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Despite decline in 2020 due to COVID-19, China’s mobile service revenue set to register 1.5% CAGR over 2019-2024, forecasts GlobalData

The total mobile services revenue in China is set to increase at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 1.5% from US$127.4bn in 2019 to US$137.1bn in 2024, supported by healthy growth in mobile data service revenues, according to GlobalData, a leading data and analytics company. GlobalData’s China Telecom Operators Country Intelligence Report forecasts that […]
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Russian telecom services take a 4% hit on revenue in 2020 amid COVID-19 crisis

Russia’s telecoms market is expected to stay relatively resilient. Taking into consideration the impact of COVID-19 and other market dynamics, GlobalData’s latest forecast reveals that the total telecoms service revenue in Russia will decline by 4% compared to 2019. This represents a three percentage point downward revision to the company’s pre-COVD-19 baseline forecast, which saw only […]
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US operators endeavor to generate interest in 5G post-COVID-19

US carriers are hoping the second half of 2020 will give them an opportunity to sell 5G services as the technology and coverage improves, says GlobalData, a leading data and analytics company. Lynnette Luna, Principal Analyst at GlobalData, comments: “5G technology is the revenue opportunity of the next decade, and carriers are in a race to increase […]
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Technology vendors target edge computing opportunities with innovative solutions, strategies and business models, says GlobalData

According to GlobalData’s new Competitive Landscape Assessment for Edge Computing Infrastructure, businesses, government and other organizations will invest in edge computing in order to harness several benefits. These include its ability to support a host of new digital applications that rely on high levels of performance such as video analytics, autonomous driverless vehicles, and immersive […]
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AI-enabled tools’ ability to test COVID-19 should be used with precaution

COVID-19 has led to inundated doctors using inadequately tested artificial intelligence (AI) tools. While AI-enabled tools can detect the virus quicker than traditional tests, inadequately-tested tools could cause undue harm to patients, says GlobalData a leading data and analytics company.  AI technologies are increasingly being used to predict and diagnose COVID-19 and hospitals are keen to […]
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COVID-19 could change the ways tech companies work forever

Following the news that Facebook expects 50% of its workforce will work remotely within the next five to ten years; David Bicknell, Principal Analyst in the Thematic Research Team at GlobalData, a leading data and analytics company, offers his view: “COVID-19 has forced many tech companies to turn their working strategy upside down and embrace […]
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HBO Max’s content comes at a steep price, says GlobalData

Following the launch of HBO Max; Danyaal Rashid, Thematic Analyst at GlobalData, a leading data and analytics company, offers his view: “HBO Max is launching at a time when the subscription video on demand (SVOD) market is becoming increasingly saturated. New services from Disney, Apple and NBCUniversal (Peacock) have all been released in the past […]
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Quibi is running out of time to sway initial users

Following the news that Quibi has started providing Apple AirPlay support for casting to TVs; Tammy Parker, Senior Analyst at GlobalData, a leading data and analytics company, offers her view on Quibi’s evolving strategy: “Because the 90-day free trials that Quibi offered when it launched in April will start expiring in July, the company urgently […]
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COVID-19 is disrupting smartphone sales and supply chains

Consumer spending in the telecom sector will remain inhibited for some time and a supply and output slump will cause delivery backlogs for popular smartphones even as supply chains restart, says GlobalData, a leading data and analytics company. Anisha Bhatia, Senior Technology Analyst at GlobalData, comments: “In the short term, the financial impact and ripple […]
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Facebook’s Shops is another step towards becoming next WeChat

Facebook’ latest ecommerce venture, Shops, will be a lifeline for many small businesses hit by COVID-19. It also serves as a clear indication of the company’s future plans, says GlobalData, a leading data and analytics company. Luke Gowland, Thematic Analyst at GlobalData, comments: “The future of apps is integration, and Tencent’s WeChat in China is […]
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Take-Two Interactive has major hurdles to overcome post-COVID-19

Following the announcement of Take-Two Interactive’s results for the fourth quarter of fiscal 2020 Rupantar Guha, Senior Analyst for Thematic Research at GlobalData, a leading data and analytics company, offers his view: “Take-Two Interactive has benefited from the rise in gaming activity caused by COVID-19 lockdowns around the world. To safeguard its long-term growth, Take-Two […]
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Competition in India’s video conferencing market to heat up as Reliance Jio plans official rollout of JioMeet, says GlobalData

Reliance Jio’s plans to officially roll out of its video conferencing platform, JioMeet, is expected to heat up the competition in the Indian video conferencing market, which has already seen Zoom, Google Meet, and Microsoft Teams gain immense popularity in recent months due to the COVID-19 induced lockdown in the country, says GlobalData, a leading […]
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All is not lost for China’s start-ups focusing on frontier-tech amid COVID-19 crisis, says GlobalData

Despite a considerable drop in the overall investment activity due to the COVID-19 crisis, the Chinese start-up ecosystem remained relatively resilient, with start-ups focusing on frontier technologies (frontier-tech) such as autonomous driving, enterprise AI and space exploration managing to attract investor attention, says GlobalData, a leading data and analytics company. The pandemic has brought many […]
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Microsoft’s plan to build regional datacenter will boost New Zealand’s digital economy, says GlobalData

Being one of the few countries to fight off the COVID-19 pandemic successfully, New Zealand remains an attractive market for datacenter investments in Asia-Pacific, and the recent announcement by Microsoft around its plans to build a regional datacenter underpins the country’s emerging digital potential, says GlobalData, a leading data and analytics company. By establishing its […]
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