Monetisation key to IoT adoption
The Internet of Things (IoT), which includes intelligent devices ranging from smartphones to medical robotics, is forecast to grow to 26-billion units installed by 2020, representing an almost 30-fold increase from 0,9-billion in 2009. Adoption is predicated upon...Nollywood key to Nigeria’s growth
Nigeria has overtaken South Africa as Africa’s largest economy, according to reports released by the Nigerian government, with the West African country’s GDP now totalling $510-billion. The new value of the economy includes previously uncalculated data from sectors...Server virtualisation continues EMEA growth
According to IDC’s EMEA Quarterly Server Virtualisation Tracker, 33% of all new servers shipped in EMEA in the fourth quarter of 2013 (4Q13) were virtualised, a moderate increase from 30% in 4Q12. Physical server shipments were flat this quarter, showing only a...Semiconductor revenue grew 5% in 2013
Total worldwide semiconductor revenue reached $315-billion in 2013, up 5% from 2012, according to Gartner. The combined revenue of the top 25 semiconductor vendors increased by 6,9% during 2013. This was a significantly better performance than the rest of the market,...