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Sector Analysis
Central African Republic: Improved Political Stability Cause for Guarded Optimism
The telecommunications market in CAR generated $48.7m in service revenue in 2015 and will grow at a CAGR of 10.1% during 2016-2021. Mobile data and fixed Internet will be the fastest-growing segments over the forecast period. The volatile political and security situation will dampen growth in the short term. However, long-term plans by operators to expand mobile network coverage and the expected introduction of 3G services by additional operators will drive long-term growth in the telecom market.
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Sector Analysis
DRC: Continued Growth in Mobile Subscriptions Will Drive Overall Market Revenues
The telecommunications market in DRC will generate service revenue of US$1.9bn in service revenue in 2016, 13.0% more than in 2015. Pyramid Research expects to see overall service revenue grow at a CAGR of 7.4% over 2016-2021. Growth will largely be driven by continued growth in mobile subscription penetration. Over the next five years, opportunities exist in assisting operators expand their network coverage across the country. Vendors can also leverage opportunities to provide managed services to enable operators to reduce...
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Sector Analysis
Iraq: Mobile and Fixed Internet Services Will Drive Overall Growth
The telecommunications market in Iraq will generate service revenue of $4.1bn in 2016. Pyramid Research expects to see overall service revenue grow at a CAGR of 5.6% over 2016-2021. Growth will be driven by the expansion of 3G services. Over the next five years, operators can benefit from opportunities related to the expansion in 3G network coverage and rising demand for mobile data by offering value-added services and OTT content. As the government liberates more areas, network vendors should position...
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Thematic Analysis
Software Themes 2017 - Global Thematic Research
Over the two and half years since 1 January 2014, the S&P 500 has increased by 18%. During that period, application software stocks, on average, have risen by 36%, security software stocks by 17%, video games developer stocks by 59%, and IT services stocks by 26%. Meanwhile, infrastructure software stocks have fallen by 3%. In this report, we look at the key investment themes that will impact software companies worldwide over the next two years.
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Consumer Insights
ICT investment trends in Mexico; Enterprise ICT spending patterns through to the end of 2017
Low commodity prices, plunging currencies, and stock market sell-offs across emerging markets have hit Latin America particularly hard this year. However, despite these forewarnings of economic stress, Mexico’s economy is growing, with the country becoming one of the fastest growing technology hubs in the Latin American region, thereby making it a strategic destination for foreign investments.
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Consumer Insights
ICT investment trends in Turkey; Enterprise ICT spending patterns through to the end of 2017
According to Kable, the ICT market in Turkey is expected to grow at a CAGR of 3.5% during 2016-2020. The Turkish government is keen on promoting the ICT sector and has revealed its vision for 2023, the centennial foundation of the republic, with a target of increasing the ICT sector’s share in GDP from 2.9% to 8% and increasing the R&D expenditure to GDP ratio to 3% from 1%.
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Consumer Insights
ICT investment trends in Russia; Enterprise ICT spending patterns through to the end of 2017
The beleaguered Russian economy still reeling from the crisis of 2014 is showing incipient signs of improvement and is expected to enter the positive territory and reach 1.4% GDP by the end of 2017. The economical impact is reflected on the investment pattern of the Russian organizations which sees a downward trend.
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Consumer Insights
ICT investment trends in Italy; Enterprise ICT spending patterns through to the end of 2017
Britain’s exist from the European Union has a ripple effect on other Western European nations including Italy, as the shares of the oldest Italian bank crashed leading to a volatility in the financial market. However, it is still unclear if the exit of Britain leads to a crisis situation or an opportunity and this predicament is being reflected on the pattern of ICT investment by Italian enterprises
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Consumer Insights
ICT investment trends in Austria; Enterprise ICT spending patterns through to the end of 2017
According to Kable, the ICT market in Austria is expected to grow in the coming years with enterprises investing more in the ICT domain. The Austrian government has revealed plans to subsidize broadband networks to ensure 100% coverage and has also emphasized of the need of having robust cyber security framework and research and development in the ICT domain.
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Sector Analysis
Wearables – Fitness & Style Now, Mainstream Smart watches Later
Wearables are a bridge between mobile computers and emerging embedded IoT solutions, and are at a tipping point largely due to relentless technical innovation in smartphones and its impact on the supply chain. Smart watches and fitness devices are among the highest profile wearables, with an immediate impact on traditional watch vendors and technology OEMs alike. Smart watch use cases have been limited, and even the most successful vendor, Apple, only appealed to early adopters with its first watch. Better...
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