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Friday 25 April 2014
Middle East and Africa solar PV demand to grow 50% in 2014, says Solarbuzz
Solar photovoltaic (PV) demand from the Middle East and Africa (MEA) region is set to grow 50% on year in 2014. Between 2014-2018, annual PV demand will nearly triple as the MEA region...
Tuesday 25 March 2014
Philips to establish Research hub in Africa
Philips has announced the establishment of its Africa Innovation Hub in Nairobi, Kenya, which will focus on creating new inventions, as well as bringing these inventions to the mar...
Thursday 20 March 2014
Middle East & Africa IT infrastructure spending will reach US$3.5 billion in 2014, says Gartner
IT infrastructure spending, comprising storage, server, and enterprise networking equipment, in the Middle East and Africa is forecast to reach US$3.47 billion, a 4.1% increase from...
Monday 10 March 2014
MEA tablet market sees explosive growth on back of strong consumer and corporate demand, says IDC
Shipments of tablets into the Middle East and Africa (MEA) expanded 111% on year in the final quarter of 2013, according to the latest results released by IDC. The overall MEA tablet...
Monday 17 February 2014
South Africa most attractive emerging country for solar energy, says firm
South Africa's target of building 8.4GW of solar photovoltaic (PV) capacity by 2030, combined with the success of its large-scale tendering process in attracting investment to fulfill...
Monday 21 October 2013
EMEA PC shipments decline 16% in 3Q13, says IDC
According to the latest research from IDC, PC shipments in Europe, the Middle East, and Africa (EMEA) declined 16%, reaching 21.4 million units in the third quarter of 2013. Portable...
Wednesday 4 September 2013
Africa 3G subscriptions to reach 210 million by the end of 2015, says ABI Research
At the end of second-quarter 2013, the total 3G subscriptions in Africa reached 863 million, up 9.3% on year, which was substantially more robust than other regions around the world...
Tuesday 23 July 2013
Surging popularity of smartphones and tablets hurting PC sales across the MEA and Turkey, says IDC
The MEA region's PC market experienced another quarter of steep decline in the second quarter of 2013 as the proliferation of mobile technology continues unabated. According to preliminary...
Friday 24 May 2013
ABB to produce PV inverters in South Africa
ABB, a Switzerland-based power and automation technology group, plans to start production of central PV inverters in South Africa to support the rapidly growing local solar market...
Wednesday 24 April 2013
Volatility and variability define US$550 million market for uninterruptible power supplies in Middle East and Africa, says IHS
After three years of declining sales of uninterruptible power supplies (UPS) into the Middle East and Africa region, the market returned to growth in 2012 and is forecast to continue...
Thursday 21 March 2013
Middle East and Africa solar demand to reach 1GW in 2013, says Solarbuzz
New solar demand from the Middle East and Africa (MEA) region is forecast to reach 1GW in 2013, according to Solarbuzz. This represents an increase of 625% on year from 136MW in 20...
Thursday 26 April 2012
China smartphone brands looking to expand share in Taiwan market
China-based smartphone brands including ZTE, Huawei and Cool, seeing Taiwan's smartphone market is starting to extend into mid-range and entry-level price levels, are seeking help...
Thursday 1 December 2011
Philips announces LED lighting deal in South Africa
Royal Philips Electronics and South African state-owned utility company Eskom have announced an energy-saving LED lighting deal. Under the agreement, 200,000 Philips MasterLED lamps...
Thursday 16 June 2011
Acer reducing 2011 tablet PC shipment target by 50%
Acer, on June 15, announced that the company has reduced its annual tablet PC shipment forecast from originally 5-7 million units to only 2.5-3 million units, a drop close to 50%...
Friday 4 September 2009
Worldwide server market constraints continue in 2Q09, says Gartner
Worldwide server shipments dropped 28% on-year in the second quarter of 2009, while revenues fell 29.4pp on-year, according to Gartner.