The multifunctional coatings opportunity is being shaped by the growing marketplace insistence that buildings, transportation, devices for providing healthcare and even complete cities be smart. In some cases multi functional smart coatings and surfaces may improve functionality, whil

The smart coatings market will grow from around $610 million in 2015 to $5.8 billion in 2020. Self-healing, self-assembling and self-cleaning coatings are reportedly about to reach lifetimes and performance levels never seen before. As a result, the next generation of these materials

Health innovations such as wearables and their apps offer new means for consumers to manage their health and wellness. These innovations also disrupt traditional health and wellness product manufacturers and redefine relationships between consumers and their care providers. The focus

Italy’s large telecom market boasts one of the highest rates for mobile penetration in Europe, while the fibre-optic sector has seen significant development in recent years, both in operator investment and in regulatory measures to encourage network sharing. Broadband uptake is growin

Djibouti Telecom’s HSPA service improving mobile broadband connectivity. Djibouti is one of the last countries in the world allowing its national telco, Djibouti Telecom (DT) a monopoly on all telecom services, including fixed lines, mobile, internet and broadband. The lack of competi

Haiti’s economic and social indicators remain far lower than the average for Latin America and the Caribbean. The recent years of political and economic turmoil and natural disasters have stifled most sectors of the economy, including the telecoms sector which remains one of the least

Kenya’s mobile market has continued to grow steadily, supported by a mobile subscriber base of about 40 million by early 2016. Some market consolidation occurred following the acquisition by Airtel and Safaricom of Essar Telecom’s yuMobile business. While all operators have invested i

Moving towards 2016 Japan continues to show it possesses one of the most advanced telecommunications markets in the world. Operators are planning to shut down DSL networks as FttH makes up an increasing proportion of the fixed broadband market at the expense of DSL. Tough competition

Ireland’s telecom market for long suffered from poor broadband uptake, underinvestment and mismanagement among some of the key operators. Eircom perhaps suffered most from the financial crisis which hit the country in 2008 and continues to reverberate. The financial difficulties of cu

Despite setbacks, India continues to be one of the fastest growing major telecom markets in the world. It is also one of the largest. Sweeping reforms introduced by successive Indian governments over the last decade have dramatically changed the nature of telecommunications in the cou