Author: Connected World
The semiconductor space continues to be in the global spotlight, and not necessarily because it’s poised to become a trillion-dollar industry in less than a decade’s time—although, according to McKinsey, it actually is poised to become a trillion-dollar industry by 2030. In reality, though, it’s the supply shortages that have everyone up in arms. The manufacturing of everything from cars to concrete has been impacted by the semiconductor shortage that began in 2020, and it seems it’s never been clearer how much today’s connected world and the global supply chain rely on chips. Intel’s CEO Pat Gelsinger recently came out…
ABI Research says virtual reality will reach 90 million total device shipments in 2027.
Parks Associates says U.S. internet households pay an average of $1,392 per year for home internet.
Juniper Research says multifactor authentication to generate $27 billion globally for mobile operators in 2022.
Gartner predicts by 2025, 60% of customers will seek service information from third-party sources.
After being postponed from January due to Omicron concerns, Davos 2022 finally went down in late May in Davos, Switzerland, with about 2,500 attendees—and while that’s a respectable number, many noted that some mainstays from years past were notably missing. The WEF’s (World Economic Forum’s) annual meeting hadn’t convened in person since January 2020, shortly before COVID-19 took the world by storm. And since the Davos crowd met that fateful year, a lot has happened, to say the least. In fact, a lot has changed even in the last year, considering Vladimir Putin spoke by invitation at the 2021 virtual…
ABI Research says smart government ID credentials increased from 502.6 million in 2020 to 585.4 million in 2021.
Parks Associates says U.S. internet households have an average of 16 connected devices.
Strategy Analytics says China increased its production of semiconductors by more than 17% in 2021.
Berg Insight says the installed base of video telematics systems in North America and Europe to exceed 8 million units by 2026.