The performance of companies operating in Brazil’s IT sector has been positive in 2017-2018, hand in hand with the recovery in economic activity in general and investments in particular, with a growing number of M&A deals. The expected continuity of the positive economic cycle for the 2019-2023 period and the myriad of opportunities in the software and IT services sector are expected to increase the size of the market, with companies competing to gain a larger share.

Telecom service assurance (TSA) is the application of policies and processes by a Communications Service Provider (CSP) to ensure that the services offered over networks to consumers meet the required service quality level for an optimal subscriber experience. It is estimated that two-thirds of cellular subscribers may stop trying a newly introduced service after two failed attempts. Therefore, it is apparent that service assurance tools must be put in place before introducing a new service so that it can be successful in the market.

Radar has long been utilized for military and non-military purposes, across a wide variety of applications, such as imaging, guidance, remote sensing, and global positioning. In 1950s, the side looking airborne radar (SLAR) was developed, which allowed for scanning by a fixed beam, pointed to the side, with the aircraft’s motion moving the beam across the land.

Increase in world trade and growth in marine traffic resulted in the transformation of maritime transport. Over the last few years, the use of automatic identification systems(AIS) has witnessed a rapid increase. The concerned government authorities across the world have made considerable investments to integrate the AIS (Automatic Identification Systems) into the ships, to reduce the marine accidents and enhance marine traffic management.

The global online clothing rental market is anticipated to expand at a CAGR of 10.76% during the 2018-2023 period, and will reach a value of USD 1.96 Bn by 2023, from USD 1.18 Bn in 2018  The online clothing rental market comprises parties and wedding wear, formal wear, ethnic wear, and casual wear. Service providers enable customers to rent different types of clothes for a predefined period The apparel are rented through online channels by both men and women, who are mostly in the age group of 18-40 years

Network security has become an important aspect in the current connected landscape, with the amount of data traffic handled by network infrastructures increasing at an unprecedented rate in recent times. With every industry moving toward connected architecture and cloud, the dependency on data centers and cloud is increasing. Data breaches have been increasingly impacting enterprises across industries; prominent breaches include Equifax and Uber, which caused a considerable downtime and did cost huge amounts of revenue to resolve. Many HIPAA data breaches are a result of internal accidents, third-party network hacking, social engineering, etc.

With the evolution of user interfaces, gesture recognition has emerged as a practical solution for a significant number of applications. The challenge of using big and bulky phones, which incorporate long antennas, physical switches, and buttons, has been overcome by the use of advanced technology. With innovation, the touch-sensitive interaction was incorporated in trackpads, like the IBM Simon. Currently, the touchscreen interface of IBM Simon is an efficient and familiar interface for cellular phone users, around the world.

As we draw close to 5G becoming a commercial reality – it is interesting to observe the different progress taking place in countries around the world. There is tremendous activity taking place with network upgrades, spectrum allocation, government policy and trials and testing being conducted in every region, with some taking greater strides than others. Amongst all of this activity; there are a number of countries emerging as 5G leaders.

Visible light communication (VLC) systems are being developed to be used for creating ultra high-speed, secure, and biologically friendly communication networks that allow the creation and expansion of seamless computing applications. The opportunities for the visual light communication technology have increased further, owing to the limited radio frequency spectrum that puts constraints on the increasing demand for ubiquitous connectivity and high capacity.

The cloud spending in the UK market was estimated at $8 billion in 2018.The adoption of SaaS dominated the data center market in UK. Around 35% of UK businesses have adopted cloud services. Banking, retail, and manufacturing sectors constitute over 40% of the cloud spending in the UK. Increased internet penetration, growth in smartphone and social media usage, and the rise in digital payment services are likely to the demand for cloud services in the UK. The GDPR (General Data Protection Regulation) and the Brexit will have a low impact on the data center investment. This might be due to the transfer of data between the UK and the European Union. However, the situation might change after success of Brexit

Cloud computing is one of the fastest growing segments of the IT services market in Poland, generating over $250 million of revenue, whereas Austria generates over $650 million revenue in 2018. The public cloud is the most preferred platform and is widely adopted by large enterprises in CEE countries, however, SMEs in Austria find on-premise data storage more secure. There is high probability these SMEs will try to adapt and develop confidence in cloud services in the long term. The public cloud services market in CEE was around $420 million in 2018. The SaaS services segment accounts for around 70% of the total public cloud due to identified advantages such as transparent costs and a wide range of soft benefits, including user experience, multiplatform access, and enhanced collaboration. Governments in Central Europe are accelerating the adoption of cloud services and moving toward e-governance. Poland is in the process of developing e-government, which aims to bring all the online government services and information together at one place. The Russian cloud service market is growing 25% YOY and reached to $1.1 billion in 2018. It is expected to grow at the same rate during the forecast period.

Over the last few years, the number of voice searches witnessed an exponential growth rate. Also, it is becoming less of a novelty and more like a new standard. Therefore, the next-generation search engines are more oriented toward voice-based search engines. The growing need for semantic search capabilities, the reduction of value in traditional keyword strategies, and an open door for long-tail phrase optimization, are some of the major factors that will drive the market for next generation search engines, over the forecast period.

Swedish firms are embracing cloud adoption at a rapid pace. Large-scale providers such as Amazon and Microsoft Azure are expanding their base in the country. There is surge in data center build-outs. Amazon recently announced the setting up of three data centers around Stockholm to provide cloud-based services. Facebook also plans to open third data center in Lulea, which is expected to be functional in 2021. The SaaS adoption is growing strongly among SMEs, and cloud computing is enabling big data technology in the country. GDPR will act as a driver for data center investment and regional cloud network development in Sweden.

The participation of government and individual agencies has accelerated the digitization trend in the Middle East. It is estimated that the digital market in Middle East is expected to reach $95 billion by 2025, with160 million potential digital users contributing over 3.5% in the GDP. GCC countries such as Saudi Arabia and Bahrain have more than 60% smartphone penetration rate and over 70% social media adoption.

The integration of robotics and automation in labs is rapidly increasing, owing to the enhanced productivity and mitigated operational cost for laboratories. This is likely to boost the market growth during the forecast period. The progress in research and discovery of the organs, including the polymerase chain reaction (PCR), splice genes, means of sequencing, are on a rise, which may propel the market growth.

In the 2018-2019 National Budget, the Government of India has emphasized the importance of increasing cloud and data center investment. The Government Cloud Initiative (MeghRaj) will increase cloud-based service offerings of government agencies. Government-owned state and national banks are likely to invest in the data center construction. For instance, State Bank of India is establishing its data center with an investment of around $30 million.

Enterprises across industries are beginning to drive new levels of performance and productivity by deploying different technological innovations, like sensors, and other data producing and collecting devices, along with analysis tools. Traditionally, data management and analysis are being performed in the cloud or data centers. However, the scenario seems to be changing with the increasing penetration of network related technologies and initiatives, such as smart manufacturing, smart cities, etc. • Although the adoption is currently not common, over the forecast period some large enterprises, especially across industries, such as telecom and manufacturing, are expected to use edge computing, especially in relation to IoT. With more than 50 billion connected devices estimated, Huawei predicts that, by 2020, over 50% of data may be analyzed, processed, and stored at the network edge.

Currently, there are three kinds of FinTech business models and structures in the United States. 1. The first model involves technology firms that provide financial services directly to customers through the use of mobile platforms and other innovations. They can be attractive to some customers, because they often have comparatively faster decision times for certain financial products. These FinTech firms do not rely on banks to deliver their products and services, and often compete directly with banks and other traditional financial institutions. 2. The second model covers banks and other traditional financial service providers that have adapted and developed FinTech solutions to improve the delivery of their financial services. Some of these banks are offering products comparable to those found at FinTech firms. Some banks are researching and developing financial technologies themselves, while others find it more convenient and cost effective to turn to their core processors, software providers, and other firms for such services.

Modular data center solution units facilitate the physical build of IT infrastructure. The modular approach can be focused at the data center level or at a more granular level. For instance, the more granular approaches can go down to the rack level. As the market for x86- based servers, storage and network equipment has grown, end-users across a broad spectrum of vertical markets have been exploring ways to find more effective methods of installing and managing data center equipment.