Global Refurbished Smartphone Market Fell 9% in 2020
Boston, Toronto, London, New Delhi, Beijing, Taipei, Seoul – January 20, 2020 The global refurbished smartphone market fell 9% YoY in 2020, according…
NB-IoT Module Share in Cellular IoT Module Shipments at Record 30% in Q3 2020
Quectel, Sierra Wireless, Thales and Telit controlled more than half of the global cellular IoT module revenue. Automotive, Router/CPE and…
Low, Mid TWS Segment Sees Fast Expansion in Q3 2020
Global TWS market grew 24% QoQ in Q3 2020. China and Asia-Pacific showed highest growth. Premium TWS brands’ market expansion slowed while low- and…
Top 10 Automotive Announcements in CES 2021
Like the past few years, automotive players used the 2021 edition of the Consumer Electronics Show (CES), organized from January 11 to 14, to…
10 Predictions for LATAM Smartphone, Devices Ecosystem in 2021
The LATAM smartphone and devices ecosystem has been one of the least impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic. Many of the trends mentioned below started in…
6G Will Kickstart a TeraEconomy
The 2020s started with 5G rollouts and will end with the beginning of 6G rollouts. While the implementation of 6G will pose its own set of challenges…
Podcast: Over 6 Billion eSIM-based Devices to be Shipped by 2025
The Subscriber Identity Module, which we familiarly know as SIM card, has been around for nearly three decades now. One needs to insert this card…
Middle East Smartphone Market Sees Light at the End of 2020 Tunnel
The Middle East smartphone market contracted in 2020 after experiencing big declines during the height of the COVID-19 pandemic in the second…
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Thales, G+D Continue to Lead Global eSIM Management Landscape
While Truphone, IDEMIA, Workz, Valid and Eastcompeace have emerged as specialists, players such as Oasis, Kigen and Ericsson are in position to…
TWS Drives 2020 Wearables Growth; Smartwatches to Add Momentum From 2021
San Diego, Seoul, Singapore, Hong Kong, New Delhi, Beijing, London, Buenos Aires January 14, 2020 TWS (true wireless stereo) hearables and…
T-Mobile Ends 2020 Like It Started – Leading The Net Add Race
T-Mobile pre-announced a spectacular Q4 and 2020 despite the headwinds of COVID-19. T-Mobile saw 1.7 million net additions in Q4, which we expect…
Foundry Industry’s Robust Revenue Growth to Continue in 2021
The semiconductor industry’s foundry sector delivered above-expectation revenue growth in 2020. With tightening supplies from most global vendors, we…
Industry 4.0 Offers a Silver Lining to the Pandemic Cloud
COVID-19 has brought forth the power of digital transformation. To sustain and quicken the pace of this transformation after the pandemic ends,…
Samsung Galaxy S21 Facing Challenges Ahead of Intensifying Competition and Uncertain 2021
San Diego, Seoul, Singapore, Hong Kong, New Delhi, Beijing, London, Buenos Aires January 7, 2020 Expectations are high that Samsung Electronics will…
Semiconductor Component Shortage Hits Automobile Industry
The impact of COVID-19 on the semiconductor supply chain has extended from consumer to automotive electronics. Since Q2 2020, many automotive…
Japan Smartphone Sales Recover to Pre-COVID Levels in Q3 2020
• Low- and mid-end devices drive recovery • Q4 to maintain momentum, led by iPhone 12 Japan’s smartphone market showed clear signs of recovery in Q3…
BoM Analysis: iPhone 12 Costs 21% More Than iPhone 11
The blended materials cost for the iPhone 12 with 128GB NAND flash is nearly $415, a 21% increase over the iPhone 11. In the iPhone 12, Apple’s…