Tag «Asia/Pacific»

IDC Finds FTTP Driving Asia/Pacific Broadband Market Growth; Operators Are Transforming to Address Market Challenges

Singapore and Hong Kong, April 28, 2014 – According to International Data Corporation (IDC) Asia/Pacific Semiannual Telecom Services Tracker, the Asia/Pacific excluding Japan (APeJ) fixed broadband* market reached a value of USD 20.3 billion in 1H2013, showing 5.2% Half on Half (HoH) growth. The region used to see more than 20% fixed broadband growth in …

Australia, China, India, Singapore and South Korea Represent Close to 90% of Asia/ Pacific Healthcare IT Spending in 2013, Says IDC Health Insights

Singapore and Hong Kong – April 8, 2014 – IDC Health Insights expects healthcare IT spending in the Asia/Pacific excluding Japan (APEJ) region to show a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 8% till 2018. For the same period, the China healthcare sector emerges as the fastest growing IT spender in the region, with the …

Political Turmoil in Thailand Has Affected Overall Printer Consumable Market in Asia/Pacific, Says IDC

Singapore and Hong Kong, March 11, 2014 – IDC finds printer consumable market in the Asia/Pacific excluding Japan (APEJ) region declined 2.4% sequentially and declined 4.6% year-on-year to reach US$1,652.14 million in Q4 2013. Though printer consumable market has posted growth in large economies like the PRC, South Korea and Indonesia, seasonal factors have affected …

IDC Financial Insights: Bank IT Spending To Reach 7.0% Average CAGR in Asia’s Era of Proactive Innovation

Singapore and Hong Kong, February 27, 2014 – Reassessment of the unique relationship between innovation and compliance will define new banking initiatives in Asia in the upcoming decade. “The region is keyed up for a convergence between technological and business capabilities in order to capitalize on Asia’s rapid financial maturation,” says Michael Araneta, research director …

Asia/Pacific PC Market Shrinks by 10% in 2013; Marks Region’s First Annual Double Digit Decline: IDC

Singapore and Hong Kong, January 21, 2014 – IDC’s preliminary results show that the Asia/Pacific (excluding Japan) PC market declined 10% in full year 2013 to reach 108 million units. The economic sluggishness in big emerging markets in the region adversely affected buying sentiments, with education sector projects being a lone bright spot in the …

Collaboration, Innovation and Consumerization Come Together in Unprecedented Ways to Bring Efficiency and Sustainability to Asia/Pacific Healthcare Industry in 2014: IDC Health Insights

Singapore and Hong Kong, December 5, 2013 – IDC Health Insights predicts today that multiple stakeholders will come together to create innovative solutions to promote a collaborative healthcare environment in 2014. Individual engagement in their own health outcomes will also see a new consumerization of healthcare IT, where this growth in consumer interest will force …

IDC Asia/Pacific Telecom Predictions 2014: Chasing the Next Trillion Dollar Opportunity

Singapore and Hong Kong, December 5, 2013 – Telecom service providers will continue to undergo massive transformation in 2014 pressurized by survival instincts and dynamic competition on several fronts. IDC shared its predictions at the IDC Asia/Pacific Telecom Summit 2014 today. IDC believes 2013/14 are early innings for many in chasing the next trillion dollar …