Mobility Week in Review
The week when:
- LG to pull the plug on mobile?
- Mint Mobile boost data buckets
Smartphone Usage - January 2021
The Smartphone and Tablet Usage report features a new improvement that allows our clients to analyze device usage behavior based on panelists’ service plan (Postpaid Subscriber vs. Prepaid Subscriber) and data plan type (Unlimited Plan Subscriber vs. GB Bucket Plan Subscriber). Please note that multi-criteria filtering on profiles may not yield statistically significant results due to low sample size limitations (i.e.
Mobility Week in Review
The week when:
- Samsung to debut new Galaxy flagship
- OnePlus Nord sails to the US
Broadband Marketplace - December 2020
NPD Connected Intelligence’s new Promotions Marketplace report is a monthly updated tracker providing insights into a wireless carrier and national distributor's promotional incentive practices. The report provides a detailed list of all promotional activities captured via NPD’s retail and online store visits conducted on a periodical basis. Captured promotions are categorized (i.e., service plan, accessories, device discounts, BOGOs, Gift Cards, etc.) and dated (start date/end date) for easy navigation and analysis purposes.
Mobile Device Marketplace - December 2020
December was a quiet month for phone launches but did see a lot of discounts.
Cricket Wireless discounts iPhone 12, and offers 12 different smartphone models for free with number transfer.
Metros by T-Mobile increase that number to 16 different models for free with number port-in.
Promotions Marketplace -
NPD Connected Intelligence’s new Promotions Marketplace report is a monthly updated tracker providing insights into a wireless carrier and national distributor's promotional incentive practices. The report provides a detailed list of all promotional activities captured via NPD’s retail and online store visits conducted on a periodical basis. Captured promotions are categorized (i.e., service plan, accessories, device discounts, BOGOs, Gift Cards, etc.) and dated (start date/end date) for easy navigation and analysis purposes.
Profile Report - 1H'20 - December 2020
The consumer profile report is a bi-annual Excel-based interactive report allowing users to view consumer panel responses of various user profiles (i.e. unlocked smartphone user, carrier A customer, prepaid plan user, unlimited data plan user, demographic A user) on a series of research areas including ownership and churn of devices by OEM, purchase locations, carrier churn analysis, consumer perceptions of their carriers across various metrics.
Mobility Week in Review
The week when:
- T-Mobile debuts 5G mobile hotspot
- LG to outsource mid-tier mobile phones
Data Consumption - Q3'20 - December 2020
US smartphone users consumed a record 64.1 GB of data monthly, up from 62.1 GB in the previous quarter. We have seen a balanced growth in both Wi-Fi and cellular usage with the former connection method again, accounting for three-quarters of the total data traffic.
Service Plans - November 2020
NPD Connected Intelligence’s new Promotions Marketplace report is a monthly updated tracker providing insights into a wireless carrier and national distributor's promotional incentive practices. The report provides a detailed list of all promotional activities captured via NPD’s retail and online store visits conducted on a periodical basis. Captured promotions are categorized (i.e., service plan, accessories, device discounts, BOGOs, Gift Cards, etc.) and dated (start date/end date) for easy navigation and analysis purposes.