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Samsung leads smartphone market in India

Samsung takes 25.1% market share in India, which saw total smartphone shipments of 27.5M units in Q2 Smartphone shipments in India totaled 27.5 million units in the second quarter of 2016, up 3.7% year-on-year, according to a recent study by tech consultancy IDC. Compared to...

Study: U.S. IoT investment will hit $232 billion this year

Driven by strong IoT investment, revenues projected to grow at 16.1% CAGR from 2015 to 2019 U.S. investment into the "internet of things," including hardware, software, services and connectivity spending is expected to hit $232 billion this year, according to a recent study by IDC....

Study: U.S. IoT investment will hit $232 billion this year

Driven by strong IoT investment, revenues projected to grow at 16.1% CAGR from 2015 to 2019 U.S. investment into the "internet of things," including hardware, software, services and connectivity spending is expected to hit $232 billion this year, according to a recent study by IDC....

Workers wary of wearables in the workplace

Deploying wearables in the workplace may seem like a logical step for businesses but concerns over privacy make workers wary of their use. Using wearables in the workplace is only but a logical step as the popularity of wearable devices continues to increase. Sales of wearable devices...

EC launches consultation on coordinated 5G networks rollout

The European Commission has launched a consultation on opportunities for a coordinated introduction of 5G networks in the European Union by 2020 The European Commission has launched a consultation aimed at identifying opportunities for a coordinated introduction of  "5G" networks and assessing elements of a 5G action...

EC launches consultation on coordinated 5G networks roll-out

The European Commission has launched a consultation on opportunities for a coordinated introduction of 5G networks in the European Union by 2020. The European Commission (EC) has launched a consultation aimed at identifying opportunities for a coordinated introduction of 5G networks and assessing elements of a 5G...

Global big data and business analytics market to reach $187B in 2019

The US market set to represent more than 52% of overall revenue Worldwide revenue for big data and business analytics is set to grow from nearly $122 billion in 2015, to more than $187 billion in 2019, an increase of more than 50% over the...

5G and robotics attract highest EU funding in past two years

5G and robotics research attracted the highest funding within Horizon 2020, the European Union’s largest research and innovation programme ever, in the past two years. Europe's Digital Progress Report (EDPR) is out and shows that a total of 850 projects involving 3,312 organisations received $2.7 billion...

In a first, Google Chromebooks outsell Apple Macs

According to IDC analyst Linn Huang, Google Chromebooks, the tech giants low-cost laptop offering, outsold Apple's popular Mac laptops for the first time in the U.S. last quarter. Huang pointed out the milestone in an interview with The Verge. "Chrome OS overtook Mac OS in...

VR for IIoT: Oculus used for crane operation system

VR for IIoT is coming: Hiab is planning to launch a crane operation system that uses real-time virtual reality video technology. The innovation offers safety and productivity gains. VR for IIoT has the potential to transform many industries by enabling remote operations. Thanks to virtual reality...

Five Wi-Fi market predictions

Wi-Fi use continues to boom, and the technology has established itself as a crucial part of connectivity in the home, the workplace, and in public spaces. Wi-Fi standards continue to advance, with multiple projects in development to improve speeds and efficiency. In examining the...

Reliance Communications approves SSTL merger

Indian carriers aim to complete the deal in Q2 Reliance Communications confirmed its shareholders have approved a proposal to acquire local telecom firm Sistema Shyam Teleservices. The deal has been already authorized by the Competition Commission of India, Rajasthan High Court, Bombay High Court and...

Global smartphone shipments grew 5.7% in 2015

China to account for 24% of smartphone shipments Total smartphone shipments are expected to reach 1.5 billion units this year, representing a 5.7% compared to 2015, according to a report from IDC. The research firm said total smartphone shipments hit 1.44 billion units last year,...

Survey finds telcos lag behind in digital transformation

An IDC survey commissioned by Amdocs finds telecom providers lagging in digital transformation BARCELONA, Spain – Service providers are not transforming fast enough to meet demands of today’s digital era. This was the main conclusion of a global survey conducted for Amdocs by research firm...

Smartphone shipments to India up 21.4% since Q3 2014

Samsung leads the market with 13.1% growth One out of three smartphones shipped in the Indian market in the third quarter of this year were "4G" enabled, according to a new report published by International Data Corp. IDC’s Quarterly Mobile Phone Tracker reported a total of...

5 big data analytics predictions for telecom

The applications of big data continue to be an ongoing transformative force across a number of industries, including telecom. RCR Wireless News rounds up some of the 2015 predictions and recent reports that give insight into the latest trends and areas of movement and...

LatAm: América Móvil consolidates OSS; Opera video interview

América Móvil has selected NEC and NetCracker Technology as providers for a consolidated, end-to-end OSS solution for its Latin American operations, which includes Argentina, Brazil, Mexico, Colombia, the Dominican Republic and Puerto Rico. The goal of the project, which will replace legacy inventory systems, is to standardize...

Radisys increases processor support for virtualization

Support continues to roll in for the mobile telecommunications industry’s move toward virtualization, with the latest coming from Radisys. The company said it will begin offering support for Intel’s fourth-generation Core processor technology across its x86 product portfolio to meet growing processor demands from...

'Exponential ROI,' retail revenue expected from big data analytics

Two new reports on the implementation of big data analytics pinpoint the potential that telecom operators — and many other verticals — are hoping to benefit from by relying more heavily on data to fuel decisions from marketing to business operations to network management. Frost...

IDC: NFV, SDN set to ‘revolutionize’ telecom space

International Data Corp. is the latest research firm to back the idea that network virtualization is set to revolutionize the telecom industry. This includes the move towards software-defined networking and network function virtualization, better known as SDN and NFV. In a new report, IDC predicts...

Smartphone market turns a corner

The global smartphone market is maturing, with growth rates projected to slow down this year as developed countries near smartphone saturation. In the United States and Western Europe, smartphone shipments are projected to rise less than 10% this year, according to the analysts at...

Smart connected devices market enjoys positive outlook in Europe

A recent report out of Europe presents the latest bit of good news for the global SCD market.

LatAm Wrap-Up: Brazil’s ICT spending to reach $175 billion; region’s mobile data traffic up 105%

While Brazil's information and communications technology (ICT) market consolidates becoming the world's 4th largest―behind the U.S., China and Japan―total spending by ICT businesses in the country is expected to reach U.S.$175 billion this year, according to the IDC. This is a predicted growth of...

LatAm Wrap-Up: Movistar Peru to launch LTE; smartphones to reach 154.7 million units in 2017

LTE services are growing across Latin America. Following launches in other countries, Movistar Peru announced it will commercially launch its LTE services on Jan. 2. The service will initially be available in seven districts within the Lima region. Movistar Peru named its LTE service...