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Forecast: Pro AV market at $258bn by 2030

The global Pro AV market is projected to reach $258 billion (€215.6bn) by 2030, according to analysis conducted by Caretta Research, as the industry prepares for ISE 2026. For many years, the pro AV industry focused primarily on hardware such as projectors, screens, microphones and speakers. The market is now rapidly evolving beyond hardware into […]

January 29, 2026

Forecast: Broadband equipment spend to peak at $18.8bn in 2028

According to a report from Dell’Oro Group, a source for market information about the telecommunications, security, networks and data centre industries, the Broadband Access Equipment market is forecasted to grow at an average annual rate of 0.3 per cent from 2025 to 2030, with total revenue peaking at $18.8 billion (€15.7bn) in 2028, driven by […]

January 29, 2026

Research: TCL continues to expand presence in TV market

Global TV shipments declined 1 per cent YoY in November 2025, according to Counterpoint Research’s Global Monthly TV Tracker, reversing the growth seen in the previous two months. In MoM terms, the shipments fell 15 per cent in November, as September and October shipments had been boosted by inventory accumulation ahead of year-end peak sales. […]

January 26, 2026

Forecast: FWA infrastructure, CPE spend above $10bn through 2029

According to a report from Dell’Oro Group, a source for market information about the telecommunications, security, networks, and data centre industries, Fixed Wireless Access (FWA) continues to surge, supporting both residential and enterprise connectivity due to its ease of deployment along with the more widespread availability of 4G LTE and 5G Sub-6GHz networks. Preliminary findings […]

January 15, 2026

Report: Europe’s fibre rollout failing to deliver returns

Fibre rollout across Europe is falling short of operators’ financial expectations. Kearney’s latest European Telecom Health Index shows that in slow-adopter markets – Italy, the Netherlands, Poland, Ireland and Denmark – returns on capital employed (ROCE) have dropped to 6 per cent, with fibre take-up closer to 45 per cent. By contrast, high-performing markets such […]

January 14, 2026

Survey: 85% of media companies plan archiving overhaul

Pixitmedia by DataCore’s inaugural global State of Media Archiving survey has revealed a decisive industry shift in media and entertainment (M&E), with 85 per cent of respondents planning to migrate to a horizontally integrated approach to their asset and media management. This signals a clear departure from fragmented, multi-generation systems, as integration costs, data silos […]

December 5, 2025

Report: Cellular router and gateway market at $1.7bn in 2024

Berg Insight, the IoT market research provider, has released findings about the market for cellular routers and gateways. Close to 6.2 million cellular routers and gateways were shipped globally during 2024, at a total market value of approximately $1.7 billion (€1.4bn). Shipments grew moderately by 2 per cent year-on-year as inventory levels normalised from the […]

December 5, 2025

Forecast: Smartphone market to grow 1.5% in 2025

Global smartphone shipments are forecast to grow 1.5 per cent year-on-year (YoY) in 2025 to 1.25 billion units, according to the International Data Corporation (IDC) Worldwide Quarterly Mobile Phone Tracker. This is an increase from 1 per cent growth in prior forecast, primarily driven by accelerated performance from Apple in the holiday quarter, rapid growth in […]

December 4, 2025

Report: LatAm smartphone shipments highest since 2015

A report from Omdia reveals that Latin America’s smartphone market grew 1 per cent YoY in Q3 2025, with shipments reaching 35.2 million units, the highest quarterly level since Q4 2015. The region’s resilience amid economic uncertainty, cautious inventory management, and moderate consumption was reflected in shipments across top vendors. Samsung led with 11.6 million […]

December 3, 2025

Report: Larger TV size sales continue to grow

A report from analyst Paul Gray, delivered at the Seville, Spain, 4K HDR Summit in mid-November, showed China’s rapid shift toward larger TV sizes — with 65-inch now becoming the average size of new sets sold this year in Europe. China’s unique manufacturing and logistics advantages are accelerating this growth, says Gray, while aggressive innovation […]

December 1, 2025By Chris Forrester