Worldwide shipments of used smartphones, inclusive of both officially refurbished and used smartphones, reached a total of 225.4 million units in 2020, according to IDC.

The global smartphone shipments will rebound 6.5% to reach 1.38 billion units in 2021, according to Strategy Analytics.

A new survey of 32,500 workers in 19 countries, conducted by PwC, shows that the global workforce sees the shift to remote working as just the tip of the iceberg.

Gartner identified the top 10 data and analytics (D&A) technology trends for 2021 that can help organizations respond to change, uncertainty and the opportunities they bring.

Worldwide revenue attributable to the sales of private LTE/5G infrastructure will grow from $945 million in 2019 to an estimated $5.7 billion in 2024 with a 5-year CAGR of 43.4%, according to IDC.

Smart traffic management systems will save cities $277 billion, by reducing emissions and congestion globally by 2025; rising from $178 billion in 2021, according to Juniper Research.

The total number of vehicles with intelligent cockpits will reach 287 million by 2025; rising from 122 million in 2021, according to Juniper Research.

The tablet market in Europe, the Middle East, and Africa (EMEA) is expected to soar in the first trimester of 2021, according to IDC.

Despite the impact of COVID-19 on the global economy, the semiconductor market performed better than expected in 2020, fueled by the growth in cloud computing and demand for devices to support remote work and learning, according to IDC.

One year after COVID-19 was declared a pandemic, CEOs are voicing record levels of optimism in the global economic recovery.

Smartphone shipments are forecast to grow 13.9% year over year in the first quarter of 2021 and 5.5% for the full year 2021, according to IDC.

Oppo topped China’s smartphone market for the first time during January, according to Counterpoint Research.

Global sales of connected TV devices soared to a new record in 4Q20, reaching 109.1 million units, according to Strategy Analytics.

Huawei and ZTE increased their shares of the global telecoms infrastructure market in 2020, according to Dell’Oro Group.

A new study from the IBM Institute for Business Value (IBV) revealed that one in four consumers surveyed globally plan to switch employers in 2021.

The number of mobile video calling services reached 1.8 billion globally in 2020; rising from 1.2 billion in 2019, according to Juniper Research.

The global PC market (including desktops, notebooks and tablets) will grow 8% in 2021, on top of what was a blockbuster year for the industry in 2020, according to Canalys.

Impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic, global smartwatch shipments in the final quarter of 2020 saw a slight decrease to book an almost flat 2020, according to Counterpoint Research.

Recent years have witnessed a surge in the number of fintech investments, with record funding levels and rising valuations.

The Europe, Middle East, and Africa smartphone market recorded its weakest performance in six years in 2020 due to the COVID-19 crisis, according to IDC.

Shipments of traditional PCs in EMEA region will total 96.4 million in 2021, a 16.0% YoY growth, according to IDC.

572.3 million smart electricity meters will be deployed in China, India, Japan and South Korea during 2021–2025, according to Berg Insight.

The global market for technical consumer goods (excluding North America) displayed resilience to COVID-19 pandemic with a value growth of +2 percent in the full year, according to GfK.

More than 50% of US consumers wanting to change banks would consider a digital-only bank, with the same finding reflected in a similar UK survey, according to Juniper Research.

Strategy Analytics forecasts total global Bluetooth headset sales volume of over 300 million units in 2020.

2020 was a rollercoaster year for the European smartphone market, according to Counterpoint Research.

IBM Security released the 2021 X-Force Threat Intelligence Index highlighting how cyberattacks evolved in 2020.

Biometrics will authenticate over $3 trillion of payment transactions in 2025, from just $404 billion in 2020, according to Juniper Research.

The iPhone 12’s strong performance so far has led eMarketer to increase its projections for users in the US for 2021 and beyond.

Global sales of smartphones to end users declined 5.4% in the fourth quarter of 2020, according to Gartner.