• Phone Sales Hit as Inflation and Low Confidence Tighten Purse Strings

    Phone Sales Hit as Inflation and Low Confidence Tighten Purse Strings

    Mobile phone shipments are projected to grow by 2.9% in 2022 — a muted recovery following two difficult years A negative global economic outlook, hardened by the war in Ukraine, is set to slow the mobile phone market in 2022, failing to recover to pre-pandemic levels Improvements in component availability will aid growth in 2022, ...

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  • Survey Shows Employee Experience on a Knife Edge as Hybrid Work Looms

    Survey Shows Employee Experience on a Knife Edge as Hybrid Work Looms

    London, 31 March 2022: Global analyst firm CCS Insight has revealed the findings of its annual Employee Workplace Technology Survey, which underline the shifting behaviours in the workforce as businesses emerge from the pandemic. However, the survey also signposts potential challenges facing businesses over the next couple of years as they get to grips with ...

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  • Green Concerns Prompt Manufacturers to Adjust Their Strategies

    Green Concerns Prompt Manufacturers to Adjust Their Strategies

    One in two people believe manufacturers should make longer lasting products to help the environment Growing environmental awareness may lead to reduced demand for new devices Companies have an opportunity to stand out by embracing sustainability London, 9 March 2022: Today, almost three in five people consider themselves to be more environmentally conscious than they ...

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  • A Brighter Future for Wearables after Another Strong Year

    A Brighter Future for Wearables after Another Strong Year

    Wearables have enjoyed a strong year of growth in 2021, with shipments rising by 20% Apple continues to lead the smartwatch pack, but other players are set to gain from growing adoption of smartwatches by Android users Shipments of wrist-worn devices will exceed 400 million in 2026, leaping 73% from 2021 London, 28 February 2022: ...

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  • GSA Appoints CCS Insight As New Research Partner

    GSA Appoints CCS Insight As New Research Partner

    The two organisations will collaborate to extend the breadth and depth of GSA research available through GAMBoD database and industry reports London, 17 February 2022 — The Global mobile Suppliers Association (GSA) today announced the appointment of CCS Insight, the global analyst firm that provides data and research to the mobile, connected and network markets, ...

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  • Rapid Shifts in How Britons Buy Mobile Phones and Services

    Rapid Shifts in How Britons Buy Mobile Phones and Services

    New research from CCS Insight reveals no let-up in the changing ways people are buying mobile phones and contracts in the UK.

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  • Extended Reality Gets a Needed Boost

    Extended Reality Gets a Needed Boost

    CCS Insight forecasts 71 million virtual and augmented reality devices will be sold in 2025, with a market value of $22 billion Solid sales in 2021 underpin the firm's consistently positive forecast The unveiling of Meta's vision for the future helps consumers and industry better understand some of the uses for extended reality headsets that ...

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  • Mobile Phone Museum Launches Today

    Mobile Phone Museum Launches Today

    CCS Insight proud to support initiative that preserves mobile industry's history One-day launch exhibition will publicize online archive of hundreds of mobile phones Catalogue of devices aims to inspire next generation of engineers and designers 23 November 2021: CCS Insight is delighted to announce its participation in the launch of the Mobile Phone Museum, an ...

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  • 5G Progress Continues but Mobile Phone Supply Concerns Remain a Risk

    5G Progress Continues but Mobile Phone Supply Concerns Remain a Risk

    Transition to 5G remains strong for now despite component shortages hitting the broader mobile phone market. Worldwide connections to 5G networks will reach 637 million by the end of 2021 and will more than double in 2022. There will be more than 3.6 billion 5G connections worldwide by 2025. London, 20 October 2021: The worldwide ...

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  • Mobile Phone Market Remains Polarized, But Better Times Lie Ahead

    Mobile Phone Market Remains Polarized, But Better Times Lie Ahead

    Demand for mobile phones in 2021 will be lower than pre-pandemic levels in 2019, but will recover in 2022. A fast recovery in North America is in contrast to weakness in most emerging markets, owing to uneven economic recovery and the disproportionate effect of component shortages on cheaper mobile phones. The transition to 5G continues ...

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