Samsung was the leader in foldable display smartphone shipments in Q2 2023, followed by Huawei and vivo. Shipments grew YoY but declined QoQ due ongoing geopolitical and economic turbulence and Samsung's softness.

TechInsights reports that foldables remain a niche segment, and while Samsung holds a narrow lead, competition is already threatening its dominance. Huawei and OPPO are rapidly closing in on Samsung, while other new entrants are making the foldables market more competitive.

In the latest update to TechInsights’ in-vehicle wired and wireless device connectivity technology report, TechInsights forecasts that automotive USB-C demand will grow by 30.2% between 2022 and 2030, driven by the EU mandate starting in 2024, as well as consumer demand for higher-powered charging and data rates.

Annual global handset shipments fell once again in in Q2 2023. Economic pressure on consumers, war in Europe, and supply-chain and manufacturing disruption are putting the brakes on handset shipments.

Global annual handset shipment growth was once again down, in Q2 2023. Global 5G smartphone shipments are still (slowly) growing, but that improvement is not enough to make up for steep declines in 4G LTE, 2G and the nearly dead 3G markets.

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OECD Mobile Broadband Price Benchmarking Q2 2023: The Q2 2023 update of the OECD Mobile Broadband Price Benchmarking service is now available for download and includes almost 1,200 mobile broadband tariff plans from more than 100 providers across 38 OECD countries.

The MeiG Smart SRM825N-EA module is a 5G wireless communication module released for the global market, supporting 5G standalone network (SA) and non-standalone network (NSA) network architectures.

Realme global smartphone shipments declined -14% YoY but grew strong double digit +20% QoQ in Q2 2023 driven by new launches in Q2 and at tail end of Q1 2023.