Smartphone Shipments Declined 4.1 Percent in 1Q26
Global smartphone shipments decreased 4.1% year-over-year (YoY) to 289.7 million units in the first quarter of 2026, according to preliminary data from IDC.

Global smartphone shipments decreased 4.1% year-over-year (YoY) to 289.7 million units in the first quarter of 2026, according to preliminary data from IDC.
Worldwide PC shipments totaled 62.8 million units in the first quarter of 2026, according to preliminary results by Gartner.
The server market reached a record $125.3 billion in revenue during the fourth quarter of 2025, according to IDC.
A new study by Juniper Research has found that global Mobile Virtual Network Operator (MVNO) subscriber revenue will reach over $54 billion in 2030.
Global spending on cloud infrastructure services reached $110.9 billion in 4Q25, reflecting year-on-year growth of 29%, according to Omdia.
In its 2026 X-Force Threat Intelligence Index, IBM revealed that cybercriminals are exploiting basic security gaps at dramatically higher rates, now accelerated by AI tools that help attackers identify weaknesses faster than ever.
European spending on artificial intelligence will reach $290 billion in 2029, growing at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 33.7% over the 2025–2029 forecast period, according to IDC.
A new study by Juniper Research has revealed that 5.2 billion users globally will use over-the-top (OTT) messaging apps by 2028, representing over half the global population.
The share of industrial manufacturers who expect to highly automate key processes by 2030 will more than double, from 18% to 50%, according to PwC.
A new study by Juniper Research reveals that spending by non-financial businesses on Know Your Customer (KYC) and Know Your Business (KYB) systems will reach $22.5 billion globally by 2030.
The Middle East and Africa are becoming harder to describe as a single telecom region because it now contains some of the world’s most advanced 5G and fibre markets alongside countries where mobile remains the primary, and often only realistic, path to internet access.
Global shipments of AI glasses in 2025 reached 8.7 million units, marking a significant 322% increase, according to Omdia.
Memory prices are skyrocketing due to insatiable demand for high-performance memory (HBM and DDR5) to power AI operations and data centers, coupled with a decline in legacy DDR4 manufacturing.
In the business world, digital transformation is often too casually reduced to the procurement of new systems, migration to the cloud, or the introduction of artificial intelligence.
Global smartwatch shipments grew 4% in 2025, recovering from a decline in 2024, according to Counterpoint Research.
Today, it is no longer enough to ask which technology will be decisive for Europe’s future.
Netflix will reach over 1 billion monthly active users globally by 2027, while YouTube will approach 3 billion users worldwide, according to Omdia.
The European Commission and consumer protection authorities from 23 Member States, as well as Iceland and Norway, released the results of a screening of online discounts during Black Friday and Cyber Monday sales.
Global TV shipments remained flat year-on-year at 61.5 million units in 4Q25, despite a sharp decline in China, according to Omdia.
Omdia’s Core Market Tracker reveals that Communications Service Providers (CSPs) increased their 5G packet core network investments by 83% year-over-year in the fourth quarter of 2025.