A growing middle class in developing countries and the falling cost of handsets are driving smartphone growth across the globe. Meanwhile, the growth of new activations and replacement devices in highly… Read more »
Drivers for handset growth include an increased number of subscribers in developing countries, the rollout of 3G and 4G wireless networks, and shorter upgrade cycles for technology. Vendors will vary by… Read more »
The majority of new smartphone users live in developing countries where cost is an important factor and will drive demand for lighter-weight operating systems with lower bill-of-material costs. Read more »
While a majority of smartphones with various operating systems will slightly increase in global shipments over the years until 2017, shipments of phones with the Android operating system are expected to… Read more »
Expectations for global mobile handset shipments show that smartphones out-shipped non-smartphones in 2013 and will continue to rise to nearly 1.75 billion by 2017 while non-smartphones will likely decrease in shipments to 753 million. Read more »
With increasing shipments of both non-smartphones and smartphones, the number of overall subscribers in much of the world is expected to hit over 3 million by 2017. Read more »
Between 2012 and 2017, mobile subscribers are expected to grow at a 4.3% CAGR in much of Asia (not including Japan and China). As mobile is the only internet access for… Read more »
The subscription rate for Japan is expected to grow at .62% CAGR between 2012 and 2017. As smartphones become more popular, they will continue to drive the demand for bandwidth. Read more »