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In a constantly growing field of more than 120 industry participants across North America and Latin America, Frost & Sullivan independently plotted 12 of the top companies in this Frost Radar™ analysis. The market is populated by three types of companies. Professional service firms leverage their consulting pedigree to provide top-tier consulti...

Buy now, pay later (BNPL), also referred to as point of sale (PoS) installment loans, is a short-term financing option that enables consumers to spread out payments for purchases over a period of time. The increase in eCommerce activity during the COVID-19 pandemic brought along with it a strong interest in alternative spending options. BNPL, a sub...

Purpose-built vehicles (PBVs) represent the new breed of customized vehicle development. Unlike custom-built vehicle manufacturing processes, in which few alterations are made to existing vehicle models, PBVs are customized from the design phase to suit the application in which the vehicle will be deployed in the future. The PBV market is fragm...

Frost & Sullivan defines Communications Platforms as a Service (CPaaS) as any cloud-based platform that enables developers to programmatically embed voice, video, chat, and messaging services within their business or consumer applications. In nearly all cases, the embedded communications and collaboration services leveraged through a CPaaS are a fe...

The COVID-19 pandemic disrupted global supply chains, which still struggle with unpredictable shipment delays and longer harbor freight holdups on top of inefficient planning, higher costs, and lack of real-time visibility. The transportation management system (TMS) market is on growth trajectory as more companies realize the potential to reduce tr...

China’s autonomous and connected mobility market is undergoing a transition. The top challenges it faces include technical obstacles, such as perception technology and control algorithms; data privacy, protection, and security laws and regulations issued in the pre-autonomous driving era; and high manufacturing and operating costs. As a result, man...

A digital twin is a virtual replica of a product, system, or process. Geopolitical tensions arising as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, trade disputes, wars between countries, and other factors have prompted automakers and their suppliers to employ digital technologies to minimize operational disruptions, reduce costs and resource utilization, re...

Across Asia-Pacific (APAC), digital transformation has led to a surge in the adoption of emerging technologies such as cloud, Internet of Things (IoT), and web-based applications among companies from diverse verticals looking to improve efficiency across every area of business operation. However, as technology adoption rates accelerate, organizatio...

Cyberthreats have increased at an unprecedented rate over the last few years, targeting enterprises of all sizes around the world. Governments and corporates have responded with regulations and enhanced budgets and skill sets to counter risks. Disruptions due to digital transformation strategies and the pandemic have increased the need for solution...