• Tablet apps to rake in Rs.66,964 crore by 2015 (27/05/11)
  Market researcher In-Stat believes tablet applications will develop their full market potential by 2015, fetching Rs.66,964.29 crore ($15 billion) in revenue that year.
  
  
• Connected TV shipments to grow at 58% CAGR (27/05/11)
  Business Insight predicts connected TV shipments will grow at a CAGR of 58.3 per cent over the coming years until 2014.
  
  
• SMB-NAS revenues for 2015 to grow up to $2B (26/05/11)
  The new In-Stat research survey reported that revenues from the worldwide sales of small-and-medium business (SMB) network-attached storage (NAS) are expected to reach $2 billion in 2015.
  
  
• Consumer demands challenge tablet vendors (26/05/11)
  A report from Strategy Analytics has identified attributes that consumers consider in buying tablets. Vendors are now faced with the challenge to meet these market demands.
  
  
• In-Stat projects DAS revenue to top Rs.58,036 cr. by 2015 (25/05/11)
  In-Stat projects that the global revenue from distributed antenna systems (DAS) will exceed Rs.58,035.71 crore ($13 billion) in 2015 as cellular reception issues become acute.
  
  

• EMEA professional mobile radio market jumps 25% (25/05/11)
  A strong growth of 25 per cent in unit volumes was recorded in 2010 across Europe, Middle East and Africa (EMEA) for the professional mobile radio (PMR) terminal market, according to IMS Research.
  
  
• European comms service providers plan shift to COTS (25/05/11)
  A report released by Oracle Communications reveals 95 per cent of Europe's top 30 communications service providers will shift to commercial-off-the-shelf applications.
  
  
• Solar, wind systems will grow 26% in 2011 (24/05/11)
  According to The Information Network, semiconductors for solar and wind installations will grow 26.5 per cent in 2011 after expanding 25.4 per cent in 2010.
  
  
• Smart grid enabling technologies show 6.9% CAGR (23/05/11)
  The smart grid enabling technologies global market was nearly Rs.1.06 lakh crore ($23.7 billion) in 2011, but will increase to Rs.1.48 lakh crore ($33.1 billion) in 2016, according to Electronics Publications.
  
  
• 78% tablets to be 3G/4G-enabled by 2015 (23/05/11)
  In-Stat forecasts that by 2015, 78 per cent of tablets and 65 per cent of e-readers shipping with a 3G/4G modem with cellular connectivity representing a growing market.
  
  

• China tops solar cell production (20/05/11)
  As the world moves to alternative energy sources, solar panel production will see stiff competition from China, as nine of the top 15 solar panel makers in the world are from China.
  
  
• Notebook market to pick up by Q2 2011 (20/05/11)
  DRAMeXchange forecasts that the worldwide notebook market will pick up by May and June after a decline of 13.2 per cent month over month (MoM) to 1.54 crore units in April.
  
  
• 3D TV market shows 500% boom (20/05/11)
  In-Stat research titled, "3D Enabled TV Sets on the Rise Worldwide," finds that the 3D TV set market will boom by almost 500 per cent in 2011 enabling a surge in 3D viewing at home.
  
  
• NFC to take mobile payments by storm (19/05/11)
  IHS iSuppli predicts that the market for NFC technology for mobile payments will grow from just about 5 crore units in 2010 to almost 55 crore units per year by 2015 with partners like Visa and MasterCard.
  
  
• Auto navigation market seeks low cost solutions (19/05/11)
  IMS Research finds that there is a huge potential for embedded navigation solution and connected navigation head units over the next eight years—the key to driving the uptake being lower costs.
  
  

• Video shoots up global data traffic (18/05/11)
  Video traffic will be the primary driver for global data traffic which is expected to total almost 8,000 petabytes in 2011 and exceed 60,000 petabytes in 2016.
  
  
• Internet surfing tops desirable phone app (18/05/11)
  Internet surfing is the most desired cell phone application in 2010, according to a latest study by In-Stat.
  
  
• Mobile printing sees surging demand (17/05/11)
  A survey by IDC finds that the rise of smartphones and tablet PCs will have a significant impact on print volume with increasing demand for print capabilities over the next five years.
  
  
• CMOS image sensor sales gain momentum (17/05/11)
  IC Insights forecasts CMOS image sensor revenues to increase at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 11.2 per cent over the period of 2011 to 2015, reaching Rs.33,928.57 crore ($7.6 billion) in 2015.
  
  
• Android captures 35% of smartphone OS market (16/05/11)
  Androids leads the smartphone operating system market for the second consecutive quarter, accounting for 3.57 crore units of the total 10.1 crore units shipped in Q1 of 2011.
  
  

• Network-attached storage unit shipments on the rise (16/05/11)
  An In-Stat study shows that the increasing need for centralized storage and content access will drive global consumer NAS unit shipments past 1.1 crore in 2015.
  
  
• Mirrorless camera establishes ground (13/05/11)
  In-Stat forecasts that mirrorless cameras will generate Rs.3,683.04 crore ($825 million) in revenue in 2015 establishing a middle ground between expensive DSLRs and more affordable DSCs.
  
  
• Embedded modules falter against USB modems (13/05/11)
  People use USB modems more than the embedded ones. However, there will be sales growth of embedded modem in the coming years as people will prefer to buy embedded device instead of external USB modem.
  
  
• LTE subscribers spurt to 20.5 crore by 2014 (12/05/11)
  ABI Research projects the number of LTE subscribers to spurt from 1.6 crore by end-2011 to 20.5 crore by 2014 with 72 per cent of LTE subscribers in 2014 to use handsets.
  
  
• ARM to capture 13% PC processor share by 2015 (11/05/11)
  ARM is positioned to capture 13 per cent PC processor market share by 2015, according to IDC.
  
  

• PC processor market projects 17.6% growth (11/05/11)
  IDC says the earthquake and tsunami had minor effects on the PC supply chain and forecasts a 17.6 per cent y-o-y increase to reach Rs.1.96 lakh crore ($43 billion) in PC processor revenues in 2011.
  
  
• India registers triple-digit smart phone growth (10/05/11)
  Canalys report revealed that Asia Pacific is the largest smart phone market region, while on a country basis, mainland China, South Korea, and India delivered strong volumes and registered triple-digit growth.
  
  
• India semiconductor industry is upbeat (10/05/11)
  The industry is upbeat about the India semiconductor market that grew by 28 per cent in 2010 to an estimated Rs.29,908.68 crore ($6.55 billion) with little impact from cyclical global chip market trends.
  
  
• Auto infotainment to breach Rs.1 lakh crore by 2018 (09/05/11)
  Strategy Analytics forecasts that automotive OEM infotainment market will grow from Rs.93,424.66 crore ($20.46 billion) in 2010 to Rs.1.64 lakh crore ($35.89 billion) in 2018, a CAGR of 7.3 per cent.
  
  
• 3D TV shipments see tremendous growth (06/05/11)
  IHS iSuppli research indicates a tremendous surge in worldwide shipments of 3D TVs by a whopping 463 per cent to reach 2.34 crore units in 2011.
  
  

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