Insight: Matter 1.3 Delivers a Boost for Smart Home Interoperability

The importance of supporting the Matter ecosystem for consumer electronics component suppliers continues to grow with the Connectivity Standards Alliance (CSA) releasing version 1.3 of the Matter standard and software development kit (SDK) on May 8, 2024. Despite the slow rollout of Matter enabled products by manufacturers so far, the addressable market for Matter-enablement continues to expand.
22May

Tracker: USA: Smartphone Shipments & Marketshare by Model: Q1 2024

The United States is the world's most influential smartphone market. It delivers high volume and revenue to device makers, component suppliers and operators. Our extensive report shows the top-50 best-selling smartphone models in the United States in the first quarter of 2024. Besides popular Apple and Samsung flagships, which brands and models have made their way into the bestsellers and what is the secret behind their success?
22May

Insight: UHD TV Forecast Q1 2024 - Samsung Focuses on Upscaling in Absence of Native 8K Content

While large screen TVs are all the rage, 8K is not, with 409K units shipping globally in 2023. While global 8K shipments will continue to grow year-over-year it is not until the end of the decade that we will start to see an adequate number of 8K TVs shipping (20.7 million in 2029) that they will begin building a sufficient installed base to be relevant in the marketplace. This Insight examines what TV brands, like Samsung, are doing to help boost 8K TV sales.
21May

Memory Pricing Report – May 2024

This monthly update delves into the dynamic and volatile pricing landscape of mainstream DRAM and NAND memory, offering an examination of pricing trends over the past three months and projecting developments for the upcoming year.
21May

Executive Summary: Generative AI for Telcos drives Productivity in 2024

Generative AI brings new opportunities for significantly enhanced automation of customer engagement, operations and software development as well as new revenues. However, while Gen. AI will enable new services in the long run, in the near term it can dramatically lower costs and improve productivity leading directly to better profit margins for telecoms operators.
21May