Parallel smartphone imports start in Russia, can they help?
Smartphone brands leave Russia Following the Russian invasion of Ukraine on the 24th of February 2022, several smartphone makers withdrew from…
Europe Smartphone Market Drops 12% YoY in Q1 2022; Region Braces for Further Challenges Ahead
49 million smartphones shipped in Europe in Q1 2022, the lowest first quarter total since Q1 2013 Samsung remained as the region's top vendor,…
Price Hikes Slow Automotive Industry Recovery
The global automotive industry has been in turmoil since 2020. The industry and its supply chain were initially disrupted by COVID-19, and then by…
Russia Lags Europe in 5G Deployment
Europe was an early adopter of 5G with Swiss telecom operator Sunrise deploying the continent’s first 5G network in April 2019. By the end of Q1…
COVID-19 Caused European Smartphone Market to Decline 24% YoY for Q2 2020
COVID-19 outbreak continues to impact the European smartphone market as sales contracted 24% YoY and 22% QoQ for Q2 2020. Chinese players held 35%…
COVID-19 Weighs on European Smartphone Market in Q1 2020
The viral outbreak followed by lockdowns caused the Europe smartphone market to contract by 7% YoY and 23% QoQ Apple remained resilient while Huawei…
Huawei Captures Top Spot in Russian Smartphone Market in Q4 2018
Seoul, Hong Kong, New Delhi, Beijing, London, Buenos Aires, San Diego February 20th, 2019 Aggressive marketing in both online and offline channels…
Key Trends Driving Russian Smartphone Market in 2019
The Russian smartphone market has seen consistent YoY growth over the past few quarters despite a decline in the global smartphone market. This has…
Russia Handset Market Q4 2015: Alcatel One Touch Jumps To Top Spot In Russia
According to the latest research from Counterpoint’s Market Monitor program, in Q4 2015 (Oct-Dec), Russia’s mobile phone market grew by 8% annually.…
Russia – heading for recession, mobile market will contract
We have been warning for some months that Russia is heading for tough times. The international response to Russia's intransigent position in Ukraine…