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China 5G rollout to drive first smartphone shipment rise in 4 years - IDC
2019-11-27 09:20:00| Telecompaper Headlines
(Telecompaper) The global smartphone market is set to return to growth for the first time in 4 years in 2020 on the back of China's huge investment in 5G technology, according to the latest report from IDC. Worldwide shipments are expected to grow 1.5 percent year on year in 2020 to just over 1.4 billion following falls of 0.3 percent in 2017, 4.3 percent in 2018 and an expected 1.4 percent this year. The 2020 figure is set to include 190 million 5G smartphones, accounting for 14 percent of the total, driven by recent developments in the China market along with anticipation of aggressive activity from the smartphone supply chain and OEMs, said IDC.
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