How has the mobile device market changed since the pandemic? Can Apple maintain its leadership as we enter the era of consumer IoT? Read more »
The Apple king of mobile devices
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 »
Smart phones, global warming, suppliers and nations
A look at the mobile device market and its carbon consequences 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 »
Apple – how much bigger can it grow?
Apple is the largest IT company in the world. It’s revenues were $294 billion in 2020 – the equivalent of everyone alive on the planet spending $26.52 on its offerings. It’s business grew substantially on the introduction of the iPhone, expanded as we recovered from the Credit Crunch and has […] Read more »
Mobile device sales continue to decline in Q1 2020 despite their vital role during the pandemic
How will the mobile device market behave during and after the pandemic? I look at the trends and publish a new forecast Read more »
Cloud computing – 18% growth to $260b in the year to March 2020
A look at cloud computing spending growth, market shares and forecasts in Q1 2020 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 »
Mobile device market down 8% to $392b – what’s the next big thing?
We look at the state of play in the mobile device market in Q2 2019 Read more »
Is Apple over-dependent on China and iPhone?
A look at Apple in 2019 Read more »
Mobile devices in Q2 2018 – ‘smart’ dominates, but we need something more secure
An update on the Q2 2018 market form smartphones and some ideas about the need for more secure devices Read more »
Mobile device sales grow 7.4% in Q1 2018
An update of my mobile devices market based on my Q1 2018 findings Read more »
ITcandor publishes 2017 mobile device market shares and forecasts
ITCandor announces the publication of its Q4 2017 mobile device data set Read more »