Global smartphone shipments fell 20% in the third quarter of 2026 as rising memory costs pressured manufacturers and consumers delayed upgrades. The analysis examines the implications for refurbished-device demand, trade-in supply, secondary-market pricing and the availability of retired mobile equipment for ITAD providers and electronics recyclers.
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Technology & Data Centers: Windows 10 Extended Updates Double to 122 Dollars as PC Prices Climb, Complicating Enterprise Refresh — U.S. Outlook
Microsoft’s second-year Windows 10 security extension raises commercial licensing costs to $122 per device, adding pressure to enterprise PC retention decisions. The analysis examines how rising support expenses may affect corporate refresh cycles, residual equipment values and opportunities for ITAD providers, refurbishers and downstream recyclers.
Government & Public Sector: CISA’s Edge-Device Deadline Establishes a Federal Network Hardware Retirement Schedule — U.S. Outlook
CISA’s Binding Operational Directive 26-02 requires federal civilian agencies to retire unsupported network edge devices by deadlines in 2027. The directive covers routers, firewalls, switches and other network equipment, creating potential opportunities for secure decommissioning services. Actual ITAD and recycling volumes will depend on agency inventories, federal property disposal rules and authorized equipment releases.
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