Information Technology and Communications research
The mobile device market is massive – in 2021 there were 1.7 billion shipments worth $545 billion and an installed base of 3.7 billion. Growth in the year was 25% in spending and 8% in shipments, although the installed base didn’t grow. The number of non-Internet enabled basic phones and […] Read more »
A look at the annual changes and future challenges of the mobile device and smart phone market Read more »
A look at the market for peripherals (including printers) in 2019 Read more »
In my 8th prediction for 2019 I discuss the continued fall of Japanese and European suppliers as global players Read more »
An update on the growth and market shares of cloud computing by type, region and in context with other areas of enterprise IT spending Read more »
My third 2018 prediction is about the prospects for spending growth among 43 separate country markets. Read more »
Insight into regional and major country growth in ITC spending in Q1 2017 Read more »
A complete review of the storage systems, disc, NAND and DRAM markets. Read more »
Source: ITCandor from OANDA historical data Part of my methodology each quarter is to look at currency movements of international currency against the $US. My Figure shows the movement of the average value of each local currency in Q2 2016 compared with their rates in Q2 2015. Those on the […] Read more »
Japan and China will be the two largest IT and communications markets in Asia Pacific. For the first time in a number of years I’m not predicting that the region will outgrow the Americas and EMEA: in fact I expect we’ll see a decline in spending in most countries. Even […] Read more »
A note of dramatic falls in international currency values against the $US Read more »
A look at how Toshiba can rescue itself from its current woes. Read more »
In a complex, fragmented market with over 500 players IBM has a full and well thought out approach to IT security. We spent a day finding out. Read more »
The Japanese Cloud Computing market is different - less dominated by large US companies and with different cultural expectations. Read ITCandor's latest sizing, forecast and analysis. Read more »