Twice a year, IDC's Ecuador Semiannual Printer and MFP Tracker® provides detailed, highly segmented tracking of single-function printer and multifunction peripheral (MFP) shipments by technology, vendor, laser speed band (up to 69ppm), price band, user segment, and channel for the Ecuador market. Rolling two-year semester and five-year annual forecasts are updated for laser and inkjet technologies, as well as by product type.

Technology Coverage and Data Segmentation

This tracker provides total market size and vendor share for the following technology areas and segmentations. Measurement for this tracker is in unit shipments and end-user revenue.

Technologies and subtechnologies:

• Technology: Inkjet and laser
• Single function versus multifunction
• Inkjet price bands
• Laser price bands and speed ranges
• Vendor and market evolution

Segmentations:

• Channels: Direct inbound, direct outbound, retail, reseller (dealer, VAR/systems integrator [SI], and distributor)
• End-user segments: Home, small office (1–9 employees), small business (10–99 employees), medium-sized business (100–499 employees), large business (500+ employees), education, and government

Geographic Scope

• Latin America (Ecuador)

Forecast Coverage

Forecasts for this tracker are updated semiannually and include one year of historical data, two years of semester forecasts, and an additional five years of annual market projections. Examples of the segmentations being forecast in this tracker include:

• Units and end-user value
• Inkjet versus laser
• Single function versus multifunction

Delivery Schedule and Deliverables

This tracker is delivered on a semiannual basis with pivot table tools. The delivery schedule for this tracker is as follows:

• Historical and forecast data: First-half data — Week 10; Second-half data — Week 35
• Excel analysis tools
• PowerPoint presentations