Meet Counterpoint at C-Touch and Display Shenzhen 2019

Counterpoint will be attending C-Touch and Display from November 21 – 23 Our analysts James Yan, Ethan Qi and Jene Park will be attending C-Touch and Display Shenzhen, 2019. You can schedule a meeting with them to discuss the latest trends in the technology, media and telecommunications sector and understand how our leading research and services can help your business. Click here (or send us…

SDC19: Samsung’s DevCon Grows Attendance and Influence

Counterpoint attended the sixth annual Samsung Developer’s Conference (SDC19). Each year the event has grown in size and influence. This year’s event held in San Jose, California, brought in six thousand attendees, featured 77 breakout sessions, 36 exhibitors, and 31 code labs. It was 'mission accomplished' for Samsung as the company built excitement and gave developers a lot to work with: Bixby,…

Meet Counterpoint at China Hi-Tech Fair, 2019

Counterpoint will be attending China Hi-Tech Fair from November 13 – 17 Our analyst Ethan Qi will be speaking at Hi-Tech Fair Shenzhen on "2019 Global Wearable + 5G Industry Summit". You can schedule a meeting with him to discuss the latest trends in the technology, media and telecommunications sector and understand how our leading research and services can help your business. Click here (or…

Smartphone Market Decline Ends, What Might Help it Grow?

Counterpoint believes the key OEMs with the largest installed bases, especially in developed regions, will rely on 5G as a key point of differentiation and will encourage their users to upgrade.  Already, 5G rollouts have been faster than 4G was in its first few months, with 15 commercially available 5G devices and many more lined-up for launch in the last few months of 2019. Nevertheless, 5G…

Expected Memory Market Rebound in 2020 and Continuous Investment Can Strengthen Samsung’s Leading Position in Memory

Samsung Electronics announced that it achieved memory revenue of 13.26 trillion won (USD 11.48 billion) in Q3 2019, up 7.8% sequentially, but down 37% year on year, mainly due to the weak memory market. Unlike other memory companies that are planning on reducing memory CAPEX in 2019 and 2020, Samsung's 2019 Capex will reach 23.3 trillion won (~USD 20 billion), which is at a similar level to…

Will a Foldable Razr Revive Motorola’s Fortunes?

The Pioneer Motorola, once the most iconic American technology company globally with a heritage dating back to 1920s has gone through a series of ups and downs in its almost hundred years of existence. Dr. Martin Cooper invented the first cellular mobile handheld the DynaTAC 8000x which weighed 1.1 Kgs in 1973 while at Motorola, however, the most action on the cellular mobile handset front…

Huawei Captured a Record 40% Share in Chinese Smartphone Market in Q3 2019

China Smartphone shipments fell 6% annually The top five brands captured a record 92% share. Beijing, Hong Kong, Seoul, San Diego, Buenos Aires, London, New Delhi – Oct 30th, 2019 Smartphone shipments in China fell 6% year-on-year (YoY) during Q3 2019, the fourth consecutive quarter of a YoY fall, according to the latest research from Counterpoint’s Market Monitor service. However, on a…

Private Cellular Networks – Critical Enablers for Industrial IoT?

Seoul, Hong Kong, New Delhi, Beijing, London, Buenos Aires, San Diego October 23rd, 2019 Private LTE/5G networks deployed in shared and unlicensed spectrum is a hot topic at present with both mobile network operators (MNOs) and infrastructure vendors assessing opportunities to build bespoke networks for a range of enterprise and industrial applications. At the same time, many enterprises are…

Growth in the Smartphone Market Likely to Return in 2020

Launch of 5G devices and services, as well as growing demand in emerging markets, like India, Russia, Indonesia, will help the global smartphone market return to growth in 2020. This is after another year of slow sales in 2019 due to a slowdown in the developed markets due to a longer replacement cycle, increasing sales of refurbished devices, the lack of 5G iPhones, and the US’ trade ban on…

Smartphone CIS Market to Hit US$12 Billion by 2020

CIS (CMOS Image Sensor) has become one of the most vibrant fields in the semiconductors business, with an annual revenue growth rate of up to 10%. According to the findings of Counterpoint’s smartphone camera tracking service, the total revenue that CIS vendors generate from selling to smartphones is likely to grow above US$12 billion. The growth is in parallel with the aggressive camera…

Cellular-IoT Connections in the US Crossed 100 Million in H1 2019

Automotive and Transport & Logistics contributed to nearly half the total connections AT&T continues to lead, accounting for almost 55% of the total cellular-IoT connections in the US Seoul, Hong Kong, New Delhi, Beijing, London, Buenos Aires, San Diego 7th October 2019 Cellular-IoT connections in the US grew 20% year-on-year (YoY) in H1 2019, and we expect they will grow by 21% YoY…

INFOGRAPHIC: Q2 2021 | MOBILE MARKET MONITOR

Some quick observations on the smartphone market: The global smartphone market declined 9% QoQ but grew 17% YoY in Q2 2021, clocking shipments of 323.1 million units, down from 354.9 million units in Q1 2021. Samsung retained the top spot as the world's biggest OEM despite a 25% QoQ decline in its shipments to 57.6 million units in Q2 2021. Apple's global shipments declined by about…

Connecting the Next Billion: Challenges and Initiatives

Internet connectivity is emerging as one of the fundamental pillars of societal well-being. As part of the sustainable development goals, the United Nations aims, “to significantly increase access to information and communications technology”, and will strive, “to provide universal and affordable access to the Internet in the least developed countries by 2020”. While 5G, IoT, and other…

Samsung’s New Galaxy A Series: A Successful Mid-to-Low Tier Strategy

Till 2019, Samsung had too many smartphone models in the mid-to-low tier price bands. The complicated list of models often left consumers confused. However, the brand fixed it in Q1 2019 after it simplified and consolidated its lineup under the new Galaxy A series. This new line of models incorporated the previous A series, the J series, On series and the C series. To further distinguish it from…

CBRS Opens-Up 3.5 MHz Mid-Band Spectrum to New Users

Last week, we saw the formal start of Initial Commercial Deployment (ICD) of the 3.5 MHz Citizens Broadband Radio Services (CBRS) spectrum band in the US. The CBRS band is a 150 MHz slice of spectrum available for use on a shared and unlicensed basis. The spectrum is divided into three tiers – Tier 1, which is used by incumbents such as the Navy, Department of Defense and by military satellites,…