January 4, 2018
Next half billion IoT cellular connections by 2020; Chinese Operators to dominate
Global IoT cellular connections grew 41% annually to the end of 3Q 2017, having already crossed the half billion mark earlier in 2017. At the end of…
January 2, 2018
Our Most Popular Research in 2017
December 2017 Infographic: Q3-2017 | Mobile Market Monitor Global smartphone shipments grew a modest 5% YoY and 9% QoQ Top 10 smartphone brands…
December 30, 2017
Qualcomm Leads Smartphone SoC Market; Fueled From Adoption By Fast Growing Chinese Brands
The global smartphone System-on-Chip (SoC) market grew 19% annually in Q3 2017 crossing $8 billion in chipset revenues. Qualcomm led the smartphone…
December 29, 2017
Chinese Handset Players Together Generated Record Profits In a Single Quarter
According to the latest research from Counterpoint’s Market Monitor program for Q3 2017 (July-September), Global mobile handset profits grew 13% YoY…
December 28, 2017
USA: Apple Posts Record Monthly iPhone Sales
According to the latest research from Counterpoint’s Market Pulse December Edition, Apple recorded its best ever iPhone sales (Sell through) in a…
December 27, 2017
Netflix restricted to premium subscribers, while Hotstar leads the Indian OTT video content market in 2017
Netflix has grown significantly in the Indian OTT video streaming market; however, it is far behind other OTT players. At present, it is the fifth…
December 26, 2017
INFOGRAPHIC: Q3-2017 | MOBILE MARKET MONITOR
Our Q3-2017 Market Monitor report has been published. We release one Infographic in each quarter to summarize the handset and smartphone market…
December 24, 2017
Chinese Smartphone Brands Now Have 29% Market Share in Bangladesh
According to the latest research from Counterpoint’s Market Monitor program for Q3 2017 (July-September), the Bangladesh Handset Market grew 19%…
December 23, 2017
Key Trend: Sensor Fusion to create Sensor as a platform for delivering solutions
Sensor fusion is a process of combining the data from different sensors. Then a micro controller (the brain) uses these data to more accurately…
December 21, 2017
Local Vietnamese Smartphone Brands Have Only 8% Market Share
According to the latest research from Counterpoint’s Market Monitor service, Vietnam smartphone shipments grew 12% sequentially but remained flat…
December 20, 2017
‘Make in India’ to ‘Design in India’ – Industry Leaders’ Insights on Successful Transition Strategies
Counterpoint Senior Analyst, Hanish Bhatia, moderated the inaugural session of SmartTech Manufacturing & Electronics: India Congress 2017, at Le…
December 15, 2017
Strong Macroeconomic Conditions Are Driving Argentina’s Smartphone Market Growth
Argentina smartphones sales grew 59% annually in Q3 2017, and 22% compared to the previous quarter. The top 3 brands represent more than 87% of the…
December 13, 2017
A Close Look at China’s Face Recognition Technology
Face recognition is one of a number of biometric techniques that can be used to authenticate a user. It has grabbed attention following the launch of…
December 12, 2017
Sensors in Smartphones to Top 10 Billion Unit Shipments in 2020
Today’s smartphones contsors which provide an amazing array of features and functionalities boosting the overall user experience of the device. Some…
December 10, 2017
US Holiday Promotions Mild, but Sales Appear Strong For Incumbents
Counterpoint Research and Wave7 Research have conducted joint research surveys of the US carriers and national retailers during the Black Friday…
December 8, 2017
Global Top Selling Smartphones – October 2017
According to the latest research from Counterpoint’s Market Pulse November Edition providing insights into the mobile handset market sales in the…
December 7, 2017
3Q 2017: Samsung Ahead of Apple in the German Smartphone Market
According to the latest research from Counterpoint’s Market Pulse service, Samsung and Apple dominated the German smartphone market. Samsung grew 8%…
December 4, 2017
Qualcomm takes a lead to make 5G a reality by 2019
Qualcomm’s 4G5G Summit in Hong Kong showcased significant progress which takes us closer to the commercialization of 5G. The summit stressed on…