One of the most mature markets in Europe, the UK is home to a disproportionately large number of regional HQs for Asian and North American multinationals, a position which has supplied a lot of business and cemented many relationships within the AV sphere going back decades. That network is unlikely…
As if by design, business in Germany is spread pretty evenly across its various states making for an AV dealer base which is focused on particular verticals. The seat of government and therefore corporate HQs is Berlin, finance clusters around Frankfurt, the automotive industry is centred on Stuttgart, the super…
“There are projects where cost is not a concern, but many of the normal projects that our customers compete on are tight on budget,” says Andy Lee, sales and account manager, Datapath. “When they say ‘tight on budget’, I agree that the price is higher than in other markets, but…
There’s no way around it. The United States’ AV market is the world’s biggest by some margin. Relative to China – the world’s second biggest AV market – the US generates roughly twice as much demand. In 2016, the nation’s AV industry was worth nearly $53 billion. Through 2022, the…
Middle Eastern and African professional AV spend will increase by 50 per cent between 2016 and 2022 with revenues topping $13 billion, comprising six per cent of global AV spend. That’s the smallest of the regions analysed in InfoComm’s global report but the relatively high eight percent CAGR obscures a…
Which countries constitute Eastern Europe? InfoComm’s latest Industry Outlook and Trends Analysis report includes the Soviet-era buffer states of Bulgaria, Czech Republic, Hungary, Poland, Romania and Slovakia in Central Europe, pushing Eastern Europe as far back as Mongolia (and roping in Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan for good measure).…
Tokyo 2020 offers major events players an opportunity to take part in an Olympic and Paralympic Games that will be potentially bigger and more impactful than ever. Stemming from Japan’s innovative and leading role in technology, not only in Asia but also globally, the Games will be a showcase for…
According to a preliminary look at InfoComm’s new Industry Outlook and Trends Analysis report, prepared by IHS Markit and due for publication after AV Magazine went to press, after a few years of a slightly contracting pro-AV industry in Europe, the market is expected to grow slightly in 2018 then…
The positive vibe expressed at ISE was no trade show bubble if respondents to AV’s examination of the market in Western Europe are anything to go by. Despite the macro-economic and political challenges and uncertainties that lie ahead, there is a strong and encouraging message among pro-AV kit vendors and…
With its skyscraper hanging gardens, terraformed tropical landscape and zoned business and living districts, such as Fusionopolis, Singapore already appears a futurist’s dream. The republic is not, however, content to rest on its hard won status as a hub for East West trade but with land and manpower at a…
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