Apple and Samsung managed to maintain control over the branded tablet market in 2014, although Apple carried the market as expected, according to new data from market intelligence firm ABI Research.
Three local smartphone vendors made it to the top 5 smartphone vendors in the Philippines (in unit shipment terms) in 2014. Cherry Mobile was the top smartphone vendor last year, while MyPhone and Torque ranked 3rd and 5th, respectively.
According to a new forecast from analyst firm IDC, the combined total market of smartphones, tablets plus 2-in-1s, and PCs is set to grow from 1.8 billion units in 2014 to 2.5 billion units in 2019.
Worldwide public Wi-Fi hotspot deployments have reached a total of 5.69 million in 2014, and will grow at a CAGR of 11.2% between 2015 and 2020, according to analyst firm ABI Research.
According to the report, while a number of high profile retailers are enabling Bitcoin payment, activity levels from both online and offline deployments are extremely low.
Following the first year-over-year decline in worldwide tablet shipments in the fourth quarter of 2014 (4Q14), analyst firm IDC has scaled back its five year forecast for the product category.
The report is consistent with a key finding that Gen X and Millennial professionals believe the smartphone is their most important connected device by 2020.
