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Global device shipments expected to fall in 2015

2015-09-24 02:00:00| Total Telecom industry news

Gartner says longer replacement cycles will cause decline across all device types except mobile phones.

Gartner cuts forecast for global device shipments in 2015

2015-09-23 14:05:00| Telecompaper Headlines

(Telecompaper) Gartner has lowered its forecast for worldwide device shipments this year, to a fall of 1 percent from estimated 1.5 percent in its previous forecast issued last quarter. The forecast covers combined shipments of PCs, tablets and mobile phones. The downgrade is a result of a slower replacement cycle for all devices, the market researcher said: "Users are extending the lifetime of their devices, or deciding not to replace their devices at all." Only mobile phone shipments are now expected to grow this year, by 1.4 percent. This is led by a 14 percent increase in smartphone shipments, which are growing fastest in emerging markets in Asia, such as India and Indonesia. The global PC market is expected to contract 7.3 percent this year to 291 million units and remain flat in 2016, hurt by the increase in prices due to currency fluctuations, which will slow business spending. The 'ultramobile' segment, which includes tablets and clamshell computers, is also on pace to contract in 2015, by 12 percent to an estimated 199 million units. Tablets will make up 192 million units, down 13 percent from 2014. Gartner said many tablet users are deciding not to replace their tablets. Its user survey conducted in June across six countries found that 44 percent of current tablet users are planning to substitute their tablets with a different device.

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Global STB shipments fell 2% to 275 million units in 2014

2015-07-28 14:00:45| Digital TV News

According to Futuresource Consulting, STB shipments fell 2% to 275 million units in 2014, due to minimal growth or actual cut backs in key emerging markets, caused by economic factors or delays in government cable digitisation programs.

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Global smartphone shipments increase 11.6% in Q2

2015-07-23 17:42:00| Telecompaper Headlines

(Telecompaper) Global smartphone shipments rose 11.6 percent year-on-year in the second quarter to 337.2 million, according to market researcher IDC. This is the second highest quarterly total on record, with growth sustained after a strong Q1 by robust demand in many emerging markets. IDC said more affordable smartphones, often from local vendors, were driving the growth in the market, rather than the premium smartphones from the likes of Samsung and Apple. The market researcher noted as well that new vendors are joining the market every quarter in order to capitalise on the local demand, with IDC now tracking over 200 smartphone brands in its reports. The shift to low-cost smartphones was underlined by the contraction in the feature phone market, with total mobile phone shipments down by 0.4 percent in the second quarter to 464.6 million units. The top five vendors included three from China: Huawei in third place with an 8.9 percent share of the global smartphone market, up from 6.7 percent a year ago; Xiaomi with a 5.3 percent share or 17.3 million phones sold; and Lenovo, with a 4.8 percent share, down from 8.0 percent year ago pro forma for its takeover of Motorola. Samsung remained the top vendor, with an estimated share of 21.7 percent of shipments, down from 24.8 percent a year ago. Apple was in second place, taking a market share of 14.1 percent, up from 11.7 percent in the year-earlier period.

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