analysis
Current and Future Analysis
Current Scenario
Product Launches/Technological Developments
Recent Industry Activity
Select Regional Players
B. Market Analytics

Table 7. US Recent Past, Current & Future Analysis for Speech Recognition Applications in Mobile Handsets Analyzed with Annual Sales Figures in US$ Million for Years 2009 through 2018 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart)

2.JAPAN

A. Market Analysis
Current and Future Analysis
Product/Service Launch/Technological Development
Advanced Media, Inc. – A Select Japanese Player
B. Market Analytics

Table 8. Japanese Recent Past, Current & Future Analysis for Speech Recognition Applications in Mobile Handsets Analyzed with Annual Sales Figures in US$ Million for Years 2009 through 2018 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart)

3.EUROPE

A. Market Analysis
Current and Future Analysis
Product Launches/Technological Developments
Strategic Corporate Developments
B. Market Analytics

Table 9. European Recent Past, Current & Future Analysis for Speech Recognition Applications in Mobile Handsets Analyzed with Annual Sales Figures in US$ Million for Years 2009 through 2018 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart)

4.REST OF WORLD

A. Market Analysis
Current and Future Analysis
Strong Demand for Smartphones Augurs Well for SR Applications Market in Asia-Pacific
Google’s Speech Recognition Technology Gains Steam in India
Product Launches/Technological Developments
Strategic Corporate Developments
Select Regional Players
B. Market Analytics

Table 10. Rest of World Recent Past, Current & Future Analysis for Speech Recognition Applications in Mobile Handsets Analyzed with Annual Sales Figures in US$ Million for Years 2009 through 2018 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart)

IV. COMPETITIVE LANDSCAPE

Total Companies Profiled: 37 (including Divisions/Subsidiaries - 39)
The United States (27)
Japan (2)
Europe (7)
Germany (3)
The United Kingdom (3)
Rest of Europe (1)
Asia-Pacificc (Excluding Japan) (2)
Middle-East (1)