Tablet shipments in the Asia-Pacific region are expected to grow at an annual pace of 1.5 percent to 57.2 million units this year, as more countries, including Japan, South Korea and Taiwan, plan to unveil new education projects to support hybrid learning models amid the COVID-19 pandemic, research firm International Data Corp (IDC) said yesterday.
The growth projection comes after tablet shipments in the region last year expanded a robust 12.9 percent year-on-year to 56.4 million units.
“Many countries in the region had gone through different levels of lockdowns throughout 2021. With the e-learning, home entertainment and work-from-home needs triggered by