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Its war with Ukraine has only added to Russia’s 5G rollout woes. With Ericsson and Nokia suspending operations and Chinese vendors Huawei and ZTE grappling with US sanctions, 5G in Russia looks like a distant dream, reports Akash Jatwala.
The ongoing digital transformation has managed to trump supply chain, COVID-19 and macroeconomic woes to increase global cellular IoT module shipments by 20% YoY in Q2 2022. The IoT industry has entered a very exciting phase, says Soumen Mandal.
With Apple entering the athletic watch market with its Watch Ultra, it’s time for niche players like Garmin to double down. So, where does Garmin’s latest offering fit in against this backdrop? Peter Richardson reviews the Garmin Epix Gen 2 smartwatch.
All this and much more in the news scroll below.
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5G in Russia is looking like a distant dream, as major network vendors Ericsson and Nokia have decided to suspend their operations in Russia, while Chinese vendors Huawei and ZTE are grappling with US sanctions...Read more
Global automotive connectivity module and chipset shipments grew by just 3% YoY in H1 2022.China is the largest region as electric vehicle players...Read more
MediaTek dominated the smartphone SoC market with a share of 39%. MediaTek leads the low-mid tier wholesale price segment, driven by its Helio...Read more
This year’s edition of Internationale Funkausstellung (IFA), Europe’s biggest consumer electronics show, showcased some interesting product...Read more
There are several reviews available for the Garmin Epix Gen 2 smartwatch – I don’t want to add just another to the pile. So, this is not going to be an exhaustive analysis of everything that this watch can do – and it’s a lot – but I will aim to pick out some of the highlights in the way that I use it and what we can learn in more general...Read more
This report forecasts IoT chipset shipments by module vendors by cellular connectivity technology (2G, 3G, 4G, 5G, NB-IoT, LTE-M, LPWA-Dual Mode) by application segment globally. The period covered by this report is Q1 2019 to 2030 with eight quarterly and seven yearly forecasts.
