ARM Developer Summit 2020: A Pervasive Platform Approach to Drive Efficient & Intelligent Computing at Global Scale
Arm, a leading intellectual property (IP) company enabling cutting edge technologies across all levels of power-efficient compute from the edge to…
HERE Directions 2020: Accelerating Digital & Business Transformation with Power of Location
HERE, the world’s leading location platform, concluded its annual summit – HERE Directions 2020 – recently. The two-day summit, attended by the…
Qualcomm to Drive 5G in Mass Market Smartphones With Snapdragon 4 Series 5G Platform
Qualcomm is the leading supplier of smartphone system-on-chip (SoC) for modem-to-RF-antenna systems and has been extending this lead in the…
Reliance Jio: World’s First ‘Super Operator’?
In the world's second largest mobile market, Reliance Jio, India's leading Communication Service Provider (CSP) or mobile operator, has taken the…
Deep Dive :: How will Facebook Recoup its US$5.7 Billion Investment in Reliance Jio?
My colleague Tarun eloquently summarized his perspective on how Facebook's $5.7 billion investment in Reliance Jio platforms will help Facebook…
Qualcomm Brings Advanced Smartphone Features & Ecosystem Strengths to Snapdragon 4,6,7 Series LTE Platforms
The smartphone market is going through a wave of change as we are at the horizon of the 5G era. 2020 is going to be the breakout year for 5G NR.…
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…
Qualcomm’s Ecosystem Approach to Accelerate Augmented & Virtual Reality Adoption in Enterprise
Augmented Reality (AR) and Virtual Reality or amalgamation of the two also known as Mixed Reality (MR) or Xtended Reality (XR) is the way we are…
Apple iPhone & Apple Watch Price Drop – A Strategic Masterstroke!
Come the Fall season, Apple is all geared up to roll out its latest innovations and offerings for more than a billion of its user base globally. Once…
Huawei’s Harmony OS : Will it Resonate with Consumers?
Huawei, at its massive "Huawei Developer Conference 2019" #HDC2019, finally unveiled an alternative multi-device Operating System (OS) which the…
Apple To Persist With In-House Modem Efforts, Acquires Intel’s Assets for $1 Billion
Apple is the most vertically integrated technology company. However, 60% of Apple's revenues come from cellular-based devices (e.g.iPhones, cellular…
Gemalto, G+D and Truphone Lead the eSIM Management Landscape
ARM, Cubic Telecom, Telna, and GigSky are poised to challenge the status quo in the future. Seoul, Hong Kong, New Delhi, Beijing, London, Buenos…
PTC LiveWorx 2019 : AR & IoT Adoption Reaching a Tipping Point in Industrial Vertical
Counterpoint Analysts participated in the 2019 edition of LiveWorx in Boston last month conceptualized and hosted by PTC. PTC is one of the top three…
Qualcomm Brings Advanced AI, Gaming and Imaging Prowess to Snapdragon 6 & 7 Series Platforms
Growth in the global smartphone market declined annually for the first time ever in 2018. This was primarily due to the lengthening replacement…
Apple’s China Problem : 12 Reasons
Apple's Tim Cook issued a "letter to investors" last week on Apple's profit warning and lower than expected performance for the first quarter of…
5G Race is On: Intel 5G Modem Based Devices and iPhones Coming in 2020
Intel yesterday finally unveiled its latest 5G modem solution which will help it to stay relevant in the 5G race. Intel aims to power a plethora of…
IBM’s RedHat Acquisition – Complements & Completes IBM’s Cloud Offerings
IBM, one of the world's leading integrated technology and services company focusing on enterprises agreed to acquire Red Hat Inc for about US$34…
Apple and eSIM – Control, Convenience and Commercial Opportunities
We have talked and deep-dived on the potential of eSIM across different connected things (see here) from automotive to drones (see here), to IoT (see…