Research Reports

Worldwide sales of mobile phones to end users were flat in the third quarter of 2014, according to research firm Gartner. However, sales of smartphones to end users grew 20.3 percent to reach 301 million units.

5G subscriber growth will likely be a bit more muted at first due to the increased complexity of 5G cells and networks, but will pick up in 2023.

Global desktop monitor sell-in revenue rose 7 percent in the third quarter (Q3) of 2014, as average selling prices (ASPs) rose just over 10 percent.

Research firm IDC has issued a report finding that printer consumable market in the Asia-Pacific excluding Japan (APEJ) region declined 1.2 percent sequentially but increased 2.6 percent year-on-year (YoY) to reach $1,744.36 million in Q3 2014.

In the third quarter of 2014, worldwide server shipments grew 1 percent year-over-year, while revenue moved upward 1.7 percent from the third quarter of 2013, according to research firm Gartner.

The Philippines, Thailand, and Indonesia surged ahead in Southeast Asia (SEA) with almost double the shipments in 2014 Q3 compared to a year ago.

On a worldwide basis, smartphones are expected to have an average selling price (ASP) of $297 worldwide in 2014, dropping to $241 by 2018.

Analyst firm ABI Research has released a study estimating that 676 million 4G LTE handsets will be shipped in 2015, growing 204 million units from 2014.

Third quarter (Q3) TV shipments improved 4 percent, compared to a year ago, and LCD TV shipments alone rose nearly 9 percent, according to the latest findings from research firm IHS.

The worldwide tablet market is expected to see a massive deceleration in 2014 with year-over-year growth slowing to 7.2 percent, down from 52.5 percent in 2013, according to a new forecast from research firm IDC.