IDC Expects More Vendors to Follow Apple, Give Smartwatches Cellular Connections
Smartwatches in 2022, possibly by 2020, “will make today's smartwatches seem quaint" because adding cellular connectivity and integration with IoT devices enables more efficiencies and “steady" market growth in coming years, IDC analyst Ramon Llamas said Monday: Smartwatches will evolve…
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to include more features and functionalities. Apple's including cellular connectivity on the latest Watch brings “much-needed attention” to the smartwatch category from telcos and boosts consumer acceptance, the research firm said. Other vendors are likely to follow, it said. The wearables market is forecast to have a dip in growth this year, advancing 8.2 percent to 124.9 million units, compared with 10.3 percent in 2017, IDC reported. It’s expected to return to double-digit growth from 2019 to 2022.