The global smartphone market grew by 7% to 1.22 billion units in 2024, marking a rebound after two consecutive years of decline, with emerging markets highlighted as the industry’s key growth driver.
Indonesian telco Indosat Ooredoo Hutchison announced on Wednesday it has signed a strategic MoU with Chinese phone maker Transsion Holdings to make affordable smart devices available to Indonesians, particularly in rural and underserved areas.
The Vietnam Internet Network Information Centre (VNNIC) said on Thursday the latest upgrade of its network speed test app ‘i-Speed’ turns phones into an automated crowdsourcing tool for telcos to measure and optimise network performance.