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Emerging markets drive smartphone rebound

Developing Telecoms

The global smartphone market grew by 7% to 1.22 billion units in 2024, marking a rebound after two consecutive years of decline, with emerging markets highlighted as the industrys key growth driver.

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African smartphone market grows 3% despite challenges

Developing Telecoms

Analyst house Canalys revealed that the African smartphone market grew by 3% year-on-year in Q3 2024 despite macroeconomic challenges. It predicted that smartphone shipments would grow by a “cautious” 1% in 2025.

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African smartphone market grew by 6%

Developing Telecoms

The African smartphone market saw smartphone shipments grow by 6% year-on-year to 17.8 million units in Q2 2024, continuing recovery over the past three quarters against macroeconomic volatility.

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Kazakhtelecom sells mobile unit to end market monopoly

Developing Telecoms

billion sale of its subsidiary, Mobile Telecom Service LLP, to Qatari Power International Holding (PIH) in a move to align with the Kazakh presidents orders to demonopolise the Kazakh mobile market. Kazakhtelecom completed the US$1.1

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Vitrifi’s cloud technology transforms M&A in fibre broadband market

Total Telecom

Accelerating fibre market integration Merging network assets after an acquisition is often slow, expensive and technically difficult due to incompatible systems. This supports new wholesale agreements and market expansion, increasing access to high-quality fibre services.

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Steady growth expected for satellite IoT market

Developing Telecoms

A new report from Berg Insight, called The Satellite IoT Communications Market, addresses a market growing at what the independent industry analyst and firm describes as “a good steady pace”.

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Chinese LEO company follows Starlink into Brazilian market

Developing Telecoms

SpaceSail, a Chinese low Earth orbit (LEO) satellite company, has signed an agreement to enter the Brazilian market. The signing took place during Chinese President Xi Jinping's recent state visit to the capital, Brasilia.

Marketing 264