Ovum Viewpoints

Research and analysis from digital technology analyst and consulting firm Ovum.

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IoT Viewpoints 2019: Your Roadmap to the Future of the Internet of Things

Ovum’s third annual edition of IoT Viewpoints brings together the latest thought leadership and industry data on emerging IoT trends, technologies and opportunities.

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Autonomous Transport Advances Rely on AI, Ecosystem Progress

Autonomous Transport is an important area for AI, as it plays a large part in not only controlling vehicles, but also providing real-time decision-making.

The Battle for Your Smart Home is Intensifying

Ovum finds smart home marketing efforts will increase, and that retailers and service providers will focus heavily on the benefits and various use cases, rather than just the technology, of smart home solutions.

Scale and Vertical Specialization Are Keys to CSP IoT Success

How the top communication service providers have been successful providing the greatest CSP IoT opportunities in 2017 and the handful that dominate the IoT connectivity market.

Exploring Enterprise IoT Drivers, Challenges and Spend

Ovum’s survey finds IoT adoption is still in the early stages for most enterprises and that top challenges cover a wide range of issues.

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Blockchain: How Distributed Ledger Technology Will Support the IoT

There are many potential uses for blockchain in IoT, but for widespread adoption as part of IoT deployments, the technology needs to overcome scalability and interoperability issues.

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IoT in insurance industry: Disruption ahead

An emerging phase of IoT in the insurance industry threatens to undermine long-established insurance offerings, particularly in some of the largest mainstream sectors.

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Smart home services outlook: Opportunities vary by country

Ovum analysis: Hurdles to and the outlook for smart home services uptake across the globe vary depending on country-specific conditions and cultural/attitudinal factors.

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Ovum: Virtual digital assistants approaching ‘exponential uptake’

The use of AI in conjunction with wearables, smart home and TV devices is expected to reach 1.63B by 2021, and TV represents a much bigger opportunity than AI-capable speakers, according to analysis by Ovum.