Internet growth is a major factor that will drive the data center market in India during the forecast period. In India, the increasing smartphone penetration and deployment of 4G LTE technology is driving the number of internet users in the country. With the rollout of 5G networks, the connectivity and fixed broadband connectivity will improve significantly over the next few years. The average fixed broadband internet speed has also grown significantly in the past decade, leading to higher internet penetration in the country. By the end of 2019, there were around 510 million internet users in India and around 450 million smartphone users. According to Cisco, smartphone users will reach over 800 million by 2022.

Internet penetration is among the strongest drivers for data center growth in the APAC region. Also, the increasing social media usage among consumers and digital transformation by enterprises across industry verticals are major factors promoting data center growth. Mobile broadband networks have become the primary mode of internet access in most Asia Pacific nations, with more than a third of the region's population using mobile networks and devices. Data centers are built, operated, and maintained to process a vast amount of both customer and business data. The number of people accessing the internet has grown significantly in the past decade from about 1.77 billion in 2009 to 4.39 billion in 2019. The growth of internet users was driven by more affordable smartphones and mobile data plans. The amount of data generated has also grown by over 50 times because of the increasing use of desktop systems, smartphone penetration, social media, wearable devices, and connected devices.

昨日TMT 四大板块走势继续出现分化。其中，传媒、电子分别收涨0.87%和0.63%，分别跑赢上证综指0.27 和0.03 个百分点，涨幅分列申万一级行业第9 和第15 位。通信、计算机则分别收涨0.51%和0.18%，分别跑输大盘0.09 和0.42 个百分点，涨幅分列申万一级行业第17 和第22 位。

随着一线城市指标的收紧以及骨干网络结构的逐渐改变，一线城市周边以及能源更充足地区成为互联网自建数据中心的首选。但因传输的物理距离、客户需求等，独立第三方数据中心更愿恪守一线。

Automation is the major trend that is driving the software development in the freight and logistics space, and transportation management systems are rapidly adopting this approach. Automation, coupled with artificial intelligence, has made it easy to build a routing guide that ensures the freight moves with the best, and not just the cheapest, carrier for the job. TMS adoption rate is comparatively on the higher side with the large enterprises, owing to the sheer volume of product variety and services offered. However, the increasing adoption of cloud (SaaS) across various industries is reducing the high initial cost, in turn, providing an opportunity for adoption of TMS by small enterprises as well.

As an emerging technology smart gas solutions provide enhanced solutions and services to energy & utility suppliers and other users such as, commercial and residential. Moreover, increasing need to reduce wastage and conserve the natural gas is anticipated to provide growth opportunities for the smart gas market. Furthermore, increasing penetration of smartphones, Internet of things (IoT), and device type of big data are also providing market growth opportunities. In addition, growing government initiatives for the development of smart grid and related technologies are paving the way for smart gas technology penetration. This report features information on smart gas solutions and services offered by key vendors. Furthermore, it highlights the strategies adopted by key market players to improve the market share and sustain the competition.