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Latin American economy is likely to remain moderate for H1 2016 as growth is expected to gradually pick up in 2016 mainly due to strong domestic demand. Currency depreciation has increased inflation above target in most of the countries (except Mexico) and remains a major cause of concern for respective Central Banks. Planning and implementation of...

The growth outlook of the region is expected to remain lackluster for the rest of 2015. But it is anticipated that there will be no temporary slowdown in the region till H1 2016 in spite of low growth rates of around 3% for the region. Unfavorable combination of external factors like low commodity prices, sluggish exports, slowdown in China, rising...

The unified communications (UC) market tracker for the calendar year (CY) 2014 analyzes the regional UC demand across 14 Asia-Pacific markets. It analyzes market trends, vendors’ market performance, vertical and horizontal market splits, go-to-market strategies, and major public customer wins. The UC market in this tracker is segmented into IP te...

Terrestrial, landline, and cellular communication services have varying levels of points of presence (POPs) or population coverage for any individual region or country. This leaves some portion of the region unserved or underserved by terrestrial communications, which in-turn leaves potential for satellite services which can bridge the gaps and re...

The regional outlook remains depressing for H1 2016, as Brazil and Russia still are technically in recession. Slowdown in China and strengthening of the US dollar have weakened global commodity prices. This has severely hampered the South African economy as it is highly reliant on commodity exports. Moreover, continuous inflation and tightening of ...

The economic outlook of the region for H2 2015 does not look promising, as Brazil and Russia continue to be negatively impacted due to lower commodity prices. Devaluation of local currency and softening of Gross Domestic Product growth are anticipated to create further market distortions in China. Persistent high unemployment and decreasing product...

A slowdown in energy sector is likely to hamper the overall growth of North America, which is expected to grow at a modest rate of around 2-2.5 percent in 2015 on account of weak investment growth. Rise in consumer debt and the housing market bubble are weakening the growth prospects of the Canadian economy. The Q1 2016 outlook of the United States...

North America’s outlook for second half of 2015 remains uncertain primarily due to contraction in emerging economies like China and Brazil. Moreover, currency appreciation, proposed interest rate hike in the United States, and unstable oil and gasoline prices are also likely to act as growth restraints in the second half of 2015.

The attached tracker presents mobile communication metrics for tier-I mobile operators in the United States and Canadian mobile communications market. The report also supplies statistics on mobile subscribers, connected devices, smartphone penetration, equipment revenue, and service and data revenue, which also includes the average voice and data r...