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Meta’s bet that we’ll all play nice in its Horizon Worlds Metaverse is an extraordinary risk, says GlobalData

Following the news that Meta has opened its virtual reality (VR) social platform Horizon Worlds to the mass market; Emma Mohr-McClune, Technology Service Director at GlobalData, a leading data and analytics company, comments: “It’s difficult to exaggerate what’s at stake here for Meta, the company formerly known as Facebook. ‘The metaverse’ is now one of […]
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8×8’s acquisition of Fuze the latest in communications tech M&A trend as businesses try to stay connected, says GloalData

Unified Communications-as-a-Service (UCaaS) vendor 8×8’s acquisition $250 million acquisition of its competitor Fuze is the latest in a flurry of M&A activity in the collaboration and customer contact market. Gary Barton, Principal Enterprise Technology and Services Analyst at GlobalData, a leading data and analytics company, offers his view: “The pandemic and the move to hybrid […]
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EU Council’s agreement to redefine internet regulation is just in time for the metaverse, says GlobalData

Following the news that the EU Council has formally adopted both the draft Digital Services Act (DSA) and a Digital Markets Act (DMA), which will allow for better control over the spread of counterfeit goods, hate speech, cyber threats, disinformation and unfair digital services competition within member states; Emma Mohr-McClune, Technology Service Director at GlobalData, […]
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Verizon’s TracFone acquisition should amp up competitive fervor in prepaid sector, says GlobalData

Following today’s news (23 November) that Verizon has completed its acquisition of TracFone; Tammy Parker, Principal Analyst at GlobalData, a leading data and analytics company, offers her view: “The TracFone acquisition fills a significant gap in Verizon’s consumer wireless services portfolio, and provides Verizon with massive scale as it gains the largest US prepaid services […]
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Enterprise spending on data center and hosting services in China to grow at 6.8% CAGR through 2025, forecasts GlobalData

The total addressable market size of the data center and hosting services in China, in terms of enterprise spending opportunity, is set to increase at a CAGR of 6.8% between 2020 and 2025, driven by rising demand for storage and computing power among enterprises that can support technology infrastructure upgrades and online/digital service implementations, says […]
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Partnership between Meta And Microsoft nourishes the emerging movement towards integration says GlobalData

Meta (formerly Facebook) and Microsoft announced a partnership to integrate Workplace and Teams, their respective team collaboration platforms. Beginning immediately, access to Workplace content will be available within Teams. In December, Microsoft Teams will be available on the Meta Portal (Facebook Portal) device, allowing video calling in Teams. In early 2022, Teams video meetings will […]
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Black Friday 2021: Free 5G phones and other incentives will boost holiday shopping for US retailers, says GlobalData

During the Black Friday holiday shopping period, GlobalData predicts US retailers, manufacturers and carriers will heavily promote tablets and hot spots in offers designed to increase line count. The leading data and analytics company notes that giftable incentives will be bundled with phone purchases, while Apple AirPods, Google Pixel Buds, Samsung Galaxy Buds+ and smart […]
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Comcast’s 3 Gbps home broadband service highlights fiber’s growing importance; US fiber lines will grow at 10.8% CAGR through 2026, says GlobalData

GlobalData expects the number of US fiber lines will grow at a robust compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 10.8% and reach 28.2 million lines by year-end 2026 Cable’s share of total US fixed-broadband subscriptions will decline to 67.1% by year-end 2026 US fixed-broadband lines will increase from 103.1 million in 2021 to 112.3 million […]
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US firms’ crypto sentiments were higher than Chinese counterparts in Q3 2021, says GlobalData

US companies’ sentiments around cryptocurrencies overtook Chinese companies in Q2 2021, following the Mainland Government’s crackdown. While sentiments for both US and Chinese firms declined in Q3 2021 as companies were left reeling from the clampdown, US companies’ sentiments remained higher than their Chinese counterparts, according to GlobalData, a leading data and analytics company. Rinaldo […]
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Thailand pay-TV services market revenue to reach US$1.1bn in 2026, forecasts GlobalData

Pay-TV service revenue in Thailand is expected to grow at a healthy compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 8.5% from US$734m in 2021 to US$1.1bn in 2026, supported by growing direct-to-home (DTH), Cable TV and Internet-protocol-television (IPTV) subscriptions, according to GlobalData, a leading data and analytics company. GlobalData’s Thailand pay-TV Forecast Model indicates that both […]
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