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CCS Insight's Chief of Research, Ben Wood, has been recognized as one of the top five technology analysts in 2020 in a report published by Apollo Research. The ranking is based on analysts who received the most press coverage in the US and Europe during 2020, drawing on an examination of nearly 4,000 analysts. Wood ...

CCS Insight's Senior Vice President of Enterprise Research, Nick McQuire, was once again shortlisted in the top five analysts globally for the Analyst of the Year award by the Institute of Industry Analyst Relations (IIAR). The other four shortlist members are all from Gartner and IDC. This year's accolade follows Nick's top-three ranking in 2019. ...

Supply constraints limited growth in the markets for virtual and augmented reality devices in 2020, despite strong demand — but the outlook is positive CCS Insight forecasts that 55 million virtual and augmented reality devices will be sold in 2024, with a market value of $14.7 billion Future growth will be helped by uptake of ...

Strong momentum in China will push worldwide 5G connections to 3.6 billion in 2025. In 2020, 260 million 5G-enabled smartphones will be sold worldwide. The arrival of 5G-enabled iPhones will boost adoption, particularly in Europe and North America. CCS Insight survey suggests Covid-19 has blunted interest in some of the benefits of 5G networks. London, ...

Despite global headwinds, the wearables market will expand modestly in 2020, with stronger growth from 2021. Online distribution channels have proven especially robust in the face of disruption from the pandemic, although sales through traditional stores have been disrupted. Demand is being fuelled by new customers buying wearables to better understand their health and well-being. ...

The Big Trends to Watch at This Year's Show London, 4 January: As we head into the first major tech event of 2018, CCS Insight shares its expectations for this year's CES event, from the rise of smart home devices, to the deluge of pseudo artificial intelligence devices and the prominence of the automotive industry. Intelligent ...

5G to take off faster than any previous mobile technology China is set to take an early lead in 5G and stay in pole position; even by 2025, it will account for more than 40 percent of the world's 5G connections Most 5G connections will be on smartphones and other mobile devices; much-touted uses such ...

Research firm forecasts 2 billion mobile phones will be sold in 2018, rising to 2.06 billion in 2021 Smartphones to account for 81 percent of shipments in 2018, and 92 percent by 2021 as feature phones continue to be squeezed Mobile phone shipments will be worth $375 billion in 2018, rising to $396 billion in ...

Research firm forecasts 16 million virtual reality (VR) and augmented reality (AR) devices will be shipped in 2017, representing year-on-year growth of 47 percent. The market value of devices sold into the channel is estimated to be $1.6 billion. Smartphone VR and AR devices will account for more than 13 million units; dedicated VR devices ...

Survey reveals more than half of employees expect artificial intelligence to affect their working lives within three years One in three believe the technology will actually increase the number of jobs available, with millennials especially positive London, 19 September 2017. One in three employees believe artificial intelligence (AI) will increase the number of jobs available ...