Migration to 5G Networks Should Help Drive Use Cases for Smartwatches, Says Report
Purchase interest in smartwatches, not yet a mainstream category, is on the rise, said Parks Associates analyst Kristen Hanich, in a Wednesday report. The percentage of consumers interested in buying a smartwatch grew from 3 percent in Q1 2016 to…
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9 percent in Q2 2017, Hanich said. New models from Apple and Fitbit will drive consumer demand, she said. A migration to 5G cellular networks will create more low-power cellular connectivity options for device OEMs, helping consumers find new use cases for the devices, she said.