Analytics and business intelligence are among the top investment priorities for digital businesses and those factors are shaping the evolution of those technologies, according to the latest Hype Cycle report from Gartner Inc.
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Discussions around the technology of “connected cars,” often miss the much broader issues that the automotive industry is wrestling with to redefine the vehicle driving and ownership experiences, according to Dave Sargent, Vice President of Global Automotive at J.D. Power in an audio interview for journalists covering the Auto Revolution 2019 conference in Las Vegas on October 23-24.
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A new generation of connected voice assistants offering cloud processing (either hybrid or pure cloud) are now poised for rapid adoption. By 2023, almost two in every three new passenger cars will incorporate the technology, up from less than 30% last year, according to a new automotive audio report from Futuresource Consulting.
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Spending on artificial intelligence (AI) systems in the Middle East and Africa (MEA) is expected to maintain its strong growth trajectory as businesses continue to invest in projects that utilize the capabilities of AI software and platforms, according to the latest forecast from International Data Corporation (IDC).
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Parks Associates research finds that the percentage of households with multiple OTT subscriptions has increased by 130% since 2014. In 2019, forty-six percent of US broadband households subscribe to two or more OTT services. According to a new report, “Partnering, Aggregation, and Bundling in Video Services” only 33% subscribed to multiple services in early 2017 and 20% in 2014.
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5G is being positioned as a “network of networks” that will encompass public and private components, licensed and unlicensed spectrum, and even expand beyond cellular, to satellite communications. But in reality, 5G will only be one component of the enterprise vertical technology stack, ABI Research noted in its new white paper, The Five Myths of 5G.
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While most car buying transactions are still closed on site at dealerships, there is increasing evidence that consumers are exploring their digital options across the buying options. It is for this reason that it is not too early to begin planning now to prepare for the emergence of digital retailing in the automotive sector, says Chris Sutton, Vice President of Automotive Retail and J.D. Power in a podcast interview for journalists covering the Auto Revolution 2019 conference Las Vegas on October 23-24.
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The global gaming market is expected to post a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of over 10% during the period 2019-2023, according to the latest market research report by Technavio. This growth will be driven by a surge in popularity from the so-called “free-to-play”model and driven by integration of blockchain technology.
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Many Americans want technology – such as artificial intelligence – to help make health care decisions, and a record number say they have used the internet and mobile apps to comparison shop for care, according to a new UnitedHealthcare survey.
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More than 60% of providers struggle to derive optimal value from their electronic health records (EHRs), and 85% believe the increase in consumer self-pay will continue to impact their organizations, a Navigant analysis has found. The analysis is based on an executive survey of 108 hospital and health system chief financial officers and revenue cycle executives conducted by Healthcare Financial Management Association (HFMA).
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The auto industry has not seen so much disruption and innovation since the rise of mass automobile production. Electric engines are on a trajectory to replace internal combustion technology that has underpinned the industry for over a century and mass deployment of digitally connected and automated features are transforming basic assumptions about the driving experience --so says David Amodeo in a podcast interview for journalists covering the Auto Revolution 2019 conference Las Vegas on October 23-24.
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The future of 5G lies in the enterprise, states global tech market advisory firm, ABI Research. In its new whitepaper, “The Five Myths of 5G”, ABI Research finds that use cases across different vertical markets, such as industrial automation, cloud gaming, private Long-Term Evolution (LTE), and smart transport systems, will become pervasive, and will unlock new opportunities for Mobile Service Providers (MSPs) along the way.
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Overwhelmed B2B buyers face a crisis of confidence as they increasingly struggle to make large-scale purchase decisions, according to Gartner, Inc.
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LG Uplus has a 5G market share 9 percentage points higher than its overall retail market share in South Korea, enabled by a strong focus on AR and VR content. New research from Strategy Analytics concludes that, in a highly competitive market where differentiation on network quality and pricing is difficult, the operator has successfully used AR and VR content as both a compelling use case for B2C 5G services and as a source of content exclusivity driving customer acquisition.
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Virtual reality can provide valuable insights into workers’ behavior during emergency evacuations and may improve safety awareness, new research has shown.
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Given the massive amount of change to which consumers are being exposed -- especially when it comes to their mobile lives -- the ability to carefully track the complex evolution of customer sentiment is emerging as a critical discipline among leading players in the different sectors of the automotive industry.
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By 2023, more than 15% of UK broadband households will have professionally installed or nontraditional residential security systems, according to new research from Parks Associates, with nontraditional solutions in the majority. The firm’s Digital Living Forecasts: Professional Residential Security in Europe also notes that more than 10% of Spanish broadband households and 9% of French broadband households will have residential security systems by 2023.
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As the mobility industry explores alternative modes of transportation, a maturing rideshare sector, various levels of autonomous transportation -- and many other innovations -- adoption will largely depend on establishing a deep sense of trust among consumers, according to Kristin Kolodge, Executive Director of Human Machine Interface (HMI) and Driver Interaction at J.D. Power.
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New data from Juniper Research has shown that the total transaction value of remote payments for digital and physical goods will exceed $6 trillion by 2024; representing a growth rate of 53% from 2019.
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Shipments of personal computing devices (PCDs), inclusive of traditional PCs and tablets, are expected to decline at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of -2.4% over the 2019-2023 forecast period. However, 2-in-1 devices (convertible PCs and detachable tablets) and ultraslim notebook PCs are expected to grow 5% collectively over the same period, according to a new forecast from the International Data Corporation (IDC).
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