5G will catalyze change in the industry by enabling new business models and pave the way for new enterprise use cases, according to a new report from ABI Research. Complementary to 5G, cloud-native platforms promise operational efficiencies and new growth for Mobile Service Providers (MSPs). The market for cloudified 4G and 5G network elements is expected to reach US$20 billion by 2024, at a Compound Annual Growth Rate (CAGR) of 25%, the global tech market advisory firm finds.

By 2023, worldwide net additions of vehicles equipped with hardware that could enable autonomous driving without human supervision will reach 745,705 units, up from 137,129 units in 2018, according to Gartner, Inc. In 2019, net additions will be 332,932 units. This growth will predominantly come from North America, Greater China and Western Europe, as countries in these regions become the first to introduce regulations around autonomous driving technology.

The global market for racks in 2018 generated annual growth 3.4 percent to reach $1.5 billion in size, while the rack power distribution unit (rPDU) segment expanded by 8.9 percent to total $1.0 billion.

In the past year, blockchain has become a controversial global phenomenon, with the technology perceived as either a solution for whatever ails society or “rat poison squared” as Warren Buffet describes Bitcoin. In 2018, we are witnessing the launch of blockchains carrying commercial traffic and moving beyond proof-of-concept (PoC) demonstrations, though the selected applications have yet to demonstrate the capacity and scale of credit card networks. Blockchain-powered international trade finance coming online is just one example.

The global 5G infrastructure market size was valued at USD 720.6 Mn in 2018, is projected to reach USD 50,640.4 Mn by the end of 2026, exhibiting a CAGR of 76.29% according to a report from Fortune Business Insights.

Increasing shift towards an online platform to fuel demand in the global Quality Management Software market. The market has been witnessing the development of new technology. Fortune Business Insights has announced publishing of a report, titled “Quality Management Software Market Size, Industry Share and Growth Rate 2019-2026”.

Smart automation technologies such as robotic process automation, conversational interfaces, and cognitive automation can enable typical IT organizations to improve productivity by up to 23% while helping them reduce costs, improve effectiveness, and enhance customer experience, according to new world-class IT research from The Hackett Group, Inc.

Nearly half of all managed services contracts have a digital component, up significantly in the last two years to a record high of 48 percent in the third quarter, research from Information Services Group (ISG) shows.

As organizations continue to collect customer and employee data, chief audit executives (CAEs) are increasingly concerned about how to govern and protect it, according to Gartner, Inc., which conducted interviews and surveys from across its global network of client organizations to identify the biggest risks facing boards, audit committees and executives in 2020.

According to a published report by Fortune Business Insights, the global enterprise governance, risk and compliance (eGRC) market is projected to reach USD 57.57 Billion by 2026, thereby exhibiting a CAGR of 13.2% during the forecast period. However, the report states that the global market was valued at USD 21.72 Billion in 2018. The report further provides an in-depth examination of the ongoing and latest trends with a focus on the business environment worldwide.

While global video gaming revenues have almost doubled in the last five years, 70% of video game senior executives believe the next five years will be more challenging than the last, according to a new global EY survey.

A new market research report forecasts that Global AI in the telecommunication market is expected to reach 1 billion USD by 2023, growing with 32% CAGR during the forecast period 2018-2023, according to Kenneth Research.

Digital technology has unleashed many trends that will fundamentally transform enterprises, industries and even society as a whole. New research by Gartner Inc. reveals that an enterprise digital transformation program demands that business and top leaders harness the efforts of all, continually aligning them with the journey’s objective and driving them toward that objective.

New developments in CPE-based advertising technology are creating a broad range of new opportunities for Network Service Providers (NSPs) to tap into an important and sustainable stream of revenue. So says George Gelavis, CEO of hoppr in a podcast interview for journalists covering the IBC 2019 conference in Amsterdam 13 - 17 September 2019.

Augmented Reality (AR) smart glass manufacturers continue to invest and improve their AR devices, despite the intense competition of smartphones and the uncertainty in the consumer market in terms of smart glasses massive adoption, according to ABI Research.

Generation Z (Gen Zers) are often perceived and managed wrongly by CIOs, and led as if they were Millennials, according to Gartner Inc. That's because the behavioral traits and beliefs of Gen Zers are closer to those of Baby Boomers and Generation X (Gen Xers) than Millennials. Indeed, if heard and understood properly, Gen Zers will help accelerate digital business transformation, even more than Millennials, the analysts say.

Disney+’s rollout has been one of the most discussed and debated content service launches ever. Futuresource is bullish about its prospects in most key markets, with it expected to challenge for the number two or three SVoD position behind Netflix and (where significant) Amazon Prime Video. The depth of content at launch is impressive, with approximately 600 movies and TV show franchises, providing a long tail of Disney content unmatched on existing services and with strong appeal to families. Futuresource estimates that around two-thirds of Disney+ subscribers will have children under 12, with this base crucial in helping maintain overall subscriber loyalty to the service across the long term.