NEW DELHI: iPhone maker Apple has emerged as the
largest 4G LTE device vendor in the country with a market
share of 45% in October-December period, CyberMedia
Research (CMR) today said.
According to the research firm, over one million LTE
devices, including smartphones, tablets and data cards
were shipped to the Indian market in the fourth quarter of
2014, marking the 'coming of age' of the 4G devices.
"Within smartphones, the major type of LTE devices shipped into the India market, Apple leads with a 45% market share during Q4 CY2014, followed by HTC at 19% and Samsung at 16%," CMR said.
It added that the Cupertino-based firm dominated the
tablet segment with 70.6% market share, followed by
Lenovo 28.7% and Hewlett-Packard with a relatively
insignificant presence during the period.
"Till a few months ago, we had Apple iPhone and a couple
of other global brands offering 4G phones in the India
market, but sales started to pick up with competitively priced devices being made available by brands like Xiaomi,
Oneplus and Lenovo starting to ship LTE phones towards
the end of CY2014," CMR telecoms practice lead analyst
Faisal Kawoosa said.
Though LTE services are currently restricted to few cities
in India, sales of devices with such services are picking up
as consumers are looking to replace their smartphones, he
added.
"Apple enjoyed the early mover advantage and thus led the
space during the fourth quarter... Micromax was the only
Indian brand that shipped LTE devices during the fourth
quarter, albeit with a marginal share of 0.1%," CMR
telecoms practice analyst Vikrant Singh said.
The uptick in 4G-enabled device shipments in India,
especially smartphones, shows that it makes the right
business proposition for other home-grown brands like
Lava, Karbonn and Intex to foray into the LTE devices
market, he added.
The LTE datacard market, which accounted for 1% of the
4G devices market, saw Alcatel leading the market with
83% share and Huawei (17%).
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largest 4G LTE device vendor in the country with a market
share of 45% in October-December period, CyberMedia
Research (CMR) today said.
According to the research firm, over one million LTE
devices, including smartphones, tablets and data cards
were shipped to the Indian market in the fourth quarter of
2014, marking the 'coming of age' of the 4G devices.
"Within smartphones, the major type of LTE devices shipped into the India market, Apple leads with a 45% market share during Q4 CY2014, followed by HTC at 19% and Samsung at 16%," CMR said.
It added that the Cupertino-based firm dominated the
tablet segment with 70.6% market share, followed by
Lenovo 28.7% and Hewlett-Packard with a relatively
insignificant presence during the period.
"Till a few months ago, we had Apple iPhone and a couple
of other global brands offering 4G phones in the India
market, but sales started to pick up with competitively priced devices being made available by brands like Xiaomi,
Oneplus and Lenovo starting to ship LTE phones towards
the end of CY2014," CMR telecoms practice lead analyst
Faisal Kawoosa said.
Though LTE services are currently restricted to few cities
in India, sales of devices with such services are picking up
as consumers are looking to replace their smartphones, he
added.
"Apple enjoyed the early mover advantage and thus led the
space during the fourth quarter... Micromax was the only
Indian brand that shipped LTE devices during the fourth
quarter, albeit with a marginal share of 0.1%," CMR
telecoms practice analyst Vikrant Singh said.
The uptick in 4G-enabled device shipments in India,
especially smartphones, shows that it makes the right
business proposition for other home-grown brands like
Lava, Karbonn and Intex to foray into the LTE devices
market, he added.
The LTE datacard market, which accounted for 1% of the
4G devices market, saw Alcatel leading the market with
83% share and Huawei (17%).
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