In 2016, global smartphone shipments in mature markets such as North America and Western European countries have either idled or declined and double-digit growth rates seem to be the thing of the past. Nevertheless, the global smartphone industry is still anticipated to grow over 5% year-on-year in 2017. This report provides an overview of the global smartphone industry and market and examines major smartphone venodors' deployment strategies; also included are the development of the 5G industry, market, telecom operators, and major vendors.