Ovum stories
Mobile broadband is set to drive telecom revenue growth, with forecasts predicting a 19.2% annual increase and USD $122.9 billion in additional revenue by 2016.
As the iPad mini hits New Zealand, Adam Leach, principal analyst at Ovum provides his view on Apple's Strategy.
NZ's cloud-first policy sparks innovation debate, contrasting Australia's cautious cloud-neutral approach amid concerns of premature adoption.
Capgemini claims the top position in Ovum's latest IT testing rankings, excelling in test process capabilities shortly after re-entering the New Zealand market.
Despite the hype, Ovum's survey finds the majority of big firms in NZ and Australia aren't ready for BYOD, sticking to provided devices.
But Ovum finds telcos' quest for 360-degree customer view is held back by vendors' struggles to integrate IT and network data.
In 2013, data will become the 'new oil' in cloud computing, spurring innovation and transforming tech ecosystems, Ovum predicts.
Mobile BI ushers in a new era of on-the-go business intelligence, as firms adapt to the demands of a 'connected' world, Ovum reports.
Ovum says the deployment of smart grids based on PON fibre communications will provide a US$1.5–$2bn opportunity to FTTx PON component and equipment vendors.
Mobile banking to hit over 1B users by 2017, doubling since 2012, amid a surge in demand and tech availability, Juniper Research finds.
The IT services market faces turbulence as 3Q12 total contract value drops by a third, hitting a nine-year low, with public and private sector deals plummeting.
Buy side to invest in IT to reduce dependence on brokers while sell side focuses on product accounting for more complex, multi-asset strategies.
In 2013, businesses risk losing out if they don't adapt to the always-on culture driven by smart devices and social media, says Ovum.
Smartphones shipped globally will reach figures of 1.7 billion by 2017 with emerging markets seeing particularly strong growth according to latest findings.
Ovum launches free tool to help CIOs and IT managers assess technology vendors based on their own business requirements.
Industry experts say cloud angst is overdone, highlighting the boon for early adopters over regulator worries, says Ovum report.
IT managers are ditching multi-sourcing for mega-suppliers, with 60% of contract values since 2009 going to a single, lead provider, says Ovum report.
Australia and New Zealand's business software market is set to soar to US$7.3 billion in 2015, with major gains in information management and security.
Only 2% of businesses surveyed plan to move customer service centres offshore due to concerns about quality and stability, says report.
Analysts at Ovum predict the ANZ business software market will reach USD $7.3 billion by 2015, driven by rising adoption of software across all categories.
