40 PCB007 MAGAZINE I JUNE 2019
N.A. Smartphone Market Plunges to
Five-Year Low But Samsung Rallies
with Galaxy S10 E
Smartphone shipments in North America plum-
meted 18% year on year in Q1 2019 to a five-
year low of 36.4 million units, down from a re-
cord high of 44.4 million in Q1 2018.
Texas Instruments Widens Its Lead As
World's Top Analog IC Supplier E
TI's 2018 analog sales rise to $10.8 billion; Infi-
neon moves into third position, ST posts stron-
gest annual increase as top-10 suppliers collec-
tively account for 60% of total analog market.
Shipments of Connected Wearables Will
Reach 239 Million in 2023 E
Shipments of connected wearables reached
116.8 million worldwide in 2018, according to a
new report by Berg Insight. Growing at a com-
pound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 15.4%,
total shipments of smartwatches, smart glass-
es, fitness & activity trackers, smart clothing,
mobile telecare and medical devices as well as
other wearable devices are forecasted to reach
238.5 million units in 2023.
Frost & Sullivan Reveals Top Internet of
Things Platforms Poised for Growth E
With over 60 billion connected devices expect-
ed globally by 2024, IoT is a complex ecosys-
tem that integrates Information technology (IT)
with operations technology (OT) to generate
data that can be analyzed to increase revenues
and improve business productivity.
EU Wearables Market Hits Record
Values in 2018 E
Shipments of wearable devices in Europe grew
30% year over year to 28.3 million units in
2018, according to data from International Da-
ta Corp. Worldwide Quarterly Wearable De-
vice Tracker.
Worldwide Telecomm Services Market
Prepares for 5G Impact E
Worldwide spending on telecom services and
pay TV services totaled $1.6 trillion in 2018, an
increase of 0.8% year over year, according to
the International Data Corp. Worldwide Tele-
com Services Database. IDC expects for the
worldwide spending on Telecom and Pay TV
services to reach $1.66 trillion in 2023.
Hardcopy Device Shipments Continue
in Line With 1Q19 Forecasts E
According to research by International Data
Corp., the Western European printer and mul-
tifunction market decreased by 5.8% in unit
terms in 1Q19 compared with the same period
a year ago.
Digital Technologies Driving Growth
in the India IT & Business Services
Market E
The India IT & Business Services market is
expected to grow annually by 8.8% to reach
US$ 13.1 billion by December 2019, according
to the IDC Asia/Pacific Semiannual Services
Tracker—2H 2018.
Mobile Services Market in APAC to
Increase Focus on B2B and B2B2C
Segments E
The mobile services market in Asia-Pacific
(APAC) is expected to focus more on business
models for the business-to-business (B2B) or
business-to-business-to-consumer (B2B2C) seg-
ments as a result of declining revenue from
traditional services.
