Jabra Evolve 65t Review: Helping Adapt to the New Normal
Here in the UK, we are approaching the one-year anniversary of when offices shut and many of us started working from home due to the growing…
Podcast: Auto Sector’s Semiconductor Shortage Likely to Ease in Late 2021
The COVID-19 pandemic impacted automobile sales in H1 2020. But as the demand started recovering in H2 2020, the semiconductor shortage crisis hit…
COVID Dents TCU Shipments but Recovery Looks Promising
Continental, LG, and Harman together account for a majority of global TCU shipments. One in four TCUs shipped in 2025 will be 5G-enabled. Automakers…
Top 10 Automotive Announcements in CES 2021
Like the past few years, automotive players used the 2021 edition of the Consumer Electronics Show (CES), organized from January 11 to 14, to…
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…
Global Demand for Laptops Gets Pandemic Push
The surge in work-from-home and study-from-home due to the COVID-19 pandemic has meant good news for the laptop market. Counterpoint expects that the…
Podcast: Wearables get Pandemic Push
The COVID-19 pandemic has made 2020 a difficult year, testing the world’s resilience on multiple fronts. It has also forced many people to focus on…
Podcast: Artificial Intelligence – Winter is Coming!
Over the last few years, there has been a good amount of hype around Artificial Intelligence (AI), where companies have been using it to drive up…
Podcast: Over 50% of Cars Sold Globally in 2020 will be Connected
Automakers are packing more technology in cars these days. This includes IoT-based connected car technology, which enables navigation, information,…
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)…
New iPhone to Give European 5G a Much-needed Shot in the Arm
5G rollouts are gathering speed across Europe. There are currently 45 live 5G networks across 20 countries in the region[1], including four markets…
Global Online Music Streaming Growth Slowed Down in Q2 2020
While the market continues to grow annually, the growth rate dipped on a quarterly basis. Average Revenue Per Paying User (ARPPU) dropped 12% YoY.…
Survey: Online Smartphone Sales Sustain Growth in UK, Germany, Spain
While a cheaper deal is important, UK smartphone consumers are looking at convenience (55%) most, even after COVID-19. Consumers in Germany and…
Germany Smartphone Sales Plunge 27% in Q2 2020; Apple, Xiaomi Gain
The Germany smartphone market had the worst quarter at the height of COVID-19, with sales plunging 27% from a year earlier. However, the market now…
US Smartphone Recovery Continues in July; Key Entry Devices are Launched
The US market continues to see sell-through volumes recover after the tremendous slow down seen in April and May due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The US…
UK: One-Fourth of the Respondents Are Interested in Spending $600 and Above on Their Next Smartphone
Overview: To understand the latest consumer behavior, we conducted a multi-country consumer research study (including UK). This report covered…
Semiconductor Giants Add Building Blocks for 5G Adoption
There were three key announcements from semiconductor giants Qualcomm and MediaTek during IFA 2020. On the smartphone side, Qualcomm brought 5G into…
Huawei’s Struggles in European Telecoms
It has been a tough year for Huawei. And things will only get tougher. In July, the UK government announced that UK carriers are banned from…