For Nigerian Chief Information Officers (CIOs), the consequences of a possible security breach are their number one concern as they look to navigate an increasingly-complex threat and regulatory landscape.

Newly released data from the International Data Corporation (IDC) Worldwide Quarterly Mobile Phone Tracker shows that Africa’s overall mobile phone market suffered a year-on-year

Nigeria’s smartphone market grew two per cent in unit terms, quarter on quarter (QoQ) in Q2 2021, according to the latest figures from global technology and consulting services firm International Data Corporation (IDC).

Following a back-to-back quarterly growth, the International Data Corporation (IDC) has raised its near-term outlook for the global smartphone market.

Creating a smart city has become the vision shared by many countries across the globe, as the journey to build a robust economy becomes intensified.

The International Data Corporation (IDC) currently forecasts worldwide IT spending to decline 2.7 per cent this year due to the economic impact of the COVID-19 pandemic.

About $12.68billion was estimated to have been spent by banks in the Middle East and Africa in 2019, on information and communications technology (ICT).

International Data Corporation (IDC), expects worldwide shipments of used smartphones, inclusive of both officially refurbished and used smartphones, to reach a total of 206.7 million units in 2019.

Latest insight from the International Data Corporation (IDC), has revealed that shipment of smartphone in Nigeria, and other parts of Africa dropped by 7.1 per cent in the first quarter (Q1) 2019, quarter on quarter (QoQ), to 21.5 million.    The global technology research and consulting firm’s recently published Quarterly Mobile Phone Tracker showed the…

As these initiatives gain traction, IDC expects spending to accelerate over the 2016-2021 forecast period, growing to $135 billion in 2021.Serena Da Rold, program manager in IDC’s Customer Insights & Analysis Group, said “Smart Cities have recently evolved from a collection of discrete flagship projects....

The overall mobile market in Africa was up 8.4%, primarily due to feature phone shipments. Overall mobile phone shipments for the first quarter of the year in Africa totalled 54.5 million units, down -8.2% from Q4 2016.

Latest insights from the International Data Corporation (IDC) have shown a decline of -8.8 per cent year-on-year in Q1 2017 in the shipment of personal computing devices (PCD) for Middle East, and Africa (MEA) region.