Smartphones and the emerging market

The world of telecommunications is an ever-growing, ever-developing one. It is because of this that the world of work and business is changing: because of technology that enables us to be always online and always available, we are expected to be always online and...

Smartphone popularity hurts PC sales

The Middle East and Africa (MEA) region’s PC market experienced another quarter of steep decline in Q2 2013 as the proliferation of mobile technology continues unabated. According to preliminary results released last week by International Data Corporation (IDC),...

Choice spurs huge smartphone growth

With most of the top brands introducing new flagship models in the first half of 2013, smartphone buyers now have more choices than ever, a phenomenon that will contribute to an expected doubling in market shipments from 2012 to 2017. Worldwide smartphone shipments...

Cheaper smartphones improve lives

While the South African mobile telecommunications sector continues to be one of the fastest growing sectors in the country, the market is still dominated by feature phones. “Over the next two to three years we hope to see cheaper smartphones coming to the market...

Smartphone growth slows in Western Europe

The Western European mobile phone market shrank in the first quarter of 2013, due to a lower-than-expected slowdown in smartphone shipments, according to International Data Corporation (IDC).  Total shipments dropped 4,2% year-over-year to 43,6-million units,...