Although tablet prices are dropping and devices are getting smaller, competition from emerging connected devices such as wearables, phablets, and convertible laptops is slowing market growth. Read more »
Saturated markets and a slumping global economy shrank sales of mobile phones in 2012. But demand for smartphones will help restore growth moving forward, as shipments of smartphones worldwide will surpass… Read more »
Over-the-top (OTT) messaging applications have upended the mobile operators’ highly profitable short messaging services (SMS) business. The traditional mobile-messaging value chain is changing as upstart OTT players attack the carriers’ control… Read more »
Much of this growth will be driven by the emergence of NFC technology and contactless payments. The existing NFC-enabled POS infrastructure in developed regions such as the U.S., Europe and Japan,… Read more »
Demand in China will drive global demand. The overwhelming interest in the media tablet and the vast number of users in that country will provide plenty of opportunity for tablet vendors. Read more »
Though mature, cyclical and capital-intensive, the U.S. telecommunications sector is also undergoing constant technological innovation that affects both growth and renovation. Read more »
The majority of startups funded are headquartered in Massachusetts, New York and California, with the latter attracting the greatest amount of capital. Read more »