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The smart wearables market continues to benefit from people's focus on health, fitness and well-being. CCS Insight expects shipments of wearables to grow 20% in 2021, when over 230 million smart wearable devices will be sold worldwide. A survey of smartwatch users found most were very satisfied with their devices, and that over 90% of ...

Strong interest in extended reality by businesses and solid sales of Oculus Quest 2 to consumers lift adoption of extended reality devices in 2021. CCS Insight forecasts that 70 million virtual and augmented reality devices will be sold in 2025, with a market value of $21 billion. Future growth remains dependent on smart glasses replicating ...

Worldwide connections to 5G networks will triple in 2021 to 670 million. The technology is on the verge of becoming mainstream in some advanced markets. CCS Insight forecasts 3.6 billion 5G connections by 2025. London, 10 May 2021: Despite the ongoing pandemic, connections to 5G networks worldwide will triple this year to 670 million and remain ...

CCS Insight appoints Richard Webb as Director, Network Infrastructure. Richard will lead the company's telecom networks practice and strengthen its research in other disciplines. CCS Insight continues to invest and expand its coverage and portfolio. London, 14 April 2021: CCS Insight is pleased to announce that highly respected industry analyst Richard Webb has joined its ...

Latest forecast predicts mobile phone shipments in 2021 will remain lower than in the pre-pandemic 2019, dented by macroeconomic weakness and component shortages. These obstacles are set to be overcome in 2022, when pent-up demand will see mobile phone sales spike close to their all-time peak. Momentum for 5G continues, with one in three phones ...

CCS Insight consumer survey finds that owners of virtual reality headsets have increasingly turned to their devices for entertainment during the Covid-19 pandemic. VR headset owners are extremely engaged with their devices, with 60% using them every day or almost every day. Exercise is a growing application of the technology, with a majority of VR ...

The smart wearables market recorded strong growth in 2020 as users in some markets focussed on well-being, fitness and activity tracking as a result of the pandemic. CCS Insight expects the growth trend to continue in 2021 and beyond, with global unit sales expected to double between 2020 and 2025 to 388 million. Apple maintains ...

Leadership team strengthened as Geoff Blaber becomes CEO Founder Shaun Collins appointed as Executive Chairman New cost benchmarking product portfolio and graduate scheme unveiled New CEO Appointed London, 10 February 2021: Marking a new chapter in the company's history, CCS Insight has appointed Geoff Blaber as CEO to lead its ever-growing team and portfolio of ...

Consumers have become increasingly confident buying mobile phones online and see less need to try before they buy The pandemic will trigger indelible changes in the role of bricks-and-mortar mobile phone shops, but the high street will remain an important sales channel for the industry Covid-19 has accelerated interest in pre-owned devices and trade-ins as ...

London, 18 January 2021: Shaun Collins, CEO of CCS Insight has again been appointed as head judge for the GSMA's Global Mobile (GLOMO) Awards 2020. The GLOMO Awards programme is run by the GSMA, which represents more than 750 mobile network operators worldwide. The awards recognize achievements by individuals and organizations in the mobile industry. ...