• Balancing Engagement and Responsibility: Lessons from TCL

    As an analyst focused on the world of connected devices, I'm always fascinated by the tension companies face in striking a balance between driving user engagement and promoting responsible behaviours. ...

  • Predictions Preview: What to Expect at This Year’s Event

    This Thursday in London, more than 200 delegates from across the technology sector will gather for FDM CCS Insight's Predictions for 2026 and Beyond event, hosted by VodafoneThree. Our analysts ...

  • Intel Hitches Its Wagon: Nvidia Announces $5 Billion Investment

    If there's a measure of the significance of the change to the semiconductor landscape in the past five years, yesterday's news is it. Nvidia's market capitalization in early 2020 was ...

  • The Slow Decline of Traditional Telecom Retail

    Telecom retailing has remained impressively resilient amid the seemingly terminal demise of Britain's high streets. Carphone Warehouse in 2020 and Phones 4U in 2014 have been the main victims of ...

  • Safeguarding Kids High on the Agenda for Network Operators

    Vodafone has become the latest UK operator to launch a new initiative focused on safeguarding children, which is particularly relevant as the latest cohort of 10- and 11-year-olds get their ...

  • EE Addresses Online Safety Concerns with New Phone Plans for Kids

    There's been a lot of debate recently about smartphone ownership and internet access by children. It's a tricky and contentious subject — opinions inevitably vary and there's no one-size-fits-all solution. ...

  • Why 5G-Advanced Is the Unseen Backbone of AI Economy

    Although mobile network download performance is now usually good enough on a 5G network, upload continues to be a problem for many activities. For upload, the challenge is that it ...

  • Second-Hand Laptops Power Up with 8% Market Growth

    The rise of the second-hand device market is a topic we cover in depth at FDM CCS Insight. An informal market for used devices was well-established before the organized segment ...