... replacement users and has begun to slow down.
By 2018, Gartner expects the ASP for a basic and a utility phone to be $78 and $25, respectively. Some low-cost smartphones are expected to reach approximately $35 unsubsidized by year-end 2014 (compared with the $50 lowest entry-level smartphones seen in ...
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... 2014 through 2019, with a penetration rate growing from 1.3 percent to 2.7 percent of total mobile PCs. The total volume, or the penetration, remains low as the majority of mobile PCs are still for desk-based use at home or at work, where fixed broadband is generally available.
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... telephony revolution that has transformed connectivity in Africa will continue to evolve, with further penetration in the next two years coming from ultra-low-cost mobile devices. The revolution is also drawing investors to mobile learning (m-learning), as this helps promote the evolution of mobile usage in ...
... providers will typically include access to VOD content with a subscription, consumers are diversifying their VOD libraries by subscribing to multiple low-cost subscription services, like Netflix and Hulu Plus. Many consumers think these substitute services deliver better value for money. We forecast that ...
... year in which frustration with the status quo of government was widely expressed by citizens at the voting booth and in the streets, accompanied by low levels of confidence and trust about the performance of public institutions.
"This has to be addressed head on," said Mr. Howard. "Government CIOs in ...
... Operating Without a Digital Strategy A recent survey by Gartner. Inc. and LOMA revealed that digital maturity among North American life insurers remains low, with 49 percent of the survey's respondents having no digital strategy in place and many without an understanding about how digitalization can help ...
... percent of all wearable devices shipped in 2017, and will not reach mainstream adoption with consumers or industrial customers through 2021. "Current low adoption by mainstream consumers shows that the market is still in its infancy, not that it lacks longer-term potential," said Ms. McIntyre.
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... harder for organizations to attract new candidates and retain their best talent, according to Gartner, Inc. This is compounded by today’s historically low unemployment rates, which have put pressure on traditional talent management strategies, and mean that it is taking longer and costing more to hire critical ...
... treasurers that this growth of nonbank lending poses a risk to the U.S. financial system. Nonbank portfolios tend to be built on higher-risk loans to low-income clients. A combination of this phenomenon and any future easing of banking and lending regulations could spell trouble for the global economy ...