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title: "Industry Insight: GSMA Entitlements"
description: The smartwatch market isn't slowing down. Standalone cellular smartwatches already account for over 45% of total revenue, and OEMs like Apple, Samsung, Google and Huawei keep raising the bar on what
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The smartwatch market isn't slowing down. It's projected to grow from around $48 billion in 2026 to nearly $99 billion by 2033, with more than 562 million users worldwide. Standalone cellular smartwatches already account for over 45% of total smartwatch market revenue, and OEMs like Apple, Samsung, Google and Huawei keep raising the bar on what "connected" means to consumers.

But here's the catch: none of it works at scale without entitlements running quietly in the background.

Download this GSMA Industry Insight to explore:

 

- Why One Number, Family Plan and Watch Transfer are becoming table stakes for operators
- How entitlement management authenticates users, provisions services and automates eSIM activation
- What it takes to support a multi-OEM ecosystem without drowning your support team in manual onboarding
- Where operators are winning on experience, not just price or coverage

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