Smartphone Shipments to Fall 7 Percent in 2026
Global smartphone shipments are forecast to decline by around 7% year-on-year in 2026, according to Omdia’s latest outlook.

Global smartphone shipments are forecast to decline by around 7% year-on-year in 2026, according to Omdia’s latest outlook.
An international team of scientists from IBM, the University of Manchester, Oxford University, ETH Zurich, EPFL, and the University of Regensburg has created and characterized a molecule unlike any previously known.
Infobip continues to expand its global technology infrastructure to meet the rapidly growing demand for digital communications and the increasing customer expectations for reliable, secure, and scalable platforms.
Situation for the social network X in the UK worsened after its xAI unit’s Grok chatbot continued to spew racist and hateful information.
The telecommunications industry is entering a new phase of transformation in which the focus is gradually shifting from pure network expansion to more efficient capital management, monetization of digital services, and new investment models.
The GSMA suggested that low Earth orbit (LEO) satellite constellations need fresh regulations.
Global spending on public cloud services is forecast to surpass $1 trillion in 2026, growing over 21%, and is expected to double by 2029, according to IDC.
Deutsche Telekom is expanding its network coverage through satellite-based direct connectivity.
The evolution of 5G networks is entering a new phase in which the focus is gradually shifting from infrastructure deployment toward user experience, new business models, and service innovation enabled by artificial intelligence and advanced network architectures.
President and CEO of Ericsson, Borje Ekholm, explained during MWC26 that the industry is entering a new era driven by surging AI demand and growth in connected devices.
The telecommunications industry is entering a period of profound technological and business transformation, driven by the simultaneous evolution of new network technologies, satellite connectivity, and artificial intelligence.
MWC 2026 concluded its jubilee twentieth edition in Barcelona with nearly 105,000 visitors from 207 countries and territories, confirming that the event remains the central gathering point of the global connectivity and digital technology industry.
Crnogorski Telekom and Ericsson Nikola Tesla continue their successful cooperation aimed at modernizing and improving Telekom’s 5G network.
Qualcomm has launched a global coalition of leading tech, telecom, cloud, and device companies.
Soaring memory costs are projected to drive worldwide PC shipments to decline 10.4% and smartphone shipments to drop by 8.4% in 2026, compared to 2025 levels, according to Gartner.
The Executive Chairman of Telefónica, Marc Murtra, defended the need for the EU to promote the consolidation of the telco sector to boost its strategic and technological sovereignty.
Ericsson Nikola Tesla is entering a new strategic phase focused on stronger software development, digital transformation, and the growing role of AI, while continuing to play a key role in the development of telecommunications infrastructure in Croatia and the wider region.
Samsung announced the continued expansion of satellite communication capabilities for select Galaxy smartphones, including the Galaxy S26 series, through ongoing partnerships with leading global telecommunications operators in North America, Europe, and Japan.
European operator bosses warned that sovereignty is the latest field in which strict regulation is hampering progress.
The telecommunications industry is entering a period of profound technological transformation in which network infrastructure, artificial intelligence, and new generations of mobile technologies are becoming key drivers of development.