Podcast: iPhone 12 to Make 5G Mainstream in Europe
The COVID-19 pandemic followed by lockdowns caused the European smartphone market to decline in Q1 2020 and Q2 2020. But as restrictions started…
Podcast: Chinese Brands Catalyzing SEA Smartphone Market
The adverse economic effects brought by the COVID-19 pandemic caused a decline in smartphone sales across several regions. The SEA (South East Asian)…
Podcast: 2nd Gen Foldables Point to a Promising Future for Mainstream Market
The foldable phones have been around for a few years now, especially if you remember the clamshell form factor. Even the Nokia Communicator was a…
Podcast: App Economy and Apple’s Epic Battle
Apple introduced the App Store on iOS as a digital distribution platform for games and apps and revolutionized the way software is distributed on…
Podcast: How & When Shall We See the First sub-$200 5G Smartphone?
The global smartphone market is undergoing a major change as we transition from 4G to 5G. And despite the slowdown due to COVID-19, 5G smartphone…
Podcast: Video Streaming Takes a Bigger Slice of Digital Life Amid Pandemic
The COVID-19 pandemic has caused a big shift in consumer behavior and spending patterns. As more people stay at home to work or learn remotely, the…
Podcast: FWA – Killer App for 5G & A Help In Bridging Global Digital Divide
As the COVID-19 outbreak continues in several countries across the globe, working from home and distance learning from home has become the new…
Podcast: Future of Mobility After COVID-19
The world around us has changed since the COVID-19 outbreak that started in early 2020. Lockdowns have been imposed in several countries, social…
Podcast: India Smartphone Shipments Getting Over Pandemic Pain
The Q2 2020 was probably one of the worst quarters for smartphone makers in years. As the COVID-19 outbreak started, the Indian government imposed a…
Podcast: Global Pandemic Makes The Right Pitch for Podcasts
Online music streaming entered a golden era in 2019, with paid subscriptions crossing 350 million users. Moving to 2020, the year started with a…
Podcast: SoC Players Democratizing 4G & 5G Mobile & IoT Experiences
We are living in an interesting time where 5G is finally making inroads in the mature markets like the US, the UK, China, and South Korea, among…
Podcast: Open RAN – Discussing the Potential, Deployment Progress, Opportunities & Challenges
Open Radio Access Networks or Open RAN is slowly gaining momentum in the telecom industry. It promises to be an alternative way of building networks…
Podcast: COVID-19 To Impact Consumer Smartphone Spending by More Than 30%
It’s been a little over six months since the COVID-19 outbreak started, and a lot of things have changed. To control the spread of the coronavirus,…
Podcast: IoT Platform Competition Intensifies with Cloud-To-Edge Approach
As more and more devices are being connected to the cloud via internet, IoT is becoming more pervasive. These devices help in real-time monitoring,…
Podcast: Rise of Affordable Premium Smartphones in Korea Signals a Trend Change
The Korean smartphone market is dominated by three major players – Samsung, Apple and LG. Out of the three, Samsung has a majority market share of…
Podcast: One in Three Smartphones Sold in the USA in April 2020 Were Online
The COVID-19 outbreak in the US resulted in store closures due to the lockdown and stay-at-home orders. As a result, the US smartphone market was…
Podcast: Understanding the Opportunities & Trends in Global Refurbished Smartphone Market
The Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic has caused the global smartphone market to decline below 300 million in Q1 2020. As a result, we have also…
Podcast: Huawei Losing TSMC Access is a Bigger Deal than Losing GMS
A year ago, Huawei was put on the US Entity List, which cut off the Chinese smartphone giant and telecom equipment maker from doing businesses with…