Smart stadiums are equipped with a number of integrated solutions, which help these venues to enhance the experience and meet the requirements of fans, players, and medical teams. These solutions include sensors, surveillance solutions, parking solutions, and digital signs, which connect to wired and wireless networks. They provide real-time information such as available parking, in-stadium merchandise pricing, and lines at concessions stands, thus enhancing the experience of the fans. Rise in challenge of fan engagement and audience retention has been the major factor in stadium design for both new and existing projects. In addition, government regulations associated with public safety and security in stadiums and focus on energy-efficient buildings drive the market growth.

Recalls of pharmaceutical products have increased in the recent years, and 2014 was the biggest year for serious drug recalls in the last decade, according to the data that was recently made publicly available by the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA).

The presence of a number of large enterprises in several key segments of the chemical industry means that domestic competition hardly exists in them. There are a few major companies in the country that not only dominate their respective local markets, but are important players on a European scale.

The market studied has expanded rapidly over the last few years, due to a considerable rise in the number of accidents and thefts, which have led to government mandating the installation of dashcams. Dashboard cameras have evolved from the first cameras installed on police cars in the late 1980s. They were primarily analog cameras that did not have memory cards and recorded on VHS cassettes. The industry transformed drastically in the 1990s, when citizens began to install dashcams and use them to record driving instances. The advancements in technology have led to many improvements in dashcams, such as highquality video output and cost-effectiveness.

The presence of a number of large enterprises in several key segments of the chemical industry means that domestic competition hardly exists in them. There are a few major companies in the country that not only dominate their respective local markets, but are important players on a European scale. Not surprisingly, M&A transactions happen rarely in this industry, but once they do they are usually massive. Such was the case with the consolidation of the chemical synthesis segment into Grupa Azoty in 2012 and its subsequent defence against what have been perceived as a hostile take-over attempts by Russia's Acron. In recent months, the biggest deal was the purchase of shares in Synthos from minority shareholders when the company's majority owner Michal Solowow decided to delist the firm - the deal's value was EUR 486mn.

Telehealth is one of the advanced forms of medical service introduced a decade ago. It is defined as a technology-enabled health service provided to patients in remote locations. Several organizations and users use “remote healthcare” interchangeably with telehealth and telemedicine. The concept of remote healthcare was introduced to make medical assistance accessible and affordable for patients across the world and those living in remote locations. It is a part of connected health operations in the healthcare sector. This healthcare service helps to communicate, diagnosis, treat and monitor patients. To improve healthcare access to the global population, remote healthcare is the need of the hour in the healthcare sector.

The mobile market ended FY18 with a total of 17.504mn mobile subscribers, representing a y-o-y decline by 11.1%. The competitive dynamics of the market landscape are rapidly evolving as fresh momentum has been injected once again. Alpha Telecom finally launched its mobile services in Q118 after it faced legal and regulatory delays lasting over four years. The company had secured its license in 2013 and will effectively challenge the duopoly of the local subsidiaries of Orange and Maroc Telecom. The government reaffirmed its commitment in Q118 towards issuing a fourth national mobile operator license once again and requested interested parties to show interest. Both Orange and Sotelma claimed to have begun offering commercial 4G services in parts of the country by Q418.

The information technology (IT) industry witnessed a boom across the globe in the last couple of decades. The US is one of the key leading countries contributing to the global IT market, with a more than a 30% share of the global revenue. With continuous developments taking place in the IT industry, major tech giants and stalwarts have resorted to higher budget spending. This spending has been directed at updating the existing infrastructure or setting up enhanced IT networks.

In the era of Big Data and the Internet of things (IoT), data is the biggest asset. Data centers are built, operated, and maintained to store, access, and process a vast amount of both customer and business data, which is increasing rapidly in recent years due to the high internet usage. The number of people accessing the internet has grown significantly in the past decade from about 1.5 billion in 2008 to 4.1 billion in 2017 worldwide.

Connected retail refers to connecting customers through individual marketing processes, supply chain management, various payment options, and a mix of physical stores and digital know-how, and by offering employees the means of collaborating effectively. A hardware and software system enhance efficiency of retail associates, and which, in the process, provides the required boost to retail operations for improving competency, is recognized as a connected retail solution.

The exponential growth in the number of smart phones and mobile devices has directly created a vast base for the gamification market. This growth is also supported by the increasing recognition of gamification systems as a method to architecture human behavior, in order to induce innovation, productivity, or engagement. The use of gamification systems has also extended beyond its traditional scope of marketing, as now, they are extensively used in advance applications, like crowd sourcing.