Market Analysis

Machine to Machine (M2M)) service revenues will reach $20bn globally in 2015 as players across the M2M industry focus on simplifying the process of rolling out M2M for the end user, according to a new report from Juniper Research.

Both IDC and Gartner say PC shipments fell again last quarter. They respectively estimate PC shipments fell 5.6% and 6.9% Y/Y in Q4. Those numbers represent improvements from estimated Q3 declines of 7.6% and 8.6%, however.

Although machine-to-machine (M2M) technology is a bright spot in the rapidly maturing mobile industry, operators will not realise its full potential without strategic partnering, according to Ovum. Forecasts from the global analyst firm show that over the next five years, M2M revenues will grow to reach $44.8bn, with more than a third coming from Asia-Pacific.

The wholesale telecoms industry will soon wake up to customers' shifting priorities, the risks posed by internal conflict between wholesale and enterprise channels, the threats posed by new entrants into the market, and signs that structural change is finally coming to voice interconnection.

There will be mixed results for Data Centre providers over the next five year period, according to Tariff Consultancy (TCL) in its latest report. Average Data Centre pricing remains stable over time, with average standard rack space rates from 2010 to 2013 being broadly unchanged over the 23 Country Markets surveyed.

Global PC shipments are expected to fall by -10.1% in 2013, slightly below the previous projection of -9.7%, and by far the most severe yearly contraction on record, according to the IDC Worldwide Quarterly PC Tracker. Interest in PCs has remained limited, leading to little indication of positive growth beyond replacement of existing systems.

Smart wearable device shipments including smart watches and glasses will approach 130 million by 2018, 10 times higher than estimated this year, claims Juniper Research.

According to a new market report the market for predictive analytics software is forecast to reach $6.5bn globally by 2019. The market growth is driven by increased demand for customer intelligence and fraud/security intelligence software. Cloud-hosted predictive analytics software solution is seen as an emerging market and is expected to drive growth in the near future.