Organisational-led initiatives, user experience and security top drivers. The accelerated cloud adoption in the last 18 months across the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) region is changing enterprises’ buying behaviour and solution criteria when considering new cloud services, says GlobalData, a leading data and analytics company. ‘2021 ASEAN Cloud…
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5G’s capabilities yet to be seen
There will be 3.9 billion 5G mobile subscriptions globally by the end of 2026. While 5G is being widely deployed on a global basis, we haven’t even begun to see the full potential of this technology, according to GlobalData. The leading data and analytics company notes that 5G is yet…
Read MoreASEAN businesses pivot to work from anywhere
Managed services buying criteria evolves. The rapid deployments of new technologies to enable remote working in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic is creating new challenges for enterprises across the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) and changing their buying criteria in managed services. In analyst firm GlobalData’s recently released…
Read MoreRise of supercomputers as data generation grows in volumes
High performance computing emerges. A confluence of developments including growing volumes of data generated by Internet of Things (IoT) sensors, and the emergence of new content and data-rich applications, some of which are incorporating the use of artificial intelligence (AI), is set to drive demand for higher performance computing solutions…
Read MoreMobile data to drive Japan mobile services market
Forecasted at 6.2 per cent CAGR through 2025. Mobile service revenue in Japan is expected to grow at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 6.2 per cent from US$72.4bn in 2020 to US$98.0bn in 2025, supported by growth in mobile data service revenues, according to GlobalData, a leading data…
Read MoreRobust demand for digital transformation helped revenue growth during pandemic
Strong business growth in pandemic-hit year. Despite the COVID-19 pandemic, 15 of the top 25 technology companies by revenue reported a year-on-year (YoY) rise in revenue, with 28 per cent seeing double-digit growth. About 50 per cent of the top 25 technology companies by revenue recorded double-digit growth in their…
Read MoreCustomer privacy and security need to take centre stage
Portable location trackers catch on. The recent buzz around bluetooth-enabled location trackers, largely due to Apple’s Airtags, has placed this technology in the spotlight, notes analyst firm GlobalData. Customers now need to be made aware of what private data these devices can gather and share because the buzz is likely…
Read MoreGlobal IoT market will surpass the US$1T mark by 2024
A COVID-19 driven new digital transformation wave will fuel higher growth across all IoT markets. The global internet of things (IoT) market by revenue will be worth US$1.1 trillion by 2024, with much of the growth coming from wearables, reported analyst firm GlobalData. In its latest report, ‘Thematic Research: Internet…
Read MoreRace for quantum supremacy has begun
Quantum computers are machines that use the properties of quantum physics to store data and perform computations. Industries such as logistics, financial services and manufacturing will reap business benefits from quantum computing if they act now to get ahead of the curve. Analytics firm GlobalData’s recently released report ‘Thematic Research:…
Read MoreOverlay technology changes network ownership dynamics for telecoms service providers
MPLS is being replaced by the internet, a process accelerated by COVID-19. In an astonishingly short period of time, overlay networking like SD-WAN has become, the de facto WAN technology in the enterprise telecoms market. Overlay technology uses a combination of tunnelling technology and orchestration and control software to create…
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