This Frost & Sullivan report will provide insight and analysis related to the development and deployment of Long Term Evolution (LTE) in BRIC countries (Brazil, Russia, India and China). Despite the fact that BRIC countries will be a bit slow out of the gate in terms of LTE subscriber adoption, Frost & Sullivan expects the pace to pick up in the la...

This research service provides an analysis of the Southern African telecommunications market. It focuses on providing data for fixed, mobile, and Internet subscriber numbers and penetration rates for each country within the region. A discussion of emerging market trends is provided, highlighting the entrance of the international submarine cables, t...

Frost & Sullivan's on-going research into the video conferencing services market identified education as one of the key vertical industries for growth of video conferencing infrastructure and endpoints. Virtual learning is on the technology road-maps of most educational institutions and is a key enabler of highly popular distance learning courses. ...

Although information and network security vendors have emphasised the need to move away from passwords to more sophisticated authentication methods, password breaches continue to be everyday news. Advances in mobile authentication products will address this challenge, and provide high security levels and greater end-user experience. Frost & Sulliva...

Banks and financial institutions are progressing from a contact-based to a contactless mobile-centred secured authorisation of payments for their customers, while the TSM projects are making a mark in providing the trust infrastructure with a third party operator handling everything from customer credentials lifecycle management to card provisionin...

An increasing urban population drives the need for more efficient asset and resource management to ensure high-quality living to citizens. The smart city transformation is fuelled by technology advancements and the deployment of intelligence and information management systems. This study investigates how ICT can help urban communities to realise su...

Thus far, the focus of smart city-related studies has been mainly on mobility, energy, and the effective use of resources; few have addressed healthcare and government. This research tackles these two areas; it seeks to explore how connected health and eGovernment can contribute to building smart cities and improving the lives of citizens. In the h...

Healthcare systems in Europe are strained because of an ageing population and an increasing number of chronic disease patients. This causes tremendous cost pressures to shift from acute-care settings to lower-cost settings—including a patient’s home. Remote patient monitoring (RPM) technology can help with this shift. This research service anal...

This research service provides a strategic analysis of the South African wireless application service provider (WASP) market. It focuses on the use of WASP services by South African enterprises across different sectors. A discussion of emerging market trends is provided, highlighting the application of different WASP services across enterprise oper...