Podcast #62 – Closing the Loop on E-waste Management
An increasing number of smartphone OEMs are now approaching sustainability by removing plastic from packaging, using more recycled materials, and…
Podcast #59 – Connecting the Unconnected!
When we formed Counterpoint a decade ago, our passion and mission were to provide the best, in-depth insights, data, and advisory services for the…
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…
Podcast: Resilient Smartphone Market Heads Confidently Into 2021
After a few years of decline, we were expecting the smartphone market to grow in 2020. Sure enough, the year did start on a good note. But towards…
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: 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: 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: The State of 5G Deployment in the USA – Carrier Dynamics, Devices & More
5G has been in the works for over a decade now, and with OEMs releasing their 5G phones, cellular operators have started deploying their networks…
Podcast: The Current State of 5G Deployment, Challenges and more
The fifth generation of wireless technology, 5G, is finally here. An upgrade over 4G, 5G promises to offer higher throughputs, wider bandwidths,…