ITC spending reaches $1.865 trillion in Q2 2024 – the highest ever total

It may seem a long time ago, but it takes time to assess market movements. In this post I’ll pass on our findings about the size and growth of the ITC market in the second quarter (April to June) 2024. Read more »

Mobile devices – the battle between East and West for a $545 billion market

The mobile device market is massive – in 2021 there were 1.7 billion shipments worth $545 billion and an installed base of 3.7 billion. Growth in the year was 25% in spending and 8% in shipments, although the installed base didn’t grow. The number of non-Internet enabled basic phones and […] Read more »

Networks – a tale of two cities and failing trust

A look at spending, changes and supplier market shares in enterprise and service provider networks Read more »

Smart phones, global warming, suppliers and nations

A look at the mobile device market and its carbon consequences Read more »

Microprocessor shortages – reasons, data and solutions

A look at the causes of the shortages of microprocessors Read more »

Mobile devices and international politics

A look at the annual changes and future challenges of the mobile device and smart phone market Read more »

Mobile devices – a $361b market, 1.4b shipments, 3.2b installed base in 2019

My look at the 2019 market for mobile devices with a forecast to 2025 Read more »

Microprocessor chip sales $317 billion – highly profitable, but sluggish

I have a look at the microprocessor market in Q2 2019 Read more »

Huawei at the centre of the global/national 5G battlefield

5G mobile communications will be faster, deeper and wider than 4G, enabling new applications and is being tested in many countries planning to deploy in the next few years. Huawei is the world’s biggest supplier of Service Provider networks and leading developer and supplier of 5G base stations used by […] Read more »

The rise, rise, rise of cloud computing

An update on the growth and market shares of cloud computing by type, region and in context with other areas of enterprise IT spending Read more »

ITC markets down 2% in Q2 2017 – growth worst in the UK (again), best in India

A précis of ITCandor's quarterly tracking of the ITC market in Q2 2017 and the year to the end of June. Read more »