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Leading data and analytics company, GlobalData, has revealed its top predictions for the consumer platforms and devices industry in the report: ‘2019 Predictions: What to Expect in Consumer Platforms & Devices’. Avi Greengart, Research Director at GlobalData, offers his view on five top areas: 5G Devices “2019 will be the year of 5G deployment, but […]
2019’s top technology, media and telecoms trends
Leading data and analytics company, GlobalData, has revealed its top trends for 2019 across the technology, media and telecoms (TMT) industry. The company’s latest thematic research report, ‘Tech, Media & Telecom Trends 2019’, analyses the major trends impacting companies across 15 TMT sectors. While many of these trends are specific to individual sectors, there are […]
5G, e-sports, streaming video and smart homes highlight 2019’s top consumer services trends
Developments across many different and converging service technologies are set to mature and directly impact consumers during 2019, according to GlobalData, a leading data and analytics company. The company’s latest report: ‘2019 Predictions: What to Expect in Consumer Services’ states that the top trends for 2019 include rollouts of new 5G wireless networks, continuing expansion […]
Hyperscale cloud firms will fiercely target on-premises enterprise workloads in 2019
Hyperscale cloud service providers, including Amazon Web Services, Microsoft, and Google are accelerating efforts to target on-premises enterprise workloads, setting the stage for an intensely competitive hybrid cloud solutions market in 2019. Chris Drake, Principal Analyst at GlobalData, a leading data and analytics company, offers his take on the implications of these developments and the […]
Telcos seek alternative approaches to enter the saturated mobile financial services sector in Europe
Mobile Financial Services (MFS) in Europe have grown rapidly over the last five years, due to the proliferation of mobile applications and relatively high smartphone penetration, according to GlobalData, a leading data and analytics company.
Mobile 5G to be commercially launched in MENA in 2019, reaching 15.8 million subscribers in 2023
The Middle East & Africa (MENA) will see the adoption of commercial mobile 5G services in 2019, on par with the US and a number of leading countries in the Asia Pacific (APAC) region, says GlobalData, a leading data and analytics company. Qatar, the UAE and Saudi Arabia have already announced live 5G network launches […]
A Netflix-style SVoD platform for live sports can exist, but faces high hurdles, says GlobalData
Live sports are an essential part of any Pay-TV package, and are one of the key reasons why many people have not yet cut the cord and gone exclusively over the top (OTT). However, if a Netflix-style sports-oriented subscription video on demand (SVoD) service came along, cord-cutting could rise even more, says GlobalData, a leading […]
US wireless carriers to extend Black Friday deals in 2018
US wireless carriers have already begun advertising Black Friday deals but they are not exclusive to this day or even the shopping weekend, as many of these offers will continue into December, says GlobalData, a leading data and analytics company. These promotions come with a commitment that matches (or extends) the old two year contract. […]
Internet of Things Predictions for 2019, according to GlobalData
As 2018 comes to a close, Cyrus Mewawalla, Head of Thematic Research at GlobalData, offers his predictions on five big tech themes associated with the Internet of Things in 2019: The automated home – As more home appliances get connected, competitive power will shift from device manufacturers to the IoT cloud software platforms controlling these […]
Number of ZTE phones in US prepaid market fell 48% in 2018 due to political pressure, says GlobalData
Once a leader in the US prepaid market, ZTE is disappearing from US prepaid operator shelves due to its troubles with the US government, says GlobalData, a leading data and analytics company GlobalData’s pricing tracker, ‘Handset Pricing and Promotions, Web, U.S.’, shows that the number of ZTE smartphones on prepaid operator shelves fell 48% from […]
Apple focuses investor attention on services, platform strength and future profits as it stops revealing unit sales
Following yesterdays announcement (Thursday 1 November) that Apple will no longer reveal their unit sales figures,
Global installed base of smart speakers to surpass 200 million in 2020, says GlobalData
The global installed base for smart speakers will hit 100 million early next year, before surpassing the 200 million mark at some point in 2020, according to GlobalData, a leading data and analytics company. The company’s latest report: ‘Smart Speakers – Thematic Research’ states that nearly every leading technology company is either already producing a […]
GlobalData’s Thematic Summit Autumn 2018: Gaining competitive advantage through digital transformation
GlobalData’s Thematic Summit Autumn 2018: Gaining competitive advantage through digital transformation Digital transformation is the subject of GlobalData’s Thematic Summit Autumn 2018, at the Millennium Gloucester Hotel, London, on Thursday 22nd November. The summit will examine the role of the following four specific disruptive technologies in delivering real and sustainable business change: artificial intelligence (AI); […]
Apple advances its efforts to make iPad Pro a proper computer, while giving consumers what they want in a long-awaited update to the MacBook Air, says GlobalData
Following Apple’s event in Brooklyn, NY yesterday (Tuesday 30th October) where the company announced a completely new iPad Pro tablet and long-awaited updates to the MacBook Air, Mac Mini. Avi Greengart, Research Director for Consumer Platforms & Devices, at GlobalData a leading data and analytics company, attending the event, offers his view on these key […]
Tech Firms, Food Retailers, and NGOs Collaborate to apply Blockchain to global food supply chains, says GlobalData
From coffee and fish to wine and olive oil, blockchain, a digital ledger technology, is being applied to global food supply chains in ways that promise to benefit producers, distributors, retailers and consumers, says GlobalData a leading data and analytics company. Cross-industry collaboration has emerged as the dominant model for successful applications of blockchain […]
Ambient commerce offers consumers a new way to shop, will boost retail spending on IoT technology to $5.3bn, says GlobalData
Ambient commerce is an important use case for the Internet of Things (IoT) and promises to be a game changing retail technology, according to GlobalData, a leading data and analytics company. According to the latest report from GlobalData’s Thematic Research Team, ‘Ambient Commerce’ – which combines technology with the physical space associated with retail stores […]
US mobile carriers promote retail stores to complement their online presence, says GlobalData
Many US wireless carriers are expanding their retail footprints, not just via traditional brick-and-mortar locations, but also through experiential concept stores as well as on-the-fly pop-up and mobile sites, according to GlobalData, a leading data and analytics company. The company’s latest report: ‘Wireless Carriers Are Extending Their Retail Footprints, Complementing Clicks with Bricks’ explores the […]
Amazon’s UK investment demonstrates demand for AI technologies, says GlobalData
Following today’s news (October 19, 2018) that online retail giant, Amazon, has created thousands of new technology jobs in the UK, Brad Shimmin, Service Director for Technology and Software at GlobalData, offers his view on this expansion: “Amazon’s increased investment in highly valued skill sets in the UK and elsewhere not only reflects the importance […]
IBM and SAP lead cloud-based enterprise AI platform market, says GlobalData
IBM and SAP stand out as leaders in the market for cloud-based enterprise artificial intelligence (AI) platforms, according to GlobalData, a leading data and analytics company. The company’s new report: ‘Cloud-based Enterprise AI Platforms: Competitive Landscape Assessment’ states that IBM and SAP offer a full suite of AI capabilities and features, function- and industry-specific tools, […]
Contactless rise puts cash under pressure, says GlobalData
Following Worldpay’s announcement today (16 Oct) that contactless overtook chip & PIN for in-store card payments this year, Sam Murrant, Senior Analyst in Payments at GlobalData, a leading data and analytics company, offers his view on role of contactless cards in the UK: ‘‘Contactless card holding and usage has been on a meteoric upward trajectory […]