In this document, IDC examines key market trends and dynamics that have affected the growth of the European mobile devices market in 3Q06. It identifies vendor performance, competitive post-operating system dynamics, mobile and IT channel trends, end-user segment dynamics, and additional market metrics to offer a comprehensive understanding behind the performance of the mobile devices market in Europe in 3Q06, as well as underlying forecast assumptions for full year 2006 market performance.

For more detailed information see IDC's European Mobile Devices Tracker, which provides historic quarterly unit shipment and value of shipment data from 1Q00, by 20 vendors (not including vertical application devices), operating system, usage category, form factor, data entry, channel, and segment. It also includes quarterly forecasts until the end of 2007.