The Global mobile Suppliers Association (GSA) – which represents companies across the worldwide mobile ecosystem – reports that a total of 70 operators in 40 countries have now launched 3GPP-compliant 5G networks delivering fully mobile 5G services, FWA/home broadband services or both. Of these commercial networks, GSA data records that there are now 63 operators […]
Omdia has slashed its 2020 global television shipment outlook by nearly 10 percentage points, with the market now expected to undergo a sharp downturn due to coronavirus mitigation measures initiated by governments worldwide. Global television shipments will fall by 8.7 per cent in 2020, declining to 203.5 million units, down from 222.9 million in 2019, […]
Consumer research from Parks Associates finds that 25 per cent of US broadband households use an antenna to watch local broadcast TV channels, up from 15 per cent in 2018. The 360 Deep Dive: Today’s Broadcast TV report also shows that roughly one-half of antenna users do not subscribe to any pay-TV services, either traditional […]
Analysis from Juniper Research found that Coronavirus could cause around a $42 billion revenue gap over the next 9 months for smart device vendors. The analysis examined a number of key device verticals including smartphones, tablets, consumer robotics, smart speakers and smart wearables. Three impact scenarios, low, medium and high, illustrate a range of possible […]
Television makers that had been planning to significantly boost their display panel purchasing in the second quarter now may be forced to curb their ambitions as concerns rise over a potential coronavirus-driven recession, reports Omdia. South Korean and Chinese TV makers were hoping to take advantage of improving panel availability conditions in the second quarter […]
China has cemented its position as a global 5G leader as a result of significant operator investment, and growing enthusiasm amongst consumers and enterprises, according to several new industry studies. Mobile industry trade body the GSMA is publishing a series of reports as part of ‘GSMA China Week’, an annual programme of events focused on […]
Amid the continued fallout of the coronavirus crisis, the global smart home market is expected to fall nearly $20 billion (€17.9bn) short of revenue expectations in 2020, according to Omdia. The global smart home market will total $101.1 billion in 2020, down from Omdia’s previous forecast of $120.6 billion. Smart home device shipments are now […]
The perfect Mobile World Congress would focus less on the latest devices and more on the future of the mobile industry; it would be more of a collaborative forum where the entire mobile ecosystem comes together to define the state of the industry and identify what really needs to be done in order to move […]
The technology, media and telecommunications (TMT) practice at consultancy firm Deloitte has revealed a number of predictions for the sector in 2030 at the firm’s Media & Telecoms 2020 & Beyond conference. Jolyon Barker, global managing principal of clients and industries at Deloitte, said: “Technology will be a ferocious, disruptive whirlwind over the next ten […]
Asia surpassed North America in 2019 to become the world’s largest market for smart speakers, with shipments more than doubling in the region as consumers flocked to buy the newest devices. Smart speaker shipments in Asia surged to 47 million units in 2019, up from 21 million in 2018, according to Omdia. This impressive growth […]