Collaboration

As the professional displays market continues to evolve, Futuresource Consulting is set to launch its next Future Session, “Clearing up the picture for professional displays”, on 24th November. This  highly anticipated session brings together Principal Analyst Jeremy Wills and Lead Analyst, David Thompson to reflect on a decade of transformation, explore the rise of LED technology, and examine the challenges and opportunities ahead for meeting room displays. 

From boardrooms to breakout zones, the canvas for collaboration is shifting. Businesses are redesigning their spaces and screens, and professional displays are evolving to serve new ways of working. Futuresource Consulting’s latest professional displays report for the corporate sector reveals a market valued at $7 billion in 2024. 

As hybrid working has asserted its dominance within the corporate landscape, a new international study from Futuresource Consulting reveals a workforce navigating not just physically, between the office and home, but also mentally and cognitively, between old routines and emerging technologies. 

With optimism in the air and AI on everyone’s lips, InfoComm 2025 marked a turning point for the professional AV industry. Now, Futuresource Consulting has distilled all the buzz, product launches and strategic shifts into a free, insight-packed post-show report.

The global market for video bars continued to evolve through the second half of 2024, with the category achieving a total annual value of $1.4 billion, up from $1.3 billion in 2023. That’s according to the latest Collaboration Bars Global Market Overview from Futuresource Consulting, which tracks the shift in enterprise video conferencing hardware as all-in-one, Android-powered solutions gain traction. 

New Futuresource Consulting research explores the state of wireless presentation and conferencing markets across enterprise and education sectors.

AI is not the future. It’s the here and now. In the latest episode of Future Sessions, Carl Hibbert, Research Director at Futuresource Consulting, sits down with Simon Forrest, Principal Technology Consultant, to unpack the breakthroughs and expose the roadblocks shaping AI’s trajectory across entertainment and consumer electronics industries in 2025.

In an era defined by economic uncertainty and shifting work dynamics, the audio conferencing market is proving its resilience and adaptability. At Futuresource Consulting, our latest market report highlights how this industry is evolving, responding to challenges and opportunities as businesses navigate the realities of hybrid working. 

With more than 35,000 delegates from across the global education community in attendance, Bett 2025 was a vibrant hub of ideas and inspiration. As Bett UK’s research partner, we were out in force, with the Futuresource EdTech team contributing to the show’s momentum, exploring the exhibits and reporting from the bustling show floor. 

ISE 2025 has once again reset the bar for innovation, industry collaboration and high-value networking. With 85,351 delegates from 168 countries – a 15.5% increase from 2024 – the event reinforced its status as the global epicentre of professional AV and systems integration.

Futuresource Consulting returns with the third episode of its cutting-edge video series. Future Sessions brings clarity to the key issues facing technology and business. Check out this recent session where the focus shifts to workplace trends and collaboration technology, unpacking the latest industry shifts and their impact on the way we work. 

As research partners of Bett UK 2025, Futuresource Consulting has captured all the action in a comprehensive 130-page show report. This detailed, expert-driven analysis is free to download and packed with invaluable analysis for any business operating in education.

As one of the world's most comprehensive AI regulations, the European Union's Artificial Intelligence Act (the EU AI Act) officially came into force in August 2024, regulating activities across the full AI lifecycle to ensure fair and ethical usage, safeguard fundamental rights and create a transparent AI ecosystem.

The global video conferencing market is navigating a period of steady expansion, with volumes expected to approach four million units by the end of 2024, according to a new report from Futuresource Consulting.

Futuresource Consulting has published its latest global audio conferencing market report, detailing the essential insights and trends in the industry. Despite headwinds, including tighter enterprise budgets and economic caution, the market has demonstrated a capacity for growth.

The wireless presentation solutions market endured a challenging 2023 as the wider AV market grapples with budget cuts stimulated by macroeconomic headwinds. While many vendors were optimistic about growth during the first half of 2024, this has failed to materialise, with new research from Futuresource Consulting showing that volume is still in decline. Shipments of hardware wireless presentation solutions (WPS) decreased by 1,000 units in H1 2024, with wireless conferencing solutions (WCF) falling by approximately 7,000 units. 

AVoIP, the transmission of audio and video over any IP infrastructure, is facing a paradoxical future. While the market is experiencing rapid technological advancements, driven by the continuing global shift towards remote and hybrid working, it is also dealing with inflation, increased interest rates and political turbulence.

The global video conferencing market achieved annual revenues of $4.9 billion last year, according to a new report from Futuresource Consulting. While this equates to 3.79 million shipments, and represents industry growth, it falls far short of the expectations of many.