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Western Europe Smart Home Device Market: 2Q24 Analysis

Antonio Arantes, Francisco Jeronimo — Fri, 08 Nov 2024 05:00:00 GMT

This IDC Market Presentation examines the latest IDC Quarterly Smart Home Device Tracker for the Western European smart home market. In this tracker, IDC follows more than 55 smart home device makers in 16 countries, providing detailed shipment volumes, average selling prices (ASPs), and market values for each company and country.

This briefing presents the results of the smart home device market for 2Q24. It includes an overall view of the market, significant trends by product category, and a profile for the top five brands in the market. All quantitative data in the presentation is drawn from IDC's Quarterly European Smart Home Device Tracker, 2Q24.

The agenda of this presentation is as follows:

Western Europe 2Q24 analysis
Top five smart home device brands

2024 5G Americas Analyst Forum Recap: 5G at the Crossroads — Charting the Course of Wireless in the Next Generation

Jason Leigh, John Byrne, Peter Chahal, Ajeet Das, Phil Solis — Thu, 07 Nov 2024 05:00:00 GMT

The 2024 edition of 5G Americas Analyst Forum emphasized the opportunities presented by 5G Advanced and how it is paving the way for new advancements in network operations and digital transformation. The event provided the opportunity to engage in an honest and pragmatic dialogue around the potential and challenges in realizing 5G's promise.

2024 Canadian Consumer Holiday Season Shopping Behaviours

Praveen Datta — Thu, 07 Nov 2024 05:00:00 GMT

This IDC Survey highlights the most recent survey data from IDC Canada's 3Q24 Consumer Survey.

IDC Canada's consumer research group conducts quarterly surveys to understand the current and future adoption plans for a variety of consumer services and devices.

One of the main goals of these surveys is to identify/measure the current state of the consumer markets — capture consumer behaviours, intentions, and expectations as they relate to consumer services and devices.

This IDC Survey presents findings from IDC Canada's most recent consumer survey highlighting the Canadian consumer holiday season shopping behaviours as they relate to major consumer devices along with motivators to purchase a particular brand or from a particular store.

The data presented in this document is useful for market intelligence roles, product managers, and product marketers that seek to understand the buyer behaviour of Canadian consumers toward the major consumer devices.

META's Evolving Telecommunications Landscape

Hyder Aftab, Jawairia Asif, Wilson Xavier, Tolga Yalcin — Wed, 06 Nov 2024 05:00:00 GMT

This presentation delves into the evolving landscape of the telecommunications sector in the Middle East, Türkiye, and Africa (META) region. Connectivity providers are transitioning into platform orchestrators that offer cloud solutions and managed services. These providers are exploring advanced offerings to unlock new revenue streams and position themselves as central hubs for businesses' communication, data, and technology needs. This presentation thus highlights the key investment areas of META telcos, including 5G network rollouts, fiber-optic expansions, and open network architectures.

"Telcos in META must embrace digital transformation and adopt a platform-centric approach to thrive in the evolving market. By investing in advanced technologies, expanding their reach, and fostering partnerships, they can position themselves as essential players in the digital economy and move away from simply being connectivity service providers." Hyder Aftab, Research Manager at IDC META.

What Are Online Retailers’ Plans for GenAI?

Filippo Battaini — Wed, 06 Nov 2024 05:00:00 GMT

This IDC Survey Spotlight provides an overview of the GenAI investment priorities of pure-play online retailers. Based on IDC's Global Retail Survey, 2024, it shows how pure-play online retailers’ priorities differ from those of omnichannel retailers regarding embedding GenAI capabilities into their operations.

Will 5G Be the Preferred WAN Connectivity for SD-WAN Solution?

Ajeet Das — Wed, 06 Nov 2024 05:00:00 GMT

This IDC Survey Spotlight presents the growing adoption of 5G wireless WAN as primary and secondary connectivity for SD-WAN solution. It contains data from IDC’s May 2024 Software-Defined WAN (SD-WAN) Survey, based on the response from 1,018 enterprises worldwide.

5G wireless WAN connectivity is emerging as the best primary and secondary access options for various deployment scenarios, applications, and business operations. Although 4G/LTE has a larger share of the wireless WAN connectivity deployment, in next two years, 5G wireless will become the dominant wireless access connectivity method for corporatewide WAN. Besides increased mobility, ease of setting up a cellular connection to a new branch location is becoming a key factor in selecting wireless connectivity for SD-WAN solution,” said Ajeet Das, research director — Telecom Infrastructure, IDC.

Are Retailers Focusing on the Right Technologies to Deliver the Best Online Shopping Experiences?

Filippo Battaini — Mon, 04 Nov 2024 05:00:00 GMT

This IDC Survey Spotlight overviews consumer priorities and retailer investments in enhancing online shopping experiences. Based on IDC's 2024 Consumer Sentiment Survey and IDC's 2024 Global Retail Survey, it examines how retailers are aligning their technology investments with consumer expectations for seamless, secure, and quick checkout experiences; easy-to-navigate websites/apps; and comprehensive product descriptions.

IDC：规模质量双提升——2024年中国游戏云市场跟踪报告发布

Mon, 04 Nov 2024 05:00:00 GMT

北京，2023年11月5日——国际数据公司（IDC）最新发布的《中国游戏云市场跟踪，2024上半年》报告显示，2024上半年中国游戏云市场规模达到9.1亿美元，同比增长5.9%。其中，解决方案市场同比完成双位数增长，高阶云服务、云原生产品与服务、实时互动服务等使用范围不断扩大，为市场持续、健康增长奠定基础。

AT&T’s Third-Quarter Results Continue to Highlight 5G and Fiber Subscribers and Revenue Growth

Jitesh Bhayani — Fri, 01 Nov 2024 04:00:00 GMT

On October 23, 2024, AT&T announced its third-quarter 2024 financial earnings. Top-line revenue was $30.2 billion, a YoY decline of 0.50%. However, AT&T’s Mobility and Consumer Broadband revenues in the United States continued their growth momentum, in line with the first-half performance. While the company’s operations in Mexico also contributed to its growth. The postpaid phone net adds declined from a YoY perspective, while churn continued to improve. The company also achieved free cash flow of ~$5.1 billion this quarter, down by $0.1 billion YoY, but higher by $2.4 billion YTD when compared with the same period from a YoY perspective.

Verizon Has Solid 3Q24 Earnings Quarter: Postpaid and Broadband Drive Growth

Courtney Munroe, Avinash Naga — Fri, 01 Nov 2024 04:00:00 GMT

Verizon announced its 3Q24 financial results on October 22, 2024. Total consolidated operating revenue in 3Q24 was $33.3 billion, which was flat compared with 3Q23. However, Verizon reported 2.7% year-over-year (YoY) total wireless service revenue growth during the quarter, driven by an increase in broadband subscribers, and the impact of pricing initiatives taken during past quarters, as well as the continued adoption of fixed wireless access. For 3Q24, Verizon reported earnings per share of $0.78 compared with $1.13 for 3Q23. EPS was $1.19 on an adjusted basis, compared with adjusted EPS of $1.22 in 3Q23. Overall net income for the third quarter was $3.4 billion, down from $4.9 billion in 3Q23.

The company reported slight growth in its adjusted EBIDTA of $12.5 billion for the quarter, which was better than expected. Total consolidated revenue growth according to Verizon was primarily due to an increase in service and other revenue, offset by a decrease in wireless equipment revenue due to decline in total upgrade volumes by 8.1% year over year.