Growth Challenges Drive Semiconductor Market M&A

Semiconductors are the heart of information technology and telecommunications systems. Worldwide semiconductor revenue totaled $343.5 billion in 2016 — that’s a 2.6 percent increase from 2015 revenue of $334.9 billion, according to Gartner.

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Smartphone Payment Apps will Reach 5.3 Billion Devices

Mobile payment service app adoption is on the rise. According to the latest worldwide market study by IHS Markit, 3.4 billion smartphones will be ready for Apple Pay, Samsung Pay and Google’s Android Pay by the end of 2017 — that will increase to 5.3 billion devices by 2021.

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Mobile Wallet Global Spend to Reach $1.35 Trillion in 2017

The major players in the smartphone ecosystem are driving growth with value-added services. The emergence of several high profile mobile payment service offerings has provided the sector with much needed new growth opportunities.

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Why Much Lower Prices will Drive Global Smartphone Upside

IDC analysts believe that as phablets gain in popularity, they expect to see vendors further expanding their portfolio of large-screened devices, but at much more affordable price points — compared to market leaders Samsung and Apple.

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Mobile Payments Huge Upside Potential in U.S. Market

eMarketer expects mobile payments to take off in earnest during 2016, as more retailers continue to adopt mobile payments services — such as Apple Pay, Android Pay and Samsung Pay.

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Why Implement a Mobile-first Application Strategy?

Enterprises need to connect to mission-critical data, and customized applications to do so while enabling rapid innovation. As a responsible enterprise, your business should focus on three areas: connectivity to everything, existing solution customization and innovation to drive business.

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U.S. Smartphone Market is Now Ready for a Huge Disruption

Historically, the competition within the mobile handset marketplace has been unrelenting. Prior success was never a guarantee of future prospects — just consider the rise and fall of Motorola, Nokia and BlackBerry. The ongoing battles in the American smartphone arena were indicative of this trend.

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New Smartphone and Phablet Demand Remains Bright in 2015

Around the globe, demand for access to the mobile internet has positively remained consistent throughout last year. Following a typical year-to-year upward trajectory, the global smartphone and phablet market began 2015 with a boost, compared to the same quarter in 2014.

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How the Media Tablet Market Maturity Shapes New Demand

Overall shipments for tablets and 2-in-1 devices reached 76.1 million in the fourth quarter of 2014 (4Q14) for -3.2 percent growth, according to the latest market study by International Data Corporation (IDC).

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1.2 Billion Smartphones were Shipped Worldwide in 2014

Juniper Research estimates that the number of smartphone shipments exceeded 375 million in Q4 2014, with an annual total of over 1.2 billion smartphones shipped for 2014 — that represents a 29% year-over-year growth. Meanwhile, Samsung shipped an estimated 315 million smartphones during 2014 — accounting for 25% of all smartphone shipments.

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