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Canadian Consumer Survey Indicators, 2024: Wireless, Internet, Home Phone, TV, and OTT Video Services

Praveen Datta — Tue, 07 May 2024 04:00:00 GMT

This IDC Market Presentation outlines consumer perceptions and the current state of the markets in Canada pertaining to wireless, internet, home phone, TV, and OTT video services. It discusses service provider share changes, satisfaction and recommendation metrics, interest in and usage of next-generation services, and pricing nuances and bundling. This presentation highlights survey data associated with the consumer services markets mentioned previously.

IDC Canada's Consumer Research Group conducts quarterly surveys to understand the current and future adoption plans for a variety of consumer services and related products. The goal of these surveys is to identify/measure Canadian consumer interest, ownership, usage, satisfaction, and future potential with regard to consumer services.

Cuts by various demographic and service factors (age group, region, and others) are shown where relevant. However, there is more data available from the survey than what is presented here. Those interested should reach out to their IDC representative for more information.

Microsoft's Release of Phi-3 Expands Developer Options for the Use of Foundation Models for Edge-Native Use Cases and Resource-Constrained Devices

Arnal Dayaratna — Tue, 07 May 2024 04:00:00 GMT

On April 23, 2024, Microsoft announced the release of Phi-3, a family of small language models (SLMs) that constitutes the successor to Phi-2, the previous version of the same family of models. The April 23 release features Phi-3-Mini-4K-instruct and Phi-3-Mini-128K-instruct. In addition, Microsoft's announcement of Phi-3 revealed the forthcoming availability of larger and more powerful variations of the Phi-3 model in the form of Phi-3-small and Phi-3-medium.

产业互联与数字化改造走向融合，IDC发布中国产业链协同平台报告

Tue, 07 May 2024 04:00:00 GMT

北京，2024年5月8日——经过多年的推广应用，工业互联网促进工业企业内部数据贯通并实现降本增效成效明显。在此之上，更多供应商和工业企业也开始关注到产业链协同平台，并希望通过产业协同实现进一步效率提升。鉴于产业协同平台模式多样，IDC近日发布了《工业互联网平台产业侧——产业协同平台模式分析》（ Doc # CHC50964824 ， 2024 年 3 月）报告，梳理了主要的平台建设运营模式，供相关人士参考。

IDC：汽车行业进入智能化“内卷”，汽车云市场增速维持高位

Mon, 06 May 2024 04:00:00 GMT

北京，2024年5月7日——国际数据公司（IDC）最新发布的《中国汽车云市场（2023下半年）跟踪》报告显示，2023下半年中国汽车云市场整体规模达到53.5亿元人民币，同比增长35.2%。其中基础设施市场规模为31.6亿元人民币，同比增长43.8%；解决方案市场规模为21.9亿元人民币，同比增长24.5%。

U.S. Smart Earwear Market Shares, 2023: Apple Still in Control

Ramon T. Llamas — Mon, 06 May 2024 04:00:00 GMT

This IDC study discusses the U.S. smart earwear market shares for 2023.

"Smart earwear continues to be the engine of the wearables market in the United States, and where smart earwear goes, so does the market," says Ramon T. Llamas, research director with IDC's Wearables team. "Normally, a declining market takes away opportunities for growth, but 2023 instead posted a mixed bag, with the larger companies struggling to grow and the smaller ones seizing the chance to improve. But if there is a silver lining to be had, it's that the 2023 decline is much smaller than what we saw in 2022, and 2024 is shaping up to be a rebound year."

Worldwide Hearables Market Shares, 2023: Apple's Market Share Dips Below 30%

Ramon T. Llamas — Mon, 06 May 2024 04:00:00 GMT

This IDC study provides a brief overview of the worldwide hearables market in 2023.

"Hearables remain far and away the most popular wearable devices and the primary drivers of the wearables market. While not as popular as smartphones, these have nearly become must-have devices for consumers," says Ramon T. Llamas, research director, with IDC's Wearables team. "Although the market remained mostly flat for the year by volume, the decline in value points to consumers gravitating to less expensive models, which was also the result of seeing fewer high-end flagship models coming to market. Still, it also underscores the different trends in and opportunities in the market that will continue well into 2024 and beyond."

IDC Forecasts Slower Growth for Global Telecommunications Services Market: Could AI Help Telcos to Maintain Healthy Margins?

Fri, 03 May 2024 04:00:00 GMT

Worldwide spending on Telecom Services and Pay TV Services reached $1,509 billion in 2023, an increase of 2.1% over 2022, according to the IDC Worldwide Semiannual Telecom Services Tracker.

Tablet Shipments Show Signs of Recovery in Q1 2024, According to IDC

Fri, 03 May 2024 04:00:00 GMT

Worldwide tablet shipments grew 0.5% year over year in Q1 2024, totaling 30.8 million units, according to preliminary data from the IDC Worldwide Quarterly Personal Computing Device Tracker.

国内通信サービス市場予測、2024年～2028年

Takahiro Mizukami — Fri, 03 May 2024 04:00:00 GMT

本調査レポートは、国内通信サービス市場に関する2024年～2028年の市場予測と今後の展望を提供する。2023年の国内通信サービス市場は、新型コロナウイルス感染症（COVID-19）の5類移行に伴い従業員がオフィスに回帰し、多くの企業が帯域確保型を含む拠点向けの回線を増速したことで、法人向けWANサービス市場の売上額が成長した。このように、閉域網への需要はまだ根強い一方、ゼロトラストやSASE（Secure Access Service Edge）といったフレームワークの浸透を追い風として、マネージドインターネットVPN（Virtual Private Network）も高い成長率を維持している。また、モバイル通信サービス市場では、IoT（Internet of Things）向けの需要がいっそう拡大している。今後は、伝送するデータ容量の増大、企業におけるデータ利活用に向けた取り組みの拡大が通信サービスへの需要を生み、市場が継続的に成長すると予測する。

「法人向けWANサービス市場では、安定した通信品質を求める企業の閉域網への需要が根強い一方で、ゼロトラスト化を進める企業はインターネットの積極的な活用に動いている。通信事業者やSIer（Systems Integrator）は、企業におけるネットワークとセキュリティの統合サービスへの需要を法人向け事業の成長材料とできるよう、サービスの拡充を急ぐべきである。また、IoT向けでは、5Gネットワークの成熟がもたらす競争激化に備え、自社の強みとケイパビリティを整理し、市場におけるポジショニングを再設定すべきである」と、IDC Japan、Infrastructure & Devicesのシニアマーケットアナリストである水上貴博は述べている。

AT&T Delivers Another Strong Quarter Driven by 5G and Fiber Growth

Jitesh Bhayani — Thu, 02 May 2024 04:00:00 GMT

On April 24, 2024, AT&T announced its first quarter 2024 financial earnings. Top-line revenue was $30.0 billion, a YoY decline of 0.4%. AT&T's Mobility and Consumer Broadband were the major drivers of this growth, while the company's operations in Mexico also contributed to positive results. The postpaid phone net adds continued to highlight strong momentum as well. The company also achieved free cash flow of ~$3.1 billion and was up by $2.1 billion from a YoY perspective. The major negative for AT&T continues to be its decline in Business Wireline operations, a 7.8% YoY revenue decline, which is partially offset by growth in other parts of the business such as fiber and other advanced connectivity services.