African smartphone market grows 9% in 2024 as inflation eases

Technology solutions provider ZTE has announced a partnership with ISP MiFibra to successfully commercialise ZTE’s Smart Cloud Platform (SCP) in Peru.

Global smartphone shipments are expected to rebound 3% to 1.2 billion units year-on-year in 2024, with emerging markets driving this growth according to analyst company Counterpoint Research. 

The Indian smartphone market declined by 2% YoY in the second quarter of 2024, but 5G smartphones saw their highest market share growth so far.