IoT spending set to hit $1trn

Worldwide spending on the Internet of Things (IoT) is forecast to reach $745-billion in 2019, an increase of 15,4% over the $646-billion spent in 2018, according to a new update to the International Data Corporation (IDC) Worldwide Semiannual Internet of Things...

Semiconductor revenue sees massive growth

Worldwide semiconductor revenue totaled $476,7-billion in 2018, a 13,4% increase from 2017, according to preliminary results by Gartner. Memory strengthened its position as the largest semiconductor category, accounting for 34,8% of total semiconductor revenue, up...

Fewer matric enrolments add to skills gap

The 2018 matric results have been released, showing another successful year with an improved pass rate of 78,2%. While this will lead to a number of now officially qualified matriculants looking to study further or start to enter the working world, the year-on-year...

Virtual personal assistants take to the road

Siri and other virtual personal assistants (VPAs) are the latest conveniences to gain popularity and use in today’s vehicles. Nearly 700-million of these software platforms will be enabled in vehicles – whether embedded, through mobile devices or via...

Public transport ITS market in Europe, North America to reach €3,3bn

Berg Insight has released new findings about the market for intelligent transport systems (ITS). The market value for ITS deployed in public transport operations in Europe was €1,4-billion in 2017. Growing at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 7%, this number is...

Threat actors up their game in 2019

The year ahead will see the APT (advanced persistent threat) world split into two groups: energetic and inexperienced newcomers who want to play the game; and the traditional, well-resourced and most advanced actors. The latter group poses a huge challenge for...