Rising device costs are expected to lower SIM card replacement rates contributing to an already challenged SIM card market, according to analyst firm ABI Research.
However, this bright and lucrative future may be hampered by 5G’s past. That’s because early 5G implementations were designed to fit the needs of the consumer market first.
A new study on “voice app experience” carried out by mobile metrics firm Opensignal has ranked the Philippines near the bottom of the standings with a "Very Poor" rating.
The report showed the Internet economies in Malaysia, the Philippines, Singapore, and Thailand are growing between 20 and 30 percent annually, but the two pacesetters in the region are Indonesia and Vietnam, with growth rates in excess of 40 percent a year.
Mobile metrics firm Opensignal has released its latest report analyzing the mobile network experience of the two operators in the Philippines -- at a national level and across 19 provinces.
In the Asia-Pacific region – the largest ride-hailing market in the world, having completed over 70% of global ride-hailing trips – vendors Grab and Go-Jek are expanding into so-called ‘super apps’ which serve as a go-to-marketplace for numerous on-demand services.
Earworn devices (hearables) were among the fastest growing categories, capturing 46.9% of the overall wearables market during the quarter, up from 24.8% a year ago.
A new study of the content-viewing behavior of Filipino consumers revealed that 34% of consumers use a TV box which can be used to stream pirated television and video content.
