Shipments of 5G-enabled smartphones would exceed 140 million in India by 2025, a new report by technology market research firm CyberMedia Research (CMR) said on Friday. According to CMR’s “4Ps of Mobile Handset Industry Report 2019” that focuses on the hyper-competitive mobile industry ecosystem in India, 5G-enabled smartphone shipments are expected to grow by around …
While the top five smartphone brands currently enjoy a market share exceeding 75 per cent in India, whatever is left is now being shared by over 88 smartphone brands — leaving a mere 0.3 per cent market share for each player. Players like Panasonic and Videocon are among those 88 smartphone brands sharing the revenue …
With the government’s “Make in India” push, the country witnessed the setting up of over 150 mobile handset manufacturing units in the past four years, according to a new report from CyberMedia Research (CMR). At the end of Q4 2018, CKD (completely knocked down) manufacturing stood at 57 percent while SKD (semi knocked down) manufacturing …
Korean handset major is preparing a bigger plan to reclaim its lost crown from its Chinese rival Xiaomi by refreshing its multi-channel focused handset series, A series, which is expected to contribute $4 billion (over Rs28,000 crore) in sales by the end of 2019. The multi-channel series launch by Samsung follows the recent tightening of …
With the number of smartphone users steadily growing and data packs getting dramatically cheaper in India, the “meme culture” on social media platforms seems to be losing its harmless and light humour value. Now, comical or satirical representation of social issues — memes — have emerged as flag-bearers of dark humour and untraceable digital revenge …
Smartphone sales through online platforms are likely to crash in the March quarter as the revised e-commerce rules came into effect on Feb 1, which restrict heavy discounting, along with several other practices. To limit the impact on overall sales, major handset companies are tying up with brick and mortar stores. The most hurt would …
Online sales of smartphones are expected to fall sharply in the January-March quarter after restrictions on discounts, among other curbs, kicked in on February 1, leading handset companies to increase their focus on forming more tie-ups with brick-and-mortar stores. The most hurt would be vendors of Honor, Asus and Realme, which are online-only or online-heavy …
Spotify has made a sharp pivot to new frontiers, beyond just music. By acquiring two podcast businesses, Gimlet Media Inc., a popular podcast network, and Anchor, a platform providing tools for creators, Spotify is recognizing the potential for non-music content, and staking a claim on the future of podcasting. Both acquisitions are prudent as well. …
As many as 41 smartphone brands, including Zuk, Acer, Datawind, LeEco, and Comio shut shop while 15 companies like Realme and Pocophone entered the Indian market in 2018, market research firm CyberMedia Research (via The Economic Times) has said, adding that these brands exited due to the hyper-competition. “China-based Realme was a standout hit in …
As many as 41 smartphone brands exited the India smartphone market in 2018 owing to hyper-competition, while 15 brands entered the market eyeing growth prospects that India has to offer, according to data shared by Cybermedia Research. Mirroring the same pattern, more exits than entry of smartphone players is expected in 2019 as major brands …