Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 SoC Promises to Unlock Faster 5G, Cutting-edge Camera, High-quality Audio Experiences
After hosting an online-only Snapdragon Tech Summit in 2020 due to the COVID-19 outbreak, Qualcomm is back with a physical event this year. The…
Xiaomi’s Smartphone Strategy Under Scanner
Xiaomi’s numbers for the third quarter show the impact of the ongoing global component shortages on its balance sheet. Revenues grew just 0.5% YoY…
INFOGRAPHIC: Q3 2021 | MOBILE MARKET MONITOR
Overview: Our Q3 2021 Market Monitor report has been published. We release one infographic each quarter to summarize the mobile handset market…
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Thailand Telecom: Key Implications of TRUE-Dtac Merger
AIS, TRUE and Dtac are Thailand’s three biggest telecom operators. With the merger of TRUE and Dtac, the new entity will be the No. 1 operator in…
MediaTek Summit Key Takeaways: First Flagship 5G SOC, Tie-up With AMD, FiLogic 130 for IoT Devices
MediaTek recently held its annual executive summit at Laguna Beach, California. The headliner announcement this year was the unveiling of its first…
China’s Singles’ Day Smartphone Sales Drop 0.7% YoY But Major Local OEMs See Good Growth
China preludes the global festival sales season with its Singles’ Day online shopping festival, held from November 1 to November 11 in recent years.…
5G SA Core and Enterprise To Drive Growth at Nokia and Ericsson?
Although both Nokia and Ericsson reported good third quarter financial results, top-level growth at their RAN businesses is likely to be challenged…
Is JioPhone Next the Most Affordable Smartphone?
On November 4, Jio launched the JioPhone Next, its much talked about and anticipated smartphone with Google. The device is being marketed as the most…
Shortages, Promotions Shaped US Prepaid Market in Q3 2021
The third quarter of 2021 is in the books and the major US carriers have announced their end-of-quarter results. While the postpaid segment saw…
Multi-sourcing, prioritizing premium helps Qualcomm exceed market expectations
Qualcomm ended the fiscal year with a huge bang, growing yearly revenues by 43% despite the global shortage of semiconductor components and continued…
Pixel 6, Pixel 6 Pro with Tensor SoC: Google’s Showcase of AI and ML Advancements
The Pixel 6 and Pixel 6 Pro smartphones come with a new and impressive industrial design. The smartphones are powered by Google’s in-house Tensor…
Cloud RAN – Waiting For A Viable Business Case?
There has been a lot of interest in cloud RAN amongst established MNOs in recent months with several of the biggest MNOs planning to launch fully…
Vietnam Offline Channels Successfully Embracing Online
Vietnam’s mobile phone market is dominated by offline distribution channels. However, responding to the changing times, offline channels have been…
TWS Specs See Rapid Additions, Improvements
TWS hearables specifications have undergone big changes within a short span of time. According to a Counterpoint Research report that compared…
M1 Pro, M1 Max Give Definitive Push to Apple’s M1 Journey
Benefitting from its accumulated know-how, Apple quickly swept the PC market with the launch of M1-based Macs. While the M1 was designed for…
US White-label Smartphone Opportunity Continues to Grow
US carriers sold over 1.5 million white-label devices in Q3 2021, according to Counterpoint Research’s US Monthly Smartphone Channel Share Tracker.…
Telecom, E-commerce Central to China’s Renewed Focus on Southeast Asia
Southeast Asia holds great potential for growth in the technology and e-commerce sectors. It has a comparatively young and tech-savvy demographic…