IDC

Transformation

Worldwide spending on digital transformation will be nearly $2 trillion in 2022 as organizations commit to DX, according to a new IDC Spending Guide

Media & Entertainment

New Accounting Rules to Affect the Growth of the Worldwide Telecommunications Services and Pay TV Spending in 2018, According to IDC

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Transformation

IDC's digital transformation outlook sends wake-up call to telcos

5G

IDC forecasts 5G network infrastructure revenue to reach $26 billion in 2022 as network build-Outs Progress and 5G-Enabled Solutions Gain Traction

Mobile

Tablet market sees modest decline of 8.6% as slate and detachable categories continue to struggle, according to IDC

Devices

Global smartphone shipments down 6.0% in Q3 2018 as the leading vendor and the largest market face challenges, according to IDC

Security

New IDC spending guide forecasts worldwide spending on security solutions will reach $133.7 billion in 2022

IoT Devices

All categories of smart home devices forecast to deliver double-digit growth through 2022, says IDC

Core Network

2Q18 EMEA server spending increased 29% YoY, says IDC

Mobile

Mobile solutions spending to reach USD 541.9 billion in 2018, says new IDC Spending Guide

Cloud

Worldwide spending on cloud IT infrastructure continued its double-digit growth rate in the second quarter of 2018, accounting for nearly half of overall IT infrastructure spending, according to IDC

Data Centres

Worldwide converged systems revenue increased 9.9% year over year during the second quarter of 2018 with vendor revenue reaching $3.5 billion, according to IDC

VR & AR

AR headset prevalence is still a few years out as commercial applications slowly build momentum, says IDC

Devices

Africa's biggest markets drive strong growth in continent's smartphone shipments

Smart Cities

IDC forecasts annual technology spending by Middle East & Africa smart cities to total $2.7 billion by 2022, with Dubai and Riyadh leading the way

AI & ML

Worldwide spending on cognitive and artificial intelligence systems forecast to reach $77.6 billion in 2022, according to new IDC Spending Guide

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Media & Entertainment

Worldwide ad tech market highly fragmented but still worth chasing

Devices

IDC forecasts slower growth for wearables in 2018 before ramping up again through 2022

NFV

IDC forecasts telecom virtual network functions (VNF) revenues to reach $16.4 billion in 2022

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Media & Entertainment

Driven by video streaming, Kiwis lead the world in adopting Smart TVs

IoT Devices

Shipments of digital media adapters quietly grow, opening the door to the smart home ecosystem, says IDC

Devices

Middle East & Africa PC market stabilizes as tablet demand continues to plummet

Short-range Wireless

Worldwide enterprise WLAN market maintains moderate growth momentum in second quarter of 2018, according to IDC

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White Boxes & Merchant Silicon

Double digits: Server market enjoys its best ever year as 'white box' sales surge