UK Internet Use Reaches 54.8 Million People in 2017

The UK internet audience will see slow growth this year, climbing just 2.4% to 54.8 million people, or 82.6% of the country’s population. But eMarketer has slightly increased its projection for the overall number of UK internet users throughout the forecast period.

Source: eMarketer

Hyperscale Cloud Drives Server Market Revenue

While demand from cloud service providers propped up overall market performance, many other areas of the server market are still stagnant. Worldwide server shipments increased 1.9% year over year to 2.45 million units in 2Q17.

Source: IDC

How Digital Evolution is Defined by Trusted Relationships

The DEI 17 reveals how a country measures up and also how it might take inspiration from techniques and initiatives that have proved successful elsewhere. This is essential knowledge in the changing digital landscape, and also for governments and policymakers overseeing digital transformation.

Source: Digital Lifescapes

Digital Payment and Banking Card Market is Evolving

All eyes are now firmly fixed on the U.S., China, and India, driven by an expectation that over 56 percent of all EMV cards issued globally in 2017 will be issued into one of these three countries.

Source: Digital Lifescapes

Social Media Advertising Results Expose the Harsh Reality

Very few U.S. internet users have made a purchase based on ads they saw on social platforms, like Facebook or Snapchat. In fact, just 1% of survey respondents said they made a purchase based on a Snapchat ad they saw, and only 4% said they bought anything based on an Instagram advert.

Source: eMarketer

How the Quantum Internet is Going to Secure Our Data

Through what’s known as quantum encryption or quantum cryptography, people would be able to send “unhackable” data over a quantum network. This is because quantum cryptography uses a mechanic called quantum key distribution (QKD), which means an encrypted message and its keys are sent separately.

Source: World Economic Forum

State of Play in Home Video Entertainment

Many are pressing play, but who’s willing to pay? In the past year, digital video viewing is on the rise for both free and paid content. And more teens are willing to pay for digital content, with 63% saying they purchased digital video in the past year, up from just 45% in 2016.

Source: Nielsen