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Multi-Agent Communication Protocols Meet Wireless: Redefining Smart Home Automation
Insight | 2Q 2025 | IN-7833

How Wireless Innovation and Agentic AI Will Converge to Enable Next-Generation Smart Living Experiences
Insight | 1Q 2025 | IN-7742

Latest Research

Market Data | 3Q 2025 | MD-CHD-177

Market Data | 2Q 2025 | MD-VSUB-135

Presentation | 2Q 2025 | PT-3550

Market Data | 2Q 2025 | MD-CTECH-112

Market Data | 2Q 2025 | MD-PCE-104
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Smart Living & Consumer Technologies Coverage Areas
ABI Research’s Smart Living coverage focuses on the role of Artificial Intelligence (AI), connectivity, compute, and other innovations that are at the center of digital transformation of the smart home, home entertainment, healthcare, and other consumer markets.
- Total Addressable Market (TAM) sizing for key device segments, including home automation (e.g., sensors, lighting, cameras, thermostats), smart appliances (e.g., refrigerators, washing machines, countertop appliances), consumer robotics (e.g., robotic lawn mowers, pool cleaners, companion robots), home entertainment devices (e.g., smart TVs, games consoles, streaming devices, audio, set-top boxes), healthcare devices (e.g., Continuous Glucose Monitors (CGMs), Electrocardiograms (ECGs), sleep monitors), and other consumer applications.
- Identify next-generation user experiences and how enabling technologies are fundamentally reshaping human-technology interactions, driving the evolution from device-centric implementations toward seamless, ambient intelligent smart-living environments.
- OEM vendor shares across key market sectors.
- Forecasts for key connectivity technologies, including Wi-Fi, Wi-Fi HaLow, Bluetooth®, Zigbee, Thread, Ultra-Wideband (UWB), Z-Wave, and Matter, among others, alongside how their continued evolution will help enable new user experiences, better performance, or other enhancements for consumer devices.
- Assess the impact of AI-enabled convergence between broadband infrastructure, entertainment, home automation, robotics, and healthcare on the vision of an AI home, and implications for service providers, device Original Equipment Manufacturers (OEMs), and the wider smart home ecosystem.
- Competitive analysis of device OEMs and service providers across home and healthcare applications.
- Regional forecasts.
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What challenges can we help you solve?
- Identify key requirements of different consumer technology use cases to develop optimal solution portfolio to target applications
- Prepare optimal roadmap and product timelines for wireless products based on projected market penetration
- Identify potential gaps in existing wireless portfolios and chipset combinations, the wider wireless competitive landscape, and plan for future technology rollouts
- Understand where sales and marketing resources should be devoted to help build more scalable deployments and justify technology investment
What key questions can we help you answer?
- What is the opportunity for wireless technologies within the consumer market?
- What are the key requirements of the different device categories?
- What is the optimum product portfolio to address these sectors?
- What does the connectivity competitive landscape look like?
What challenges can we help you solve?
- Support actionable planning for market strategies by providing smart living market sizing and forecasts by segment, region, and channel
- Assess impact of technological innovation on smart living development to enable informed product strategies
- Identify the right technology partners to strengthen their product offering
What key questions can we help you answer?
- What are the opportunities across different device types?
- How will new technologies impact product design and roadmaps?
- What does the competitive landscape look like?
- What new product categories should we be investing in?
What challenges can we help you solve?
- Strengthen industry awareness of technology in key consumer applications to help attract new vendors to the technology
- Identify weak points versus competing standards to help address future technology roadmaps
- Identify areas of collaboration with the wider industry to strengthen against competitive threats and maximize the benefits of technology
What key questions can we help you answer?
- What can standards bodies do to help accelerate adoption in the consumer market?
- How can organizations partner to solve some of the future challenges?
What challenges can we help you solve?
- Understand how to enable a more holistic smart home/smart living vision that incorporates the new product categories, new technologies, and AI innovation
- Identify the right technology partnerships and service creation to enhance customer retention and subscription revenue
- Incentivize product and service upgrades through new experience enablement
- Understand how to create a unified vision with the right partnerships, technologies, services, and software to take full advantage
What key questions can we help you answer?
- What new services can be enabled by future technology innovation?
- What are the key companies to partner with to enable a comprehensive solution?
- How can customer retention be ensured and valuable new services be enabled?
- What will the impact of AI be on the consumer service provider market?
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Matthias Foo
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Smart Living & Consumer Technologies Market Research Deliverables
Reports & Data
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Media Devices: UltraHD, 4K, HDR, 8K, HEVC
Market Data | 3Q 2025 | MD-CHD-177
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Pay TV and Residential Broadband Subscriptions
Market Data | 2Q 2025 | MD-VSUB-135
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Pay TV and Residential Broadband Subscriptions Market Data Overview: 2Q 2025
Presentation | 2Q 2025 | PT-3550
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Consumer Technologies
Market Data | 2Q 2025 | MD-CTECH-112
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Personal Consumer Electronics
Market Data | 2Q 2025 | MD-PCE-104
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Home Entertainment, Devices, and Services
Market Data | 2Q 2025 | MD-HEDS-104
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Consumer Technologies Market Data Overview: 2Q 2025
Presentation | 2Q 2025 | PT-3553
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Home Consumer Electronics
Market Data | 2Q 2025 | MD-HCE-104
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Set-Top Boxes and CPE
Market Data | 2Q 2025 | MD-STB-177
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Set-Top Boxes and CPE Market Data Overview: 2Q 2025
Presentation | 2Q 2025 | PT-3597
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Consumer Tech Unwrapped
Whitepaper | 4Q 2024 | WP-220
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101 Tech Trends That Will—And Won't—Shape 2025
Whitepaper | 4Q 2024 | WP-221
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Arm Versus Qualcomm: Analysis of a Landmark Industry Dispute
Report | 4Q 2024 | AN-6343
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Consumer Technologies
Market Data | 4Q 2024 | MD-CTECH-111
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Home Consumer Electronics
Market Data | 4Q 2024 | MD-HCE-103
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Home Entertainment, Devices, and Services
Market Data | 4Q 2024 | MD-HEDS-103
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Personal Consumer Electronics
Market Data | 4Q 2024 | MD-PCE-103
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Consumer Technologies Market Data Overview: 4Q 2024
Presentation | 4Q 2024 | PT-3043
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Smart Home Hardware for Energy Management
Market Data | 2Q 2024 | MD-SHHA-24
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Smart Home Hardware for Safety, Security, and Convenience
Market Data | 2Q 2024 | MD-SHSS-24
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Smart Home Market Data Overview: 2Q 2024
Presentation | 2Q 2024 | PT-3102
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Personal Consumer Electronics
Market Data | 2Q 2024 | MD-PCE-102
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Consumer Technologies Market Data Overview: Q2 2024
Presentation | 2Q 2024 | PT-3042
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Consumer Technologies
Market Data | 2Q 2024 | MD-CTECH-110
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Home Consumer Electronics
Market Data | 2Q 2024 | MD-HCE-102
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Home Entertainment, Devices, and Services
Market Data | 2Q 2024 | MD-HEDS-102
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Consumer Electronics Supply Chain: Market Trends and Regulation
Report | 2Q 2024 | AN-5551
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Set-Top Boxes and CPE
Market Data | 1Q 2024 | MD-STB-176
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Set-Top Boxes and CPE Market Data Overview: Q1 2024
Presentation | 1Q 2024 | PT-2705
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Key Takeaways From CES 2024
Whitepaper | 1Q 2024 | WP-1037
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Pay TV and Residential Broadband Subscriptions
Market Data | 1Q 2024 | MD-VSUB-134
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82 Technology Trends That Will—And Will Not—Shape 2024
Whitepaper | 1Q 2024 | WP-1035
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55 Technology Leaders To Watch In 2024
Whitepaper | 4Q 2023 | WP-1034
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Consumer Technologies Market Update: 2H 2023
Presentation | 3Q 2023 | PT-2775
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Home Consumer Electronics
Market Data | 3Q 2023 | MD-HCE-101
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Home Entertainment, Devices, and Services
Market Data | 3Q 2023 | MD-HEDS-101
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Personal Consumer Electronics
Market Data | 3Q 2023 | MD-PCE-101
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Consumer Technologies
Market Data | 3Q 2023 | MD-CTECH-109
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Consumer Technologies: 1H Market Update
Presentation | 2Q 2023 | PT-2739
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Consumer Technologies
Market Data | 2Q 2023 | MD-CTECH-108
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37 Technology Stats You Need to Know for 2023
Whitepaper | 1Q 2023 | WP-1013
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Media Devices: UltraHD, 4K, HDR, 8K, HEVC
Market Data | 1Q 2023 | MD-CHD-176
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74 Technology Trends that Will-and Will Not-Shape 2023
Whitepaper | 1Q 2023 | WP-1012
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40 Technology Companies To Watch In 2023
Whitepaper | 4Q 2022 | WP-1011
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Consumer Technologies Market Update: 4Q 2022
Presentation | 4Q 2022 | PT-2473
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Consumer Tech
Market Data | 4Q 2022 | MD-CTECH-107
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Set-Top Boxes and CPE
Market Data | 3Q 2022 | MD-STB-175
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37 Technology Companies Leading the Way in 2022
Whitepaper | 3Q 2022 | WP-1004
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Pay TV and Residential Broadband Subscriptions
Market Data | 3Q 2022 | MD-VSUB-133
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Consumer Technologies Market Update: Q2 2022
Presentation | 2Q 2022 | PT-2472
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Consumer Tech
Market Data | 2Q 2022 | MD-CTECH-106
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Telco Sustainability Rankings: Leaders, Mainstream and Followers
Whitepaper | 2Q 2022 | WP-WNGH-192
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Consumer Technologies
Presentation | 1Q 2022 | PT-2471
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Key Takeaways from Mobile World Congress 2022
Whitepaper | 1Q 2022 | WP-1002
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36 Leading Companies to Know in 2022
Whitepaper | 1Q 2022 | WP-WNGH-191
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38 Transformative Technology Stats You Need to Know for 2022
Whitepaper | 1Q 2022 | WP-WNGH-190
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Consumer Tech
Market Data | 1Q 2022 | MD-CTECH-105
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70 Technology Trends That Will—And Will Not—Shape 2022
Whitepaper | 4Q 2021 | WP-WNGH-189
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Consumer Tech
Presentation | 4Q 2021 | PT-2470
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Consumer Tech
Market Data | 4Q 2021 | MD-CTECH-104
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Consumer Technologies
Presentation | 3Q 2021 | PT-2469
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Consumer Tech
Market Data | 3Q 2021 | MD-CTECH-103
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Set-Top Box and Broadband CPE
Market Data | 3Q 2021 | MD-STB-174
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Pay TV and Residential Broadband Subscriptions
Market Data | 3Q 2021 | MD-VSUB-132
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Media Devices: UltraHD, 4K, HDR, 8K, HEVC
Market Data | 2Q 2021 | MD-CHD-175
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Consumer Technologies
Market Data | 2Q 2021 | MD-CTECH-102
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Consumer Technologies
Presentation | 2Q 2021 | PT-2468
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Consumer Technologies
Market Data | 1Q 2021 | MD-CTECH-101
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Consumer Technologies
Presentation | 1Q 2021 | PT-2467
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Android TV Market Update
Report | 1Q 2021 | AN-5318
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68 Technology Trends That Will Shape 2021
Whitepaper | 4Q 2020 | WP-WNGH-174
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Set-Top Boxes and CPE
Market Data | 3Q 2020 | MD-STB-173
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Pay TV and Residential Broadband Subscriptions
Market Data | 3Q 2020 | MD-VSUB-131
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Media Devices: UltraHD, 4K, HDR, 8K, HEVC
Market Data | 3Q 2020 | MD-CHD-174
Insights
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Multi-Agent Communication Protocols Meet Wireless: Redefining Smart Home Automation
Insight | 2Q 2025 | IN-7833
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How Wireless Innovation and Agentic AI Will Converge to Enable Next-Generation Smart Living Experiences
Insight | 1Q 2025 | IN-7742
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Apple’s Switch to USB-C Slim Pickings in a Sea of Nominal Upgrades in Latest Devices
Insight | 4Q 2023 | IN-7100
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U.S.-China Trade Close to a Record, Highlighting need for End-to-End Traceability
Insight | 1Q 2023 | IN-6836
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RedCap Consumer Devices to Drive New Use Cases and Expand the 5G Ecosystem
Insight | 2Q 2022 | IN-6591
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Emza Visual Sense and Dell Democratize TinyML in Laptops
Insight | 2Q 2022 | IN-6536
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Lattice Semiconductor Bringing Edge ML into Premium Laptops
Insight | 1Q 2022 | IN-6484
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Fairphone Pushes Smartphone Companies to Become More Environmentally Friendly
Insight | 1Q 2022 | IN-6451
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CES 2022 Wearables Highlights
Insight | 1Q 2022 | IN-6418
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Apple Embraces “Right-to-Repair” but Restricts the New Policy to Certain Repairs
Insight | 4Q 2021 | IN-6363
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The EC Again Leads the Global Effort Against E-waste: Will Apple be Forced to Scrap its Lightning Connectors?
Insight | 4Q 2021 | IN-6316
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Wi-Fi Sensing: The Next Wi-Fi Technology to Benefit the Broadband Industry
Insight | 4Q 2021 | IN-6302
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The Wearables Sector’s Pandemic-Fueled Growth Provides a Barrier against the Global Chip Shortage
Insight | 4Q 2021 | IN-6303
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“Right to Repair” Laws Threaten Big Consumer Tech Companies’ Profits
Insight | 3Q 2021 | IN-6285
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Growing Emergence of Immersive Video Services Among Telecom Operators
Insight | 3Q 2021 | IN-6273
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6 GHz Band to Benefit Both Wi-Fi and 5G
Insight | 3Q 2021 | IN-6215
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Google and Samsung Team Up to Launch a Unified New Wear Smartwatch Platform
Insight | 2Q 2021 | IN-6190
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Augmented Reality for Telecom Operators & How it can Boost the AR Market?
Insight | 1Q 2021 | IN-6046
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CES 2021: True Wireless Headsets Are the Winners in Wearable Categories
Insight | 1Q 2021 | IN-6051
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Despite the High Price, Apple’s AirPods Max are Set to Foster Increased Competition in Wireless Headset Market
Insight | 1Q 2021 | IN-6047
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Low Earth Orbit Satellite Broadband to Drive Universal Broadband Access, Despite Challenges
Insight | 1Q 2021 | IN-6039
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Comprehensive Portfolio Propels Qualcomm to Market Leadership in TinyML-Based Machine Vision
Insight | 4Q 2020 | IN-5988
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VR Gloves Seeing a Stronger Hold in 2020 and Beyond
Insight | 4Q 2020 | IN-5974
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How The Shift towards 5G Consumer Devices Impacts the Environment
Insight | 4Q 2020 | IN-5960
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Operators Need to Provide More Than Connectivity as Broadband Markets Saturate
Insight | 4Q 2020 | IN-5924
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Amazon Puts Sidewalk in Echo, Ring, and Car Devices, Pushing from Smart Home to Smart City
Insight | 4Q 2020 | IN-5941
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Comcast Eyes Smart TVs to Expand Streaming Opportunity and Stay Competitive Across Markets
Insight | 4Q 2020 | IN-5955
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Oculus Quest 2 Arrives in October 2020 and Points to a Standalone HMD Future for VR
Insight | 4Q 2020 | IN-5942
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Troubled Times Ahead for Huawei Smartphones as Trade War Bites Deep
Insight | 4Q 2020 | IN-5949
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6 GHz Wi-Fi to Aid with the Pressure Associated with the Increase in Home-Based Workers Caused by COVID-19
Insight | 3Q 2020 | IN-5916
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Assessing NVIDIA’s Opportunities, Challenges, and Options for Acquiring Arm
Insight | 3Q 2020 | IN-5933
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AR and VR can Revolutionize Fitness and Help in Maintaining an Active Lifestyle
Insight | 3Q 2020 | IN-5886
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Apple’s UWB Efforts—Past, Present, and Future
Insight | 3Q 2020 | IN-5869
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COVID-19 Impact: Challenges and Opportunities in Pay TV and OTT Markets
Insight | 3Q 2020 | IN-5874
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5G Set to Offer “Always-On” Notebooks a New Lease on Life
Insight | 3Q 2020 | IN-5861
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Apple’s WWDC Return to Smart Home Reflects Industry Shifting to Automation
Insight | 3Q 2020 | IN-5870
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As Expected, Streaming and SVOD up During COVID-19 Pandemic—Networks Mostly up to the Task
Insight | 2Q 2020 | IN-5807
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U.S. FWA Market Primes for Accelerated Growth Due to 5G
Insight | 2Q 2020 | IN-5802
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Desire for Content Is at an All Time High, and Apple Is Positioned to Dominate in Immersive Content
Insight | 2Q 2020 | IN-5818
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As China Emerges from Lockdown First, What Does It Mean for Smart Home?
Insight | 2Q 2020 | IN-5816
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Wearables on the Frontline: Helping the Fight against COVID-19
Insight | 2Q 2020 | IN-5799
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Consumer Smart Glasses Gain Incumbent Traction with Facebook and Will Comfortably Grow into Enterprise
Insight | 2Q 2020 | IN-5790
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Gaming Breaks User and Network Records during Crisis, with New Game Consoles on the Horizon
Insight | 2Q 2020 | IN-5781
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Is 2020 the Year of Dual-Frequency GNSS Smartphones?
Insight | 1Q 2020 | IN-5747
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How Apple’s Quick Look Feature Update Can Drive AR Online Shopping Growth
Insight | 1Q 2020 | IN-5754
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NEXTGEN TV ATSC 3.0 Rollouts and Devices to Hit U.S. Markets in 2020
Insight | 1Q 2020 | IN-5756
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HTC Unveils the Modularity Behind its VIVE Cosmos Series of HMDs
Insight | 1Q 2020 | IN-5755
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5G Smartphone Market in a Hurry to Reach Mid-Range in 2020
Insight | 1Q 2020 | IN-5732
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What Does the Future of Augmented Reality Contact Lenses Look Like?
Insight | 1Q 2020 | IN-5722