Industries

The UAE’s used car market experienced unprecedented growth in 2021. On the one hand, the global shortage of microchips impacted new car supply, boosting the demand for used cars, on the other hand, the recovery of market sentiment in the UAE and EXPO 2020 Dubai (postponed to 2021) boosted the Vehicle Miles Traveled (VMT) in the country. As a resu...

The COVID-19 pandemic accelerated the remote working trend by at least 20 years across Europe. To enable remote workers, digital transformation initiatives that were intended to be rolled out over a period of years instead occurred in weeks or months. In the process, security issues were initially pushed aside or ignored altogether in the rush to e...

The severity of the COVID-19 pandemic and its impact has transcended all aspects of our day-to-day lives, and it is difficult the fathom the challenges faced by various business verticals. To reverse the apprehensions instilled in people’s minds with regard to personal hygiene and safety and return to the pre-pandemic stage of stability, business...

The energy transition is a complex pathway for the overall global energy industry—including suppliers and users—towards a shift from systems based on fossil fuels to zero-carbon solutions. Timelines for eliminating carbon from energy systems vary by region, but most goals—including the Paris Agreement—focus on achieving net zero by the se...

The COVID-19 pandemic accelerated the remote working trend by at least 20 years in most parts of the United States. To enable remote workers, digital transformation initiatives that were intended to be rolled out over a period of years instead occurred within weeks or months. In the process, security issues were initially pushed aside or ignored al...

Frost & Sullivan estimates the global lighting controls market to grow by 4.7% in 2021 after experiencing a 6.3% growth decline in 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The market is expected to reach pre-COVID-19 growth rates in 2023 and achieve $11.82 billion in revenue by 2028, expanding at a compound annual growth rate of 7.5% from 2021 to 2028. T...

With 2.5 billion more people expected to live in cities by 2050, governments worldwide are seeking city-level solutions for city-level problems. Governments are turning to smart city initiatives to address a convergence of socioeconomic, resiliency, and citizen engagement pressures. Post-pandemic city revival initiatives are percolating far and wid...

Market trends such as remote working and learning and entertainment needs have reshaped the business segments of the telecommunications industry in Asia-Pacific, including the mobile, fixed, and digital segments. Consumers have increased the adoption of digital services such as videoconferencing, digital financial services, and eCommerce to meet th...

The UCaaS and cloud meeting services markets exhibited strong growth in 2021, driven by the rise of hybrid and remote work environments and the need of organizations in CALA to support unified communications and collaboration among their employees. Solid economic GDP growth across the region (6.3% according to the IMF and 6.2% according to ECLAC, a...