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IDC: Bangladesh Mobile Phone Market Grew 1.7% in the First Quarter of 2024

Sun, 30 Jun 2024 04:00:00 GMT

INDIA, 01 July 2024 – According to the International Data Corporation ’s (IDC) Worldwide Quarterly Mobile Phone Tracker , Bangladesh’s overall mobile phone market shipped 4 million units in 1Q24, with a meager 1.7% growth YoY (year-over-year), after a strong YoY growth in 4Q23. Bangladesh’s smartphone market shipped 1.8 million units in 1Q24, with an 11.6% growth after six quarters of YoY decline. The smartphone shipment had started to slowly recover since 3Q23 after 1H23 was impacted by heavy taxation levied on mobile phones and components due to the IMF bailout, resulting in a 39.4% decline in shipments YoY.

Businesses' Trust and Embrace of 4G LTE/5G Wireless Broadband for Location-Based Connectivity Grows

Jason Leigh — Fri, 28 Jun 2024 04:00:00 GMT

This IDC Survey Spotlight examines business adoption of wireless broadband/fixed wireless access (FWA) for office and branch connectivity through the view of respondents to two IDC surveys: IDC's April 2024 SD WAN Survey and September 2023 Future Enterprise Resiliency and Spending Survey, Wave 8.

The historical variability in wireless networks, as viewed through the mobile phone experience, has contributed to perceptions of unreliable or inconsistent connections when using cellular networks for robust business connectivity. The potential for outages, slow throughput, high latency, or other disruptions are nonstarters for many business decision-makers when considering broadband solutions. However, as the coverage, and performance, of 5G networks has grown in recent years, businesses are increasingly reevaluating their willingness to adopt wireless broadband for their onsite office and branch connectivity needs.

Market Analysis Perspective: The State of 5G in Asia/Pacific, 2024

Swathi Arunaa, Nikhil Batra — Fri, 28 Jun 2024 04:00:00 GMT

This IDC Market Analysis Perspective (MAP) outlines the state of 5G adoption across Asia/Pacific in 2024. 5G will have the fastest ramp up of any cellular generation so far. Early deployments in South Korea and China in 2019 and in emerging markets, such as India, Malaysia, Thailand, and Indonesia, have all seen communications SPs rapidly roll out 5G networks. As the China, South Korea, Australia, Singapore markets mature, with flattish or decreasing 5G net adds, India and Southeast Asia will rise significantly from 2026 to 2028, the end of the forecast period. Radio access network (RAN) remains the segment in which most capex is used, followed by significant investments in transport networks as well as internal IT and operational support system/business support system (OSS/BSS).

This study focuses on the enterprise adoption of 5G. Enterprises are slowly adopting 5G as part of their network transformation journey to cater to digitization initiatives and a hybrid workforce. Further, this document will look at market trends and outlook and drivers and challenges in 5G enterprise offerings. Just as CSPs have upgraded to LTE-Advanced as the 4G/Long-Term Evolution (LTE) market has matured, a similar trend will play out as 5G matures; the upgrade to 5.5G or 5G-Advanced is imminent. Additionally, Third-Generation Partnership Project (3GPP) Release 17 specifications introduced 5G reduced capability (5G RedCap) to bolster the use of 5G in Internet of Things (IoT)/machine-to-machine (M2M) deployments. 5G RedCap opens the door for cost-effective devices and better battery life, making it a realistic option for IoT deployments compared with full-blown 5G-based IoT devices.

"5G momentum across Asia/Pacific will continue to make waves," says Swathi Arunaa, senior research analyst, IDC Asia/Pacific. Arunaa adds, "As we approach the later years of the forecast period, China, Japan India, and Southeast Asia will drive massive volumes of 5G enterprise adoption in the region. In terms of the revenue mix, IDC expects that total mobile revenues for communications SPs will hit US$331 billion in Asia/Pacific in 2028, driven by a growing 5G ecosystem and end-user adoption."

The Impact of Digital Sovereignty on Asia/Pacific Telecoms Sector

Swathi Arunaa, Nikhil Batra — Fri, 28 Jun 2024 04:00:00 GMT

This IDC study examines the rise of digital sovereignty with an increase in focus on digital transformation (DX) and the use of cloud-based services. The need to secure data and workloads has gone beyond data sovereignty. Communications SPs (CSPs) have vast amounts of proprietary and sensitive data and are embracing virtualization or cloud migration for their DX. Amidst all these developments, there is a parallel requirement to adhere and uphold regulatory policies for digital sovereignty in an increasingly decentralized and digital landscape.

"As CSPs embrace new technologies, they have unlocked opportunities to scale deployments, increase flexibility, and provide tailored solutions for their customers to increase their service portfolio and monetization endeavors. CSPs must achieve and uphold the principles of digital sovereignty to manage data, applications, platforms, and cloud services to continue to gain the trust of consumers and enterprises and overcome concerns over data privacy and security," says Swathi Arunaa, senior research analyst on telecoms and Internet of Things, IDC Asia/Pacific.

The Importance of Mobility for Operational Decision-Making

Reid Paquin — Fri, 28 Jun 2024 04:00:00 GMT

This IDC Perspective focuses on the use of mobile technology for operations. Mobile usage has grown steadily over recent years in companies with advanced operational processes. The reason for this continued expansion becomes evident when viewing the improvements in process performance that mobility provides. Operational leaders have embraced mobile tools as part of their day-to-day operations to aid the decision-making process and the execution of organizational requirements.

"Mobility within operations is by no means a new topic and certainly not as popular at the moment as terms like artificial intelligence. However, it is important to not overlook more basic tools when they are tried and true for delivering operational improvements. Leading organizations have continued to increase their adoption and application of mobile technology across a wider range of operational processes. These tools play a key role in their ability to make better operational decisions in a faster time frame," said Reid Paquin, research vice president, Future of Operations at IDC.

Vodafone Sells Italian Business to Swisscom, Continuing to Focus on Markets with Sustainable Structures and Sufficient Local Scale

Daniela Rao, Ahmad Latif Ali — Fri, 28 Jun 2024 04:00:00 GMT

This IDC Market Note reviews Swisscom's acquisition of Vodafone Italia and reflects on Vodafone's recent M&A activities in Europe. Swisscom's acquisition of Vodafone Italia for €8 billion marks a strategic move; Swisscom aims to merge it with Fastweb to create a leading converged player in the Italian market. The merger is expected to generate significant synergies and enhance service offerings, amid Vodafone's broader European reorganization efforts through mergers, acquisitions, and divestitures.

"Swisscom’s acquisition of Vodafone Italia reflects Vodafone's strategy to exit markets lacking sustainable structures and focus on growth markets where it has a strong position," said Ahmad Latif Ali, associate VP at IDC.

Worldwide Unified Endpoint Management Software Market Shares, 2023: New Device Use Cases Drive Market Opportunity

Phil Hochmuth — Fri, 28 Jun 2024 04:00:00 GMT

This IDC study contains vendor market shares for the unified endpoint management (UEM) software market for 2023.

"The breadth of use cases for unified endpoint management across a wide range of industry verticals is creating opportunities for a large number of vendors to have market success," says Phil Hochmuth, research vice president, Endpoint Device Management and Enterprise Mobility, IDC. "As businesses deploy more devices to support workers in specific use cases, as well as for general end-user computing, enterprises will likely stick with multiple UEM tool vendors to support specific device management scenarios."

GenAI Accelerating Software-Defined Vehicle Development, 2024

Sandeep Mukunda — Thu, 27 Jun 2024 04:00:00 GMT

This IDC Market Presentation provides a deep dive into the key trends and how tech vendors in microchip, IT services, cloud, and AI space, with aid of generative AI (Gen AI), are transforming automotive development with recent key partnership announcements. IDC recently published the top trends in digital automotive market, 2024. Further:

Cloud-native deployment of automotive software with containers is gaining popularity among new and traditional auto OEMs.
AI on chip and chiplet system will transform automotive compute architecture with edge processing.
Generative AI is fast-tracking autonomous vehicle development and enhancing customer experience with copilots.
Transformations in CRM platforms enable subscription-based services and personalized customer journey support.

IDC also provides final recommendation, a list of new opportunities for tech vendors with software-defined vehicle architecture, GenAI, and EV customer journey.

T-Mobile 1Q24 Earnings Analysis: Postpaid and High-Speed Internet Drive Growth, Offsetting Softness in Prepaid and Equipment Revenues

Jason Leigh, Jitesh Bhayani — Thu, 27 Jun 2024 04:00:00 GMT

This IDC Market Note delves into T-Mobile's 1Q24 earnings, announced on April 25, 2024, which featured significant growth in postpaid revenues and high-speed internet subscribers. Challenges in equipment, wholesale, and other revenues created headwinds that resulted in a slight decline in total revenues. Included with the earnings results was the announcement of a new joint venture to acquire Lumos for fiber expansion. Operational and financial performance in the first quarter led T-Mobile to raise its guidance for 2024, underscoring a strong start to the year and T-Mobile's focus on sustaining growth in the competitive U.S. communications market.

Worldwide Client Endpoint Management Software Market Shares, 2023: Endpoint Management and Security Intersect

Phil Hochmuth — Thu, 27 Jun 2024 04:00:00 GMT

This IDC study contains vendor market shares for the client endpoint management (CEM) software market for 2023.

"AI is affecting endpoint device usage, operations, and security in ways IT teams are only starting to react to and understand," says Phil Hochmuth, research VP, Endpoint Device Management and Enterprise Mobility, IDC. "Vendors that can deliver tools with automated device management workflows, backed by AI, will gain competitive advantages and long-term success in the market."