Research Reports

Agriculture was touted as one of the first industries that would leverage the rapid development of commercial-grade small unmanned aerial vehicles (sUAVs) and incorporate them into its practices.

The Philippines and Myanmar were the only countries to record a decline, where some of the vendors? shipments have reduced significantly ? pulling down the total shipments in Southeast Asia.

Thanks to a surge in smartwatch shipment volumes, Apple moved past competitors Fitbit and Xiaomi to claim overall leadership for both the quarter and the year.

IDC noted that while the Philippines has made significant developments in its overall digital ecosystem throughout the years, organizations must become digital-native enterprises (DNEs) in order to lead in the digital transformation (DX) economy.

This is the first year-on-year decline since Gartner started tracking the global smartphone market in 2004.

The Philippines has the lowest share of mobile e-commerce traffic in Southeast Asia at 15% with Indonesia leading the pack with an 87% share followed by Vietnam at 26%.

Smart cities have recently evolved from a collection of discrete flagship projects to a sizeable market opportunity that will drive significant technology investments in 2018 and beyond.

The report says the contribution of digital technology to the GDP of the Philippines would grow from only 3 percent in 2017 to 40 percent in 2021.

Mobile advertising dominated the digital ad campaigns while on-target mobile ad performance outpaced digital ads served via desktop and total digital in 2017 in the Philippines.

Amazon created a market with its innovative Alexa platform, but it faces fierce and growing competition from powerful rivals and start-ups alike.