AI: Meta Platforms No Longer the Laggard That It Was
Meta’s history with AI is bad. Between 2016 and 2020, most of its hiring involved humans to keep objectionable content to a minimum because its…
Share of OLED Smartphones at Record High
OLED smartphones share reached 49% in Q1 2023. iPhones switching to OLED was the inflection point for the tech adoption. 5G penetration in lower…
Vision Pro, iOS 17, New Macs: Here’s Everything Announced at Apple WWDC 2023
Despite the Vision Pro’s steep $3,499 price point, Apple has still managed to create a “wow” factor. The device goes on sale early next year. The…
HONOR bucks market trend with fast overseas expansion
The global financial crisis has hit consumers hard, weakening demand and making 2022 the worst year for smartphone shipments since 2013, even taking…
Global EV Sales Up 32% YoY in Q1 2023 Driven by Price War
One in every seven cars sold during Q1 2023 was an EV. Tesla Model Y becomes the best-selling passenger car model globally for the first time ever.…
White Paper: eSIM 2.0: Managing eSIM at Scale
Overview: Embedded SIMs (eSIMs) have been around for many years now, promising multiple benefits over physical SIMs (pSIMs), such as low cost, faster…
Open RAN Networks – Layer 1 Acceleration Strategy Will Be Key To Operator Success
In-line, PCIe-based accelerator cards will be essential to process latency-sensitive, Layer 1 workloads in COTS-based massive MIMO open RAN…
Apple Thinking About the Next Decade & Beyond with Vision Pro Announcement
Apple announced Vision Pro at the June 5 WWDC with a launch price of $3,499. It will be released early next year starting with the US, the biggest…
Quest 3 to Help Maintain Meta’s XR Dominance Even as Apple Entry Looms
Meta announced the launch of the Quest 3 headset on June 1. To be retailed at just under $500, it will be released in autumn. The Quest 3 will have…
eSIM-Capable Devices Set for Hyper-Growth After Crossing Inflection Point
More than 6 billion xSIM (eSIM + iSIM) devices will be shipped over the next 5 years. 70% of all cellular devices shipped in 2030 will sport an…
US Wireless Industry Calls for More 5G Spectrum
US wireless communication industry body CTIA held its 5G Summit in Washington, DC, on May 17, bringing together industry and government officials.…
BoM Analysis: Samsung Galaxy S23 Ultra Costs $469 to Make
Qualcomm takes the top spot in terms of cost contribution, accounting for over 34% of the model’s BoM cost. Qualcomm and Samsung combined contribute…
Arm Platform TCS23 Sets Benchmark to Power Advanced, Holistic Mobile Computing Experiences
Arm globally unveiled its Total Compute Solutions 2023 (TCS23) platform at the Computex 2023 expo in Taipei. TCS23 will power the next-generation…
China’s Q1 2023 Smartwatch Shipments Drop to Lowest in 12 Quarters
In Q1 2023, China’s smartwatch shipments declined both YoY and QoQ. HLOS* smartwatches’ share increased when compared to that in 2022. Despite its…
Strategy Trumps Sentiment as OEMs Skip Canada for New Feature Launches
Google announced the launch of the Pixel Fold device at the Google I/O developer conference on May 10. The device features a 5.8” display when closed…
Philippines Smartphone Shipments Fall 9% YoY in Q1 2023; realme Leads
realme led the market with a 21% share, followed closely by Samsung at 20%. Shipments in the $200-$400 and $400-$600 price bands 22% and 24% YoY…
Rakuten’s Q1 2023 Results – Key Highlights And Analysis
Rakuten released its Q1 2023 results earlier this month. Mobile segment revenue increased 25.7% YoY to $710 million but was down 11.5% sequentially…
Vietnam’s Smartphone Market Drops 30% in Q1 2023, Biggest Q1 Decline Ever
Samsung led the market in Q1 2023 with 30% share, Apple was the only brand to grow YoY >$600 price band captured record high 24% shipment share…