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T-Mobile’s shuttering of TVision home is a crucial step toward 5G bundle competition

Following recent news that T-Mobile US will shutter its TVision Home IPTV service on December 30, 2020; Tammy Parker, Senior Analyst at GlobalData, a leading data and analytics company, offers her view: “T-Mobile’s move to shut down its TVision Home IPTV service, following the launch of its similarly named TVision internet-based streaming TV service, is necessary to eliminate market confusion and smooth the way for T-Mobile’s planned double- and triple-play bundles of services. “Though TVision Home gave T-Mobile an entry into the pay-TV market, […]
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FAANG’s anti-trust woes continue as sentiment growth slows

FAANG’s sentiment growth slowed in Q3 2020 compared to Q2 2020 as anti-competitive lawsuits continue to be a thorn in the side for big tech companies, says GlobalData, a leading data and analytics company. GlobalData’s Filing Analytics tool identified that mentions of anti-trust and related keywords grew by over 100% in Q1-Q3 2020 for all company filings compared to the same period last year. […]
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Messaging security services revenue in APAC will reach US$1.5bn in 2024, says GlobalData

Increasing expenditure by the emerging economies on security infrastructure is expected to boost the messaging security market in the Asia-Pacific (APAC) region to US$1.5bn in 2024, says GlobalData, a leading data and analytics company. An analysis of GlobalData’s Market Opportunity Forecast Model reveals that messaging security revenue is estimated to witness a compound annual growth […]
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European Telcos stop the lockdown freebies and focus on driving customers to digital services and channels, says GlobalData

The first round of COVID-19 lockdowns in Europe saw an immediate, high-profile and fairly universal response from European telcos announcing free consumer service benefits ranging from additional mobile data boosters to bonus family entertainment content. However, the second wave has, so far, seen very little such activity – with telcos instead encouraging customers to self-service […]
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Governments across APAC rely on smart city technologies to fight COVID-19, says GlobalData

Countries across the Asia-Pacific (APAC) region are implementing smart city technologies such as smart surveillance along with data hub system for advanced contact tracing of COVID-19 infected citizens, says GlobalData, a leading data and analytics company. Manish Chaurasiya, Senior Technology Analyst at GlobalData, comments: “Though the spread of COVID-19 has hindered the roll-out of large-scale […]
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Safety and social distancing norms will drive smart clothing adoption in APAC, says GlobalData

Social distancing has become crucial in preventing the spread of contagious illnesses. Against this backdrop, advanced smart COVID-19 features such as social distancing sensors, sanitization pockets, anti-viral finish, thermometer and an in-built mask are bound to drive smart clothing adoption across the Asia-Pacific (APAC) region over the next two years, says GlobalData, a leading data […]
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Smarter hearables to overcome COVID-19 slowdowns on path towards becoming $146bn industry, says GlobalData

While lockdowns in China in early 2020 damaged the number of shipments of hearables technology and delayed production, adoption of this technology by consumers has remained strong. This was driven by increased digital media consumption, the widespread shift to home-working and the popularity of virtual fitness coaching. As hearables manufacturers continue to add more artificial intelligence […]
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Colocation services market in Asia-Pacific to reach US$9.7bn in 2024, forecasts GlobalData

Colocation services in the Asia-Pacific (APAC) region have witnessed significant growth with increased investment from global and local vendors that cater to the enterprise data center requirements. Amidst this backdrop, the colocation services market in the region is estimated to reach US$9.7bn in 2024, forecasts GlobalData, a leading data and analytics company. Sunil Kumar Verma, […]
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Two key goals for Biden presidency: driving big tech regulation and ensuring US stays ahead of China in advanced technologies

Following the election of Joe Biden as US president-elect, David Bicknell, Principal Analyst, Thematic Research at GlobalData, offers his view on the implications of a change in US administration on the technology sector: “Tech regulation will be a key theme of a Joe Biden presidency. When he is inaugurated in January next year, Biden’s four-year term offers a unique opportunity to build on the broader political consensus that something needs to be done to rein in big tech – especially in areas such as antitrust and misinformation. “The presidential […]
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Mubadala taking minority stake of G42 will help develop Arab region’s digital transition

Following the news that Abu Dhabi-based sovereign investment firm Mubadala will take a minority stake in Group42 (G42), the artificial intelligence (AI) and cloud computing company founded in the emirate in 2018; Jennifer Aguinaldo, Energy & Technology Editor at MEED, part of GlobalData, offers her view: “The integration of Mubadala-owned Injazat and Khazna into the rapidly expanding […]
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Job postings show conscious effort to tackle misinformation and fake news amid US election

Companies such as Facebook, Alphabet (Google), Twitter and Amazon are actively advertising to hire personnel to tackle new-age cyber propaganda, including ‘fake news’, ‘election interference’, and ‘disinformation’, according to GlobalData, a leading data and analytics company. The firm’s Job Analytics platform highlights the addition of 150 such jobs posted between January and October 2020. Most of these were junior and mid-level positions related to optimizing existing products and services in providing accurate and relevant information. Ajay Thalluri, Business Fundamentals Analyst at GlobalData, […]
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Microsoft and Salesforce are ranked leaders in fiercely competitive low-code space, says GlobalData

Microsoft and Salesforce have been ranked by GlobalData as leaders in the low-code market segment after causing a tectonic shift in this market with the automation capabilities within its Power Platform. The low-code market segment has become fiercely competitive, and Microsoft’s Power Automate is expected, in itself, to be highly competitive when coupled with Azure’s […]
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