This year’s first quarter saw Getac Technology, a rugged solution provider at the front of a global rebound in the fiercely competitive rugged tablet and notebook market, driven by a focus on delivering the best possible solutions for customers. Quarterly research from VDC, a B2B technology market intelligence specialist, pointed to global rugged tablet market growth of more than 31 percent year-on-year (YoY), with shipments up 16 percent. At the end of the in the first quarter of 2021, the market’s total vendor revenues stood at US$240 million. In this healthy climate, Getac emerged as one of just three rugged tablet manufacturers to increase market share.
Notably, the company reclaimed and extended its lead in the Americas, where it has held pole position for four of the last five quarters. The region’s tablet market surged more than 40 percent YoY. Demand for rugged tablets was up nearly 41 percent in North America and 44 percent in Latin America. Getac capitalised on this to improve its market share across both geographies by six percentage points to claim 22.5 of the total.
Getac’s consistently strong performance in a fast-growing segment reflects customer appreciation for the combination of comprehensive product lines, flexible service in the form of Getac Select solutions, and three-year bumper-to-bumper warranty.
