There may not be an AV market with more buzz than India. According to the IMF, the country has surpassed China in growth and is on track to overtake the UK in 2020, having surged past the French economy in 2018. GDP is expected to reach $2.9 trillion in 2019,…
With a population of 327 million people speaking at least 350 languages across 50 states, the US is a nation of multitudes. The country’s diversity is also reflected in its range of AV applications. Universities, corporate campuses, scrappy start-ups, iconic sports venues and transport hubs are turning to pro-AV specialists…
From established markets in Northeast Asia, to emerging ones in the South and South-East, the whole Asia Pacific region is adopting video-based innovation at an unprecedented pace. Although pro AV is still relatively young in Southeast Asia AVIXA estimates that the region represents a $6.3 billion market growing at a…
In 2022, Beijing is set to become the first city in the world to have hosted both the summer and winter editions of the Olympic Games. The games will be held in February when the city’s average temperature is well above freezing. Not even the nearby Yanshan Mountains are expected…
You know what the funniest thing about Europe is? It’s the little differences. That’s apparent in the Benelux where neighbours Belgium and the Netherlands may be geographically small but they deserve to be approached in a very different way, not least because of the language, which also differs within the…
Canada may be huge but there’s no escaping the noisy neighbour. “The audio visual culture in Canada is like the youngest born child in the family,” says Brian Johnston, national director, creative innovation, Freeman Audio Visual Canada. “We see all of the things that our bigger brother is doing, like…
In preparation for the World Cup soccer this summer Russia was a whirlwind of activity. Eight stadiums were fully renovated, hotels either revamped or newly built, investment poured into airports, railway stations and roads. However, as quickly as the final whistle blew, the pop-up fan zones with giant screens and…
As one might imagine, AV in the Nordics is cutting edge and tech savvy, heavily design centric and driven by the latest and greatest innovations coming out of the US and Europe. That’s not to say they’re not cost-conscious. Overall, the region’s economy has managed to avoid many of the…
The new direct Qantas flights between London and Perth may do little to ease the frontier spirit characteristic of the AV business in Australia and New Zealand. It’s not that the region isn’t on the cutting edge; it’s just a long way from everywhere, and internal distances are considerable too.…
The group of countries unlocked from the Soviet Union and collectively known as the ‘Stans’ could be the most potent market for AV growth in the next couple of decades. Yet they hardly register today on the sales network of most vendors. This is unsurprising if you consider that Kazakhstan,…
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