With Cellular Connectivity, Apple Watch Winner in Wearables as Telcos 'Rejoice,' Says IDC
That roughly a third of all wearable devices now include cellular connectivity “has allowed new use-cases to emerge," as "telcos around the world have rejoiced as the inclusion of cellular has opened another revenue stream," IDC reported Monday. Apple was…
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the big winner in wearables for Q1, as Apple Watch shipments grew 13.5 percent from a year earlier on success of cellular-connected products launched into additional global markets for the first time, said the researcher. Its share in the overall wearables market rose to 16.1 percent from 14.3 percent. A consumer “shift” away from “basic wearables” and toward “smarter" devices caused global shipments of wearables to increase 1.2 percent in Q1, vs. 18 percent.