Simon Baker
Program Director, Mobile Phones, CEMA
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Launching a mobile phone business from the starting point of a big international business in telecoms infrastructure has worked stunningly well for Huawei. Strong financial backing, operations in many countries, a detailed knowledge of mobile phone technology and numerous local country offices have all have been important to its success in launching smartphones.
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Dominic Trott
Associate Research Director, European Security
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IDC hosted its annual U.K. security conference on March 28. A clear theme emerged during the keynote presentations, roundtable discussions, and informal interactions — the need for security to act as business leaders, not “just” technology leaders.
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Andrea Sangalli
Research Director and European CX Practice co-lead, IDC Europe
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IDC research shows that Customer experience (CX) is now the top strategic business priority among European companies.
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Simon Baker
Program Director, Mobile Phones, CEMA
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Apple has announced a major push into news services and digital payments as it ramps up its position in services faced with plateauing or declining sales of iPhones in a maturing smartphone market.IDC researches and publishes installed base data linked to its device trackers, and this blog entry draws upon these to show in which countries Apple devices are used, and which ones. The research does not cover all Apple devices, but the great majority.
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