According to research from Strategy Analytics, global smartphone shipments fell 3 per cent annually to reach 341 million units in the second quarter of 2019. Global smartphone shipments continue to stabilise. Samsung maintained first position with 22 percent global smartphone marketshare, Huawei surprised with 17 per cent – despite an effective US boycott – while […]
Data from Juniper Research found that the number of voice assistants used to access smart home devices will reach 555 million by 2024; up from 105 million in 2019. By 2024, Juniper Research expects more than 90 per cent of voice assistants to be used to control smart home devices; driven by increased participation from […]
According to a report by Dell’Oro Group, the trusted source for market information about the telecommunications, networks, and data centre IT industries, global PON equipment market revenue is forecast to reach $7.3 billion by 2023, driven by spending on new 10 Gbps EPON and XGS-PON deployments, and on maximising existing 2.5 Gbps GPON networks. Telecom […]
In an unintended consequence of the US-China trade dispute, the North American television market has increased its adoption of smart TVs – particularly those based on the Roku TV operating system (OS), according to research firm IHS Markit. Smart TVs in the first quarter of 2019 accounted for 89 per cent of television shipments into […]
Parks Associates research from the 360 View: CE Adoption & Trends report finds 22 per cent of US broadband households have a Wi-Fi network extender and 11 per cent have a Wi-Fi mesh networking product. The firm notes that just over 30 per cent of computing and entertainment device owners report experiencing loss of wireless […]
The market for virtual assistants (VAs) shows strong positive momentum, driven forward by a combination of rising consumer demand and improvements in the enabling technologies. According to a report from Futuresource Consulting, global shipments will exceed 2.3 billion units by 2023, up from a projected 1.1 billion for 2019, with a CAGR of 20 per […]
As smart speaker adoption continues to climb, more than half of existing owners desire a smart speaker with better sound quality than their current device, while a similar number would pay more for it. That’s according to an audio tech lifestyles consumer survey from Futuresource Consulting, conducted in the USA, UK, Germany, Japan and China. […]
The UK consumer electronics (CE) retail market generated £19.2 billion (€21.3bn) in 2018, with further growth of 4 per cent expected this year, even with the economic uncertainty surrounding Brexit, according to a forthcoming report from Futuresource Consulting. “The UK CE market is based around ten major product categories,” says Jack Wetherill, Principle Analyst at […]
Strategy Analytics research shows that 45 million PCs and tablets globally will incorporate 5G connectivity by 2023. According to the report, Tablet and Notebook PC Connectivity Forecast, the 5G era will provide mobile operators a fresh chance to communicate the advantages and new use cases of high-speed cellular connectivity with consumers, a much needed conversation […]
Sub-Saharan Africa will remain the world’s fastest-growing mobile region over the coming years as millions of young African consumers become mobile users for the first time, according to a GSMA study. It reveals that more than 160 million new unique mobile subscribers will be added across the region by 2025, bringing the total to 623 million, […]