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Facebook, Apple and Sony are the leading companies in the mobile theme, according to the latest Thematic Scorecard for the video game software sector from GlobalData, a leading data and analytics company. The ‘mobile’ theme refers to a company’s strength in mobile gaming. All three companies gained the highest Thematic score (5 out of 5) […]
Palo Alto Networks and IBM among the leading companies in GlobalData’s endpoint security theme for the security software sector
Palo Alto Networks, IBM and Microsoft are the leading companies in the endpoint security theme, according to the latest Thematic Scorecard for the security software sector from GlobalData, a leading data and analytics company. Endpoint security refers to the method used to protect the network when it is accessed via endpoint devices such as mobile […]
Sony and Hikvision amongst the leading companies in GlobalData’s Internet TV theme for the consumer electronics sector
Sony, Hikvision and Google are the leading companies in the Internet TV theme, according to the latest Thematic Scorecard for the consumer electronics sector from GlobalData, a leading data and analytics company. The three companies all gained the highest Thematic score (5 out of 5) in GlobalData’s Thematic Scorecard for the consumer electronics sector. A […]
HP and 3D Systems amongst the leading companies in GlobalData’s 3D printing theme for the consumer electronics sector
HP, 3D Systems and Stratasys are the leading companies in the 3D printing theme, according to the latest Thematic Scorecard for the consumer electronics sector from GlobalData, a leading data and analytics company. The three companies all gained the highest Thematic score (5 out of 5) in GlobalData’s Thematic Scorecard for the consumer electronics sector. […]
Uber and Apple amongst the leading companies in GlobalData’s Internet of Things theme for the ecommerce sector
Uber, Apple and Alibaba are the leading companies in the Internet of Things (IoT) theme, according to the latest Thematic Scorecard for the ecommerce sector from GlobalData, a leading data and analytics company. The three companies all gained the highest Thematic score (5 out of 5) in GlobalData’s Thematic scorecard for the ecommerce sector. A […]
Microsoft and Sony among the leading companies in GlobalData’s Virtual and Augmented Reality theme for the consumer electronics sector
Microsoft, Sony and Google are the leading companies in the Virtual and Augmented Reality theme, according to the latest Thematic Scorecard for the consumer electronics sector from GlobalData, a leading data and analytics company. The three companies all gained the highest Thematic score (5 out of 5) in GlobalData’s Thematic scorecard for the consumer electronics […]
Panasonic and iRobot are among the leading companies in GlobalData’s Robotics theme for the consumer electronics sector
Panasonic, iRobot, Amazon, and Chinese company DJI are the leading companies in the Robotics theme, according to GlobalData’s latest Thematic Scorecard for the consumer electronics sector. The four companies all gained the highest Thematic score (5 out of 5) in GlobalData’s Thematic Scorecard for the consumer electronics sector. A Thematic score of 5 out of […]
Amazon and Alibaba among the leading companies in GlobalData’s Ambient Commerce theme for the ecommerce sector
Amazon, Alibaba and Microsoft are the leading companies in the Ambient Commerce theme, according to the latest Thematic Scorecard for the ecommerce sector from GlobalData, a leading data and analytics company. The three companies all gained the highest Thematic score (5 out of 5) in GlobalData’s Thematic Scorecard for the ecommerce sector. A Thematic score […]
iRobot and Microsoft among the leading companies in GlobalData’s Automated Home theme for the consumer electronics sector
iRobot, Microsoft and Google are the leading companies in the Automated Home theme, according to GlobalData’s latest Thematic Scorecard for the consumer electronics sector. The three companies all gained the highest Thematic score (5 out of 5) in GlobalData’s Thematic Scorecard for the consumer electronics sector. A Thematic score of 5 out of 5 indicates […]
Facebook and PayPal among the leading companies in GlobalData’s Social Media theme for the ecommerce sector
Facebook, PayPal and Uber are the leading companies in the Social Media theme, according to the latest Thematic Scorecard for the ecommerce sector from GlobalData, a leading data and analytics company. The three companies all gained the highest Thematic score (5 out of 5) in GlobalData’s Thematic scorecard for the ecommerce sector. A Thematic score […]
IBM and Cisco amongst the leading companies in GlobalData’s Industrial Internet theme for the industrial automation sector
IBM, Fanuc and Cisco are the leading companies in the Industrial Internet theme, according to the latest Thematic Scorecard for the industrial automation sector from GlobalData, a leading data and analytics company. The three companies all gained the highest Thematic score (5 out of 5) in GlobalData’s Thematic Scorecard for the industrial automation sector. A […]
BA and Marriott proposed data breach fines ramp up pressure to protect customer data against cyber threats, says GlobalData
The UK Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) move last week to hit British Airways (BA) and the Marriott hotel group with proposed fines totalling almost £300m for breaking laws protecting consumers’ data is a reminder to companies that they will pay an expensive price if they fail to take cybersecurity seriously. The fines by the ICO […]
AI, IoT and data centers were the key drivers of M&A deals over last two years, says GlobalData
Artificial intelligence (AI), the Internet of Things and data centers were the key drivers behind mergers and acquisition (M&A) activity over the last two years, according to GlobalData, a leading data and analytics company. IMAGE FOR PUBLICATION: Please click here for enlarged chart In 2018, the total transaction value of M&A deals announced in the […]
Bid to snap up top talent in autonomous driving software continues with Apple’s Drive.ai deal
Apple’s decision to acquire Silicon Valley start-up Drive.ai this week is a reminder of the market shock facing carmakers if they fail to react to the disruptive threat posed by autonomous vehicles. Although how much Apple is paying for Drive.ai is undisclosed, what is clear is the extent to which Apple will benefit talent-wise from […]
Salesforce’s $15.7bn Tableau acquisition highlights big data as key theme
The importance of big data as a key theme driving merger and acquisition (M&A) activity has been highlighted by Salesforce’s recent purchase of data visualization specialist Tableau for $15.7bn. It followed soon after Google bought another analytics company, Looker, in early June for $2.6bn. Ed Thomas, Principal Analyst in GlobalData’s Technology Thematic Research team, commented, […]
Telecom industry’s first 5G RAN competitive analysis published by GlobalData reveals Huawei leadership
The telecommunications industry’s first Competitive Landscape Assessment (CLA) of the 5G Radio Access Network (RAN) infrastructure solutions space has been researched and published by GlobalData, a leading data and analytics company. The company’s report, ‘5G RAN: Competitive Landscape Assessment’, evaluates the 5G mobile base station portfolios of five key vendors: Ericsson, Huawei, Nokia, Samsung and […]
John Lewis becomes the latest retailer to adopt virtual and augmented reality technology as theme gains traction, says GlobalData
The adoption of virtual reality (VR) and augmented reality (AR) as a key technology theme for the future will be showcased by UK department store chain John Lewis from this week when three of its stores, Kingston, Cambridge and Horsham will utilise the technology to enable customers to visualise how the company’s interior products will […]
Facebook’s Libra announcement shows it has no fear of further scrutiny over data privacy
Following the recent announcement that Facebook intends to launch a cryptocurrency called Libra, Laura Petrone, Senior Analyst, Thematic Research at GlobalData, a leading data and analytics company, offers her view on the data privacy concerns around this move: ‘‘Following the intense scrutiny over data collection, the Libra project and Facebook’s relationship with Calibra, the separate […]
AME handset subscriptions set to reach 1.4bn by 2023 with smartphones accounting for 81% of subscriptions
Total AME (Africa and Middle East) handset subscriptions of 733m in 2018, is set to reach 1.4bn by 2023, with smartphones accounting for 81% of handsets in 2023 from 54.4% in 2018, according to GlobalData, a leading data and analytics company. During the same period, feature phone subscriptions will decline at a CAGR of -11.7%. […]
Spending on automated home devices to hit $75bn by 2025
Global spending on automated home devices is expected to reach $75bn by 2025, up from $23bn in 2018, according to GlobalData, a leading data and analytics company. According to the company’s latest report ‘Thematic Research: Automated home’, much of that growth will be driven by two types of devices: smart thermostats, which are becoming increasingly common as […]