Apple chip contract would help Taiwan Semiconductor fill a Huawei-shaped hole
“This is good for Apple. If Apple switches to designing its own chips for MacBooks—like it has done for iPhones—then it can design a chip with better…
Cellular Technology Transitions and Potential for SoC Players
Overview: Each technology shift brings with it opportunities for players across the value chain, and the arrival of 5G highlights this in many ways.…
Better Buy: iQiyi vs. Spotify
Spotify also faces tough competition from Apple Music, which Counterpoint Research claims has 68 million subscribers, and Amazon Music, which…
Wi-Fi 6/6E – A Viable Alternative to 5G NR for Low Latency Applications?
Overview: In recent years, there has been a lot of focus on the use of 5G as the optimum wireless solution for low latency use cases, particularly in…
Q1 2020: Every Second Feature Phone Sold in Finland Is Nokia – Counterpoint Research
Finnish tech site Suomimobiili.fi shared interesting numbers provided by Counterpoint Research about the state of the mobile market in Finland.…
Huawei and Italy smartphone sales most heavily hit by COVID-19
The latest numbers from analyst firm Counterpoint reveal the European smartphone market shrank by 7% in Q1 2020, but there was considerable variation…
Samsung Partners With Winklevoss Exchange to Expand Crypto Push
Samsung’s phones held 18% of the global smartphone market, on par with Apple Inc., in the fourth quarter, according to Counterpoint Research. Read…
CORE Evaluation & Analysis : World’s Leading 20 IoT Platforms Research
Counterpoint Research has completed its latest in-depth analysis using its proprietary CORE (COmpetitive Rankings & Evaluation) framework…
INFOGRAPHIC: Q1-2020 | MOBILE MARKET MONITOR
Our Q1-2020 Market Monitor report has been published. We release one Infographic in each quarter to summarize the mobile handset market activities in…
Why new U.S. rules on selling chips to Huawei could be a ‘big blow’ for the Chinese tech giant
For its smartphones, Huawei has a series of processors under the brand name Kirin which goes into almost all of its smartphone models. The problem…
CNA Featuring Peter Richardson: Twitter to Give Staff Option to Work From Home “Forever”
Working from home permanently is to become a reality for employees of social media giant Twitter. The company said its experience over the past few…
CORE Evaluation & Analysis: HERE, Google and TomTom Lead the Location Platform Landscape
Overview: Counterpoint’s CORE (COmpetitive Ranking and Evaluation) is a comprehensive evaluation and comparison of the leading companies and their…
More Than 10 Million Nokia Phones Shipped During Q1 2020
In the first quarter of 2020, according to data published by Counterpoint Research, the global smartphone shipments declined by 13%, which represents…
Businesses are hinting at 5G rollout delays
The extent of the impact is likely to vary by region, however. While most companies agree that Europe’s 5G rollout is likely to face delays, other…
China’s smartphone sales decline 22 per cent in first quarter, only Huawei bucks the trend
Smartphone sales in China saw the largest year-on-year decline ever in the first quarter of the year, according to Hong Kong-based research firm…
Webinar: COVID-19: Way Forward for Handset Brands in India
Our Associate Director Tarun Pathak will be speaking at the ET Telecom Webinar on April 30th 2020 at 11 AM-12 PM IST. The topic of the webinar is…
Quint Featuring Tarun Pathak: Facebook-Jio Partnership: All You Need To Know
Facebook has bought a minority stake in Reliance Jio which opens opportunities for both companies to collaborate in various sectors. A look at how…
Short-Term Impact of COVID-19 on the US Market 2020
Overview: The United States has become one of the hardest hit countries in terms of COVID-19 with over 200,000 cases. The virus has had a major…