India is a long-term strategic growth driver for Apple. Apple has enjoyed a strong growth momentum in India, driven by growing domestic manufacturing, aggressive marketing and affordability initiatives, and the success of the Apple India Online store. The premium smartphone market in India continues to grow in double digits, and is immune to the broad macro-economic pressures. Indian consumers …
Six Solid Takeaways from India’s Union Budget 2023-24
The forward-looking Union Budget for 2023-24, presented by Nirmala Sitharaman, India’s Finance Minister, keeps the focus on leveraging and accelerating technology adoption for enabling and empowering India’s techade as well as India@100. Enabling India-specific 5G Use Cases.Setting-up 100 5G labs in engineering institutions will provide the much-needed impetus to realize the new opportunities that 5G …
When David Acquires Goliath? Unpacking Aeris acquisition of Ericsson’s IoT Business
On December 7, 2022, Aeris announced the acquisition of Ericsson’s IoT business. The acquisition will result in the transfer of Ericsson’s IoT business assets and talent to Aeris. Alongside, Ericsson will acquire a small stake in the company. Why would Aeris be successful where Ericsson failed? Lets’ unpack this. As the world goes through a …
How Virtual Twin experiences are enabling resilience and sustainability?
On the sidelines of the annual 3DEXPERIENCE Forum India 2022 at New Delhi, a flagship event organized by Dassault Systèmes, Mr. Morgan Zimmermann, Chief Executive Officer of NETVIBES Dassault Systèmes spoke with me on virtual twin experiences enabled by 3DEXPERIENCE platform. In a free-wheeling interview, Mr Zimmermann spoke about the promise and potential of virtual …
Why I am excited about the 3DEXPERIENCE FORUM India 2022?
As a technology analyst, I have always been fascinated with emerging technologies. I spend considerable time to learn about the trends and drivers behind these technologies. A key focus of my recent research has been around the Metaverse and the Digital Twins technology. My interest stems from the potential of virtual twins to support navigation …
Is Cloud Gaming the future?
Through the course of the pandemic, India has seen a strong uptick in gaming. This is driven by the rise of powerful smartphones across price-tiers as well as affordable data costs. At CyberMedia Research (CMR), the CMR Gaming Practice has been tracking the gaming industry in India, both from a supply side (devices intelligence) as …
The new unified, comprehensive Qualcomm AI Stack for the Connected Intelligent Edge
Qualcomm’s new AI Stack enables OEMs and developers to utilize a unified, comprehensive AI software capabilities. By doing so, OEMs and developers can now develop and leverage the full AI potential of Qualcomm’s Connected Intelligent Edge products, including, smartphones, IoT, automotive, XR, Cloud and Mobile PC. At Qualcomm, AI is being strategically viewed as a …
On Apple’s RealityOS and potential XR Play
Apple’s Worldwide Developers Conference (WWDC 2022) is fast approaching. It is taking place from June 6 to 10, 2022. There have been strong rumours around Apple’s new AR/VR headset with ‘RealityOS‘ making its debut. Though these rumours have come before, it is likely that we may see some action at the WWDC 2022. This article …
Blue Sky Analytics in AWS Space Accelerator ‘ 22
At the AWS Public Summit, AWS announced the 10 participants for the 2022 AWS Space Accelerator. The AWS Space Accelerator is a four-week technical, business, and mentorship program for space start-ups from around the globe. This year’s participants include exciting start-ups from across the US, Asia, and Europe, selected from among hundreds of applications by a …
Adaptive accessories from Microsoft push inclusion
At the 2022 Ability Summit, Microsoft introduced new adaptive accessories provide a highly adaptable, easy-to-use system. Each piece is designed in partnership with the disability community to empower people who may have difficulty using a traditional mouse and keyboard to create their ideal setup, increase productivity, and use their favorite apps more effectively. A traditional …