The global gaming audio market shipped 42.7 million units in 2025, representing year-on-year growth of 3.9 per cent, according to research from Futuresource Consulting. The market is forecast to continue its upward trajectory, reaching 52.8 million units by 2030 as gamers increasingly upgrade their audio experiences and demand more advanced wireless products. The research identifies […]
According to Omdia’s research, global smartphone shipments fell 4 per cent year-on-year in Q2 2026 as the ongoing memory crisis disrupted supply and pushed up component costs. The current dynamic has created severe market polarisation, reflecting stark differences in vendors’ mitigation strategies which vary according to their priorities, scale, price-band focus, and core audience demographics. […]
AI has changed what a good mobile network looks like, and the metric the industry has marketed for two decades — peak download speed — no longer predicts it. The networks that top the download charts are often not the ones best prepared for AI traffic. Whether an AI application feels instant or breaks depends […]
A report from Doug Dawson of CCG Consulting says that it looks like the chip shortage is going to last longer than expected. At the beginning of this year, it seemed the chip shortage might be over by early to mid-2027. That no longer seems to be the expectation. “As a reminder of the issue, […]
The smart TV is no longer just the display panel. It is increasingly defined by the operating system (OS), advertising inventory, and user viewing data that powers the screen, says Omdia – in a report authored by Research Director Ken Park. Over the past three years, the smart TV data and platform war has evolved […]
A study from EE, conducted among parents of 5-10-year-olds, found that almost half (49 per cent) of children now play with digital toys multiple times a week, with one in four (25 per cent) doing so every day. For most young children (68 per cent), at least half of the toys in their toy box […]
Dell’Oro Group, a source for market information about the telecommunications, security, networks, and data centre industries, reports that concerns about AI cybersecurity threats and a desire to focus on AI use cases will push the Public Cloud-managed LAN market into a phase of accelerated growth from 2026 to 2030, when it will surpass $10 billion […]
After a sharp contraction in 2025, near-eye display market revenue is forecast to reach $675 million (€592.7m) in 2026, up 12 per cent year-over-year (YoY), according to Omdia’s VR, AR, XR Near Eye Displays – 2026 Analysis. The research also projects that near-eye display shipments will reach 14.53 million units in 2026, representing a 16 […]
TV sets featuring LED backlights with independent red, green, and blue (RGB) LED chips are forecast to account for 13 per cent of global TV set revenue by 2030, up from 3 per cent in 2026, according to the latest Omdia TV Sets (Emerging Technologies) Market Tracker Forecast. RGB LED backlight technology began reaching retail […]
The cellular Internet of Things (IoT) market is set for strong growth over the next decade, with connectivity projected to reach 5.9 billion connections by 2035, according to forecasts from Omdia. The analysis examines how 5G technologies are reshaping the cellular IoT ecosystem, pinpointing three key innovations driving market expansion: 5G RedCap/eRedCap, 5G Massive IoT, and […]