Devices Greater China Huawei Network Tech Oppo RAN Vendors May 16, 2016 China’s smartphone shipments rise 2% in Q1 Smartphone shipments in China managed to rise 2 per cent to 102. 6 million units in Q1 from a year ago, according to IDC, with the market becoming increasingly saturated and driven mostly by demand for replacements. By Joseph Waring
Devices Greater China Huawei Network Tech Oppo RAN Vendors Xiaomi April 29, 2016 China’s smartphone market falls 5%; Xiaomi, Apple feel the heat Smartphone shipments in China continued their downward trend in Q1, falling 5 per cent from a year ago to 104. 9 million, as increasing market saturation and the slowing domestic economy curbed demand. By Joseph Waring
Apple Devices Huawei Network Tech Oppo RAN Vendors Samsung Xiaomi April 28, 2016 Smartphone market sees weak Q1 Research firms IDC and Strategy Analytics both presented their assessments of the smartphone market in Q1 2016, and while there were some significant differences, there was an agreement that the picture is far from rosy. By Steve Costello
Apple Devices Huawei Network Tech Oppo RAN Vendors Samsung Xiaomi April 27, 2016 Smartphone market sees Q1 Chinese shakeup – IDC While the smartphone market was essentially flat in Q1 2016, there was a change in the Chinese vendors in the top five, according to research firm IDC. By Steve Costello
Apple Devices Greater China Huawei Network Tech Oppo RAN Vendors Xiaomi February 15, 2016 Huawei boosts smartphone ASP in China, local rivals face declines Huawei boosted its average selling price (ASP) of smartphone shipments in China by 21 per cent last year, as its local rivals reported substantial declines, according to IDC. By Joseph Waring
Asia Pacific Devices Operators Oppo November 23, 2015 Globe partners with Cherry Mobile in bid for 2-3M more prepaid customers Philippine number two mobile operator Globe Telecom entered into a co-branding agreement with local handset maker Cherry Mobile to launch prepaid SIM and handset bundles. By Joseph Waring
Devices Oppo October 20, 2015 Oppo talks up MENA efforts with R7s launch Chinese device maker Oppo “premiered” its latest smartphone, R7s, at an event in the United Arab Emirates, as it looks to “improve its brand influence as well as market share in the MENA region”. By Steve Costello