The global fixed wireless broadband market will grow 30 percent in 2018 and will generate $18 billion in service revenue, according to a new report from ABI Research. As 5G fixed wireless broadband access is set to be launched in North America in 2018, it is set to expand and provide consumers with better quality service in the years to come.

Smartphone vendors shipped a total of 334.3 million units during the first quarter of 2018 (1Q18), resulting in a 2.9 percent decline when compared to the 344.4 million units shipped in the first quarter of 2017 according to preliminary data from the International Data Corp.’s (IDC) Worldwide Quarterly Mobile Phone Tracker.

Global business value derived from artificial intelligence (AI) is projected to total $1.2 trillion in 2018, an increase of 70 percent from 2017, according to new research from Gartner. AI-derived business value is forecast to reach $3.9 trillion in 2022. Customer experience represents the majority of ai business value through 2020.

Consumer demand for TV sets is poised to return to growth in 2018, according to the latest Worldwide TV Market Report from Futuresource Consulting. The recovery of several markets linked with a transition to 4K UHD models will drive trade value up by 5 percent to $85 billion.

A new study from International Data Corporation (IDC) reveals that there is great potential in collaboration between start-ups and system integrators or consulting companies to address European enterprises' need for innovation.

Worldwide IT spending is projected to total $3.7 trillion in 2018, an increase of 6.2 percent from 2017, according to the latest forecast by Gartner, Inc.

ABI Research estimates global smart glasses shipments for automotive industry use will hit 1.7 million in 2022. The total automotive AR market is expected to grow at CAGR of 177 percent during the forecast period and reach $5.5 billion in 2022. 

Cameras with full software and service feature sets at sub $200 price points will fuel growth of the smart home surveillance camera market according to recently published research by Strategy Analytics.

Worldwide spending on cognitive and artificial intelligence (AI) systems will reach $19.1 billion in 2018, an increase of 54.2 percent over the amount spent in 2017, International Data Corp. says

In 2017, global consumer expenditure on entertainment content (video, games and music) worldwide continued to climb. By 2021, this spend is set to reach $439 billion globally, a 17 percent increase from 2017, according to the latest Global Entertainment Content Outlook report from Futuresource Consulting.

Overall radio ad revenue dipped to $13.87 Billion in 2017, according to new research from BIA/Kelsey. Two new BIA reports examine the state of the radio industry to explain the effect of new audio competition, audience levels, programming trends, transactions and provide market profiles of Nielsen Audio-rated stations.

The days when a content provider could simply roll out a new over-the-top (OTT) video service and watch the customers (and cash) roll in are over, Brett Sappington, senior director of research at Parks Associates, told attendees at NAB 2018 in Las Vegas.

“A very determined cyber-criminal has very high odds of getting into your system.  The new war is about planning for a cyber security breach and being able to detect, respond, isolate and eradicate that breach. Many companies are practicing good cyber hygiene.  But for the very advanced hacks—you have to detect them.” – Bryce Austin, CEO of TCE Strategy

Next week’s NAB Show in Las Vegas will mark the debut of a new half-day program to examine the impact of machine intelligence on filmmaking today and in the future. It is part of the Next-Generation Media Technologies Conference and will run Tuesday, April 10, from 9 a.m. to 12 p.m. at the Las Vegas Convention Center. 

QoE video analytics is growing into an arms race to build third party tools, which allow all pay TV players and many free to air broadcasters, to behave more like Netflix, Amazon and Hulu, according to a new Rethink Research report.

A new study from Juniper Research has found that domestic aide robotics will drive consumer robotics hardware revenues from an estimated $6.4 billion in 2018 to nearly $23 billion by 2022; an increase of over 250 percent.

The Internet of Things (IoT) is transforming the pharmaceutical industry at a rapid pace, according to new research from GlobalData. Indeed, IoT software and services in the pharmaceutical industry is expected to grow from $420 million in 2015 to $2,486 million by 2020, at a Compound Annual Growth Rate (CAGR) of 42.7 percent from 2016 to 2020.

While E-commerce and digital marketing have proven to be effective platforms, Virtual Reality (VR) is the next innovative technology that will improve and impact the retail and marketing sectors.  ABI Research forecasts that VR in retail and marketing sectors is expected to generate $1.8 billion in 2022.

A new study from Juniper Research has found that the wearables market has begun to shift away from wrist-based devices such as smartwatches and fitness trackers, with other device categories forecast to grow much faster.

Data center network equipment revenue -- including data center Ethernet switches, application delivery controllers (ADCs) and software-defined enterprise WAN (SD-WAN) -- totaled $13.7 billion in 2017, IHS Markit says in a new report. That growth translates to a 13 percent increase over the previous year.