Overview of the Indian Engineering Industry Current state and performance   The Indian Engineering industry comprises broadly of two segments: heavy engineering and light engineering. The sector has emerged as the largest contributor to India’s total merchandise exports and contributes 2.5% to the GDP of the country. Moreover, India’s engineering industry accounts...

How smartphones and rising internet penetration influenced the industry? What differentiates a popular social network? What lies ahead in the industry for established and new players?   In 2004, Google’s social networking website, Orkut and its only major competitor, Facebook commenced operations. Orkut was an open social networking site, whereas Facebook...

  Why inbuilt swamped while interchangeable was afloat? How Canon relatively performed better than Nikon? Is 2017 a turnaround year?   The global digital photography market comprises cameras, lenses, software and processing equipment. This stood at approx. $78 billion (2015) and is expected to reach around $111 billion (by 2021 according to Zion Market...

How protectionism helped the Chinese companies? Cloning of social networks in China Does longevity ensure profitability? How competition in China is high despite protectionism?     Summary The internet and the online content is highly regulated in China. This has limited the entry of the global social networks in the country. The censorship...

Is programmatic buying the future of advertising? How mobile advertising gained prominence? Marketing agenda ‘mobile first to the only mobile Although still in its initial stages, why programmatic media buying and selling is extremely significant   The global advertising revenue in 2015 was $494.2 billion and is reported to be around $532 billion...

The world over PC shipments has been witnessing an incessant decline since 2011. This can be attributed to several factors including the rise of smartphones and tablets, non-replacement of ageing PCs by users and no drastic changes in versions of PC models to attract buyers leading to a decline in PCs per household in developed nations. In addition, revenues in the PC industry are also...

The advancements in technology transformed repetitive human processes into cost-effective tasks, rapidly performed by machines. The fundamental purpose of technology is to improve productivity, generate increased or better quality output and reduce cost. The increase in productivity not only increases the overall growth, but also influences living standards, consumption and income per capita....

The market for smartphones has grown extremely competitive as manufacturers vie for a share of hearts, minds and wallets of consumers. This was traditionally dominated by Apple and Samsung, but Chinese smartphones have grown significantly and commanded a substantial portion of the global market. 9 out of the top 12 smartphone makers are Chinese. They are driven by favourable policies of the...

The GPS (Global Positioning System) industry has grown in the civil market over the years, whereas initially it was only used for military purposes. In today’s world, various industries around the globe have broadened the use of GPS. The GPS market generated $9.1 billion in 2011 and is expected to generate $26.36 billion by the end of 2016, registering a growth at a CAGR of 23.7%. The demand...

The global IT-BPM outsourcing market has expanded rapidly from the year 1990, with India emerging as the largest exporter among developing economies. However, others such as the Philippines, People’s Republic of China (PRC), Mexico and Eastern European nations have caught up with the time as India’s share of international offshoring declined from 67% in 2004 to 56% in 2015 (source: NASSCOM)....

The LTE is a network technology and is adopted by telecom companies in order to achieve 4G speed, the term LTE stands for “Long Term Evolution”. There has been a considerable investment in accessing this technology, but in spite of huge capital investments, tech manufacturers have failed to attain the minimum speed set by the ITU-R (International Telecommunication Union-Radiocommunication) for...

  Overview of the IT and IT enabled Service Industry India: the leader in IT Outsourcing How protectionism due to Covid-19 is affecting the market size   The Information Technology and enabled services has been one of the key driving forces fuelling the world’s economic growth. The IT sector includes IT services, Business Process Management, Software products...

Need of 5G in India India gearing up for 5G Huawei to participate in 5G trials   India is a large force within the international mobile business segment, with around 560 million distinctive subscribers at year end 2019– a figure which will grow considerably over the coming years to...

Taiwan semiconductor industry – an overview Competitive strength of Taiwan semiconductor industry   Taiwan, a strategically positioned island between north and south Asia, has always enjoyed a commercial potential in spite of its size. Made up with around 98% of private-sector companies that employ 80% of the workforce, Taiwan’s economy has emerged as a strong...

Overview of the global smartphone industry in the past and present Changes in market share of smartphone companies in 2019 The decline in sales volume of iPhone in 2019   The smartphone, as a technological device, was introduced to the market about a decade ago. This device was a revolutionary transformation from the simple mobile handsets used by people....

Indonesia Digital Landscape Rapid growth of e-commerce in the country Factors contributing rising digital economy   Indonesia, despite having faced economic turmoil of 1997 Asian financial crisis, has emerged as one of Southeast Asia’s leading success story. This archipelago nation is being named as one of the fastest growing economies today. Electrical...

Overview of the semiconductor industry Current and future growth prospects of the semiconductor industry   Semiconductors, often referred to as integrated circuits (ICs) or microchips are basic building blocks that are used to create an increasing variety of electronic devices. During the past 50 years, developments in semiconductor technology have made...

Tech Unicorns facing the public market brunt the business model of High growth and high losses being relooked upon by investors WeWork postponed IPO following the lack of investor interest The Valuation slumped to nearly one-fifth in a span of nine months   Post a slew of Tech Unicorn IPO failures in the current year, including SoftBank backed Uber...

Started as a side project for internal use in a gaming company High revenue growth with recurring revenues Went Public by offering shares through the Direct Public Offering   Founded by Stewart Butterfield (previously co-founded Flickr, sold to Yahoo @ $20 million), Slack started as a side project for internal use in a gaming firm called Tiny Speck in 2009....

DuckDuckGo offering services which protect user privacy Achieved profitability in the last five years, despite non-tracking user data Privacy is increasingly becoming a concern for individuals and governments worldwide   Data is akin to a gold mine in today’s global environment and data safety has become a major concern for individuals and governments...