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As a Mass AR/VR Market Crystallizes, Cellular Connectivity Comes into the Spotlight, Says ABI Research

An exciting and fast-moving Augmented Reality/Virtual Reality (AR/VR) market is on the horizon that will bring novel content types and usage scenarios. To support that, networks and connectivity technologies grow in pure bandwidth capabilities and Mixed Reality (XR)-friendly capabilities like latency, network handoff, and slicing. According to global technology intelligence firm ABI Research, 30% of total augmented reality shipments, and 23% of VR shipments will include cellular connectivity by 2027.

TelecommStaff ReportsNovember 16, 20225G, AR/VR, cellular networks, connectivity

Strategy Analytics: Cellular IoT Connections to Reach $3.5 Billion by 2030

According to the latest research from Strategy Analytics, 5G comprised less than 1% of IoT connections in 2020 but will rise to 40% of all the overall connections by 2030, as highlighted in its most recent IoT Market Forecast and Analysis report.

Nicholas CooperMarch 2, 2021IoT, IoT Connections, cellular, cellular networks, Forecast, Strategy Analytics, COVID-19

5G Network Densification and mMIMO Will Drive Cellular Infrastructure Spending to US$191 Billion by 2026

Massive MIMO (mMIMO) is proving to be the catalyst that will fuel infrastructure vendor revenue in the foreseeable future. This is especially the case in the Asia Pacific, where mobile network operators are expected to deploy 28.3 million units representing more than 78% of the total mMIMO market by 2026, despite the banning of Chinese vendors in the Western World.

Nicholas CooperFebruary 26, 20215g, 5G, ABI Research, cellular networks, cellular infrastructure, mMIMO, 5G networks

Strategy Analytics: 5G Capabilities Will Drive Cellular Baseband Processor Sales Growth

The Strategy Analytics’ research report "Cellular Baseband Forecast 2020 - 2025: 5G ASP Strength to Drive Revenue Growth" finds that Qualcomm, MediaTek, Samsung LSI, Apple, Unisoc, and HiSilicon will ship the most baseband processors for cellular devices through 2025.

Nicholas CooperDecember 13, 20205G, cellular, cellular networks, processor, Strategy Analytics

By 2026, Cellular IoT Devices Will Hit a Global Total of 5.7 Billion, Creating a Connectivity Conundrum for Carriers

At the end of 2020, 6.6 billion Internet of Things (IoT) devices will be connected and active worldwide; 840 million of them will use cellular networks, which is just under 8% of the total. At the end of 2014, there were 180 million cellular IoT devices active worldwide, and that number increased by over 4.5X in the six intervening years.

Nicholas CooperNovember 18, 2020IoT applications, IoT software, cellular networks, carriers, ABI Research

Private Cellular Networks to Generate Over US$64 Billion in Equipment Revenues by 2030

The immense appetite for private networks in the enterprise domain keeps rising and rising as private cellular network deployments within the enterprise domain will generate equipment revenues of more than US$64 billion by 2030.. While large enterprises will drive the market for the next 10 years, enterprises with annual revenues between US$250 million and US$1 billion will account for 40% of private networks by 2030,

Nicholas CooperOctober 20, 2020cellular, cellular networks, equipment, abi research