Though location-based service (LBS) is a major segment in the market in terms of revenue, the road segment is expected to show massive growth during the forecast period. Vendors such as Qualcomm, Broadcom, and SkyTraq are marketing their global navigation satellite system (GNSS) chipsets on the basis of connected cars,which will witness a significant growth during the forecast period.Miniaturization in GNSS-enabled devices is an emerging trend in the market. So,GNSS chipset vendors are trying to provide highly efficient and small form factor GNSS chipsets. SkyTraq is one such vendor that is marketing its new GNSS chipset, Venus828F, on the basis of small size.GNSS chipsets lead to radio-frequency (RF) noise, and hence, GNSS satellites are gaining popularity in the market. So, GNSS chipset manufacturers are now focusing on providing efficient GNSS chipsets, which can negate this RF noise.

Natural gas pipelines are an integral part of the global oil and gas industry. The development outlook of the market is highly dependent on the dynamics of the overall oil and gas industry. The market is expected to grow at CAGR of 0.205% during the forecast period.The global natural gas pipeline market is cyclical in nature and is experiencing a phase marked by low prices. However, the investments in the global natural gas pipeline market are not affected by short-term natural gas price fluctuations and conform to the larger market cycles.

The global nano and microsatellite market is expected to witness significant transformation due to the exponentially growing demand from the commercial segment. It is also anticipated that by 2025, the commercial nano and microsatellites segment will dominate the global nano and micro satellite market with a share of over 70%.The increased use of commercial-off-the-shelf (COTS) microelectronics is expected to aid the vendors in reducing manufacturing costs, which will influence the growth of the market during the forecast period.

APAC is expected to experience the highest growth rate with a CAGR of 28.91% during the forecast period. The major countries in APAC are investing significantly in establishing a secure communication environment for their military troops.Simultaneously, there have been increasing collaborative efforts among governments and private entities for the development of small and low-cost satellites. These remain as two of the major drivers propelling the market during the forecast period in APAC. 

The global negative-AND (NAND) flash market is expected to grow at a CAGR of 9.69% during the forecast period. NAND flash is gaining more popularity over dynamic random access memory (DRAM) as it does not have to be powered continuously to retain data. In addition, NAND flash is now extensively used for solid state drives (SSDs), which is replacing hard disk drives (HDDs). This is a major factor for market growth.Vendors are shifting their focus from the production of 2D NAND to 3D NAND, as the latter stores more bits of data per layer of memory cells and lowers the cost per gigabyte.The smartphone and tablet segments are the two largest application segments for

NAND flash, accounting for 45.3% of the market. NAND flash is ideal for portable devices due to its non-volatile feature and hence it is widely used in smartphones and tablets. The smartphone market is growing at a CAGR of 7.61%, and the tablet market is growing at a CAGR of 8.32%, which provide an incentive for NAND flash vendors.

The increasing security threats among nations and across borders have heightened the need to bolster defense forces with advanced systems such as multiple launch rocket systems (MLRS). Thus, small-economy countries such as Belarus and Kazakhstan and developing countries such as India, China, and Brazil are constantly investing in the procurement of MLRS to strengthen their strike capabilities.

APAC is expected to have a major share in the market during the forecast period due to the increasing investments by countries such as India and China.The technological advancements such as integration of rockets with global positioning system (GPS), gyros, and sensors result in high precision, thus improving the overall performance of MLRS.

In 2012, Saab successfully developed an instrumentable-multiple integrated laser engagement system combat vehicle tactical engagement simulation system (IMILES CVTESS).The Americas accounted for the highest market share of 55% in 2015, followed by EMEA with share of 27%, and APAC with a share of 18% APAC has the fastest projected growth and is likely to grow at a CAGR of 9.46%,during the forecast period, due to increasing integration of MILES in training exercises.The growing trend toward integrating command, control, communications,computers, intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance (C4ISR) applications and commercial off-the shelf (COTS) in MILES is driving the growth of the market.In this report, Technavio covers the present scenario (with the base year being 2015)

and the growth prospects of the global MILES market for 2016-2020.

The increasing use of multiparameter patient monitoring equipment for remote monitoring applications is expected to fuel the market growth. For instance, the number of individuals using remote monitoring stood at approximately 890,000 in 2015 and is projected to reach four million by 2020. The broader applications of multiparameter patient monitoring equipment in emergency and intensive care unit (ICU) departments and other emerging applications such as mobile and ambulatory care are expected to increase the demand further. The applicability of patient monitoring in mobile and ambulatory care will fuel the adoption of wireless and portable multiparameter patient

monitoring equipment.

Globally, over 10% of the critical data and information loss in large enterprises and SMEs occur due to the misplacement or misuse of data processed through printers. Enterprises consider printers as a secondary resource and are placed separately from the employee workstations, which makes it difficult to track and manage printing activities. This further leads to misplacement of printed documents

and unauthorized printing of critical information.One of the major threats of printer data theft is the storage of data on printer hard

disk, which can be accessed from the network. Most of the multi-function printers (MFPs) have an internal hard disk to record and store print histories. As MFPs are connected to the organization's network and they lack basic security features such as firewall, the data stored in these hard disks can easily be accessed by hackers.Vendors like Xerox are introducing security features such as disk image overwriting and disk removal to improve MFP security.

Activated alumina is a highly porous material produced by the dehydroxylation of aluminum hydroxide. The compound has a high surface-to-weight ratio with a surface area between 120 and 250 square meters per gram of the raw material. It does not soften or disintegrate when immersed in liquids. Activated alumina is good packing media and is used as an air and gas desiccant, dryer for distillation plants, and as a catalyst. Activated alumina balls are used for adsorbing water and tertbutyl catechol (TBC) to purify styrene, butadiene, and cyclohexane.

5G mobile wireless technology is the key component of a connected society. The aim of 5G is to provide ubiquitous connectivity to all connected devices and connected applications. 5G enables real-time and reliable communication for mission-critical applications. 5G wireless technology evolution requires several relevant components such as backhaul integration, device-to-device communication, multi-antenna transmission, and flexible usage spectrum to perform operations at higher frequencies.