Global smartphone shipments rose by 8% year-on-year in the second quarter of 2024, according to Counterpoint’s Market Monitor service. This increase, observed across almost all regions, was attributed to improving consumer sentiment and favourable macroeconomic conditions, marking the third consecutive…
MVNO in the 5G era: opportunities that must be seized
In this article, Hamish White, CEO of telecommunications software provider, Mobilise, explores the 5G future of the MVNO. The Ericsson Mobility Report states that 5G mobile subscriptions will exceed half a billion by the end of 2021 – making 5G…
Opportunities in Augmented Reality to explode in coming years
Consumer mass-market Augmented Reality (AR) products and applications could become the fourth wave of modern technological progress, following the PC and smartphone in transformative impact on nearly all aspects of life and business. However, making widespread consumer AR a reality…
5G smartphones to represent over 50% of smartphone sales revenue by 2025
A new study by Juniper Research has found that 5G compatible smartphones will account for over 50% of smartphone sales revenue by 2025; rising to $337bn from $108bn in 2021. It urged mobile handset vendors to ensure hardware maximises the…
Why you should disable this dangerous setting on your phone
A recent survey shows that 50% of people will choose to use public WiFi instead of mobile data when they are away from home. But few users are aware of the dangers public networks may pose, and they make the…
