A look at the downturn in the ITC market in Q1 2023 Read more »
Networking – converged, converging or eternally independent?
Some sizing and ideas about the networking market and the convergence beyween telecoms and IT markets Read more »
My 360° insight into the $7.3 trillion post-pandemic ITC market
A multi-dimensional look at the worldwide IT and communications market Read more »
The $207b network market – still haunted by issues of trust
A long term view of the enterprise and servic provider network markets with market data and analysis Read more »
Spending on software grows 7%, IT service and hardware by 5% each, while spending on telecom service stays level
Spending on IT services (the largest of the four categories) will grow by 5% to reach $2.6 trillion in 2022. Read more »
ITC and the pandemic – how ‘digital’ helps when ‘physical’ interactions are limited
A look at changes in ITC spending by category in Q2 2020 as the COVID-19 pandemic surged Read more »
How the top ITC suppliers are helping during the pandemic
A review of the things the top ITC suppliers are doing to help during the COVID-19 pandemic Read more »
3. Spending on software will grow most, while hardware spending will decline
If we look at the long-term development of the ITC market by broad categories of offerings (see my Figure) we see that both IT Service and Software have been growing faster than Telecom Service and Hardware. In 2020 I expect this trend to continue; the strongest growth will be in […] Read more »
7. Wider adoption of 5G allows spending on mobile telecom service to grow
Telecom service will have a good year in 2020, with spending growing by 0.7%. Driving the increase will be the wider adoption of 5G services in mobile telecoms – an area that will grow by 2.8% in the year. The strongest spending growth however will be on Enterprise service (3.8% […] Read more »
Network equipment market – big, slow and important in Q2 2017
A précis of my findings for network markets split into enterprise and service provider areas. Read more »
ITC markets down 2% in Q2 2017 – growth worst in the UK (again), best in India
A précis of ITCandor's quarterly tracking of the ITC market in Q2 2017 and the year to the end of June. Read more »
Global ITC markets stable at $1.4T in Q1 2017
my initial findings for the global ITC market in Q1 2017 Read more »
Openreach put beyond BT’s reach
BT and Virgin Media are the sole suppliers of fibre optic broadband connections to homes and businesses in the UK and, while Virgin Media connects for its own business, other companies such as Talk Talk, Sky and Vodaphone are forced to use Openreach and have been spending years arguing that it […] Read more »
2016 predictions 1 – The world ITC market declines by 1.2% to $5.8 trillion
In 2015 the market declined by 5.1%, so its unlikely to see a recovery in the year. My forecast is for a 1.2% decline, with the market reaching $5.8T. Performance by category will vary. In particular: Software will grow 4.2% to $916B: although it lags in revenues, it will continue […] Read more »
The ITC market falls 3.2% to $1.6T in Q3 2015
A first look at market growth in Q3 2015 Read more »
ITC spending -5.5% in Q2 2015 – we’re in another downturn
Q2 results show we're already in another market downturn Read more »
Converged Infrastructure And The $299 Billion Data Centre Market
Before you can predict the opportunity for converged infrastructure you need to start by calculating the data centre market. Read ITCandor's assessment, complete with sizing and market shares. Read more »
Everything Everywhere – T Mobile And Orange’s UK Experiment
ITCandor's update on the creation of Everything Everywhere in the UK by T Mobile and Orange. Read more »
ITCandor 2011 Expectations – A Big Year For Cloud, BRIC, High Definition And Water
2011 is going to be a great year for the ITC market. Read ITCandor's 10 'Expectations' for how the market will develop, including detailed views of offerings, countries, channels and vertical markets. Read more »
BT Global Services Approach To Sustainability – A British Mix Of CSR And Business
Having visited BT's sustainability experts, Martin takes a look at BT - placing Global Services in context with other European telecoms players. Read more »