Fragmentation to dominance: AR/VR 1.0 remains fragmented across both hardware and software, despite its early stage and relatively small user bases.
Although much of the European market remains fragmented, Britain has seen a massive shake-out: only two big cable-TV companies remain, Telewest and NTL.
Domestic distribution, meanwhile, remains fragmented.
Politics remains fragmented and fraught with fears and suspicions.
The opposition remains fragmented and unable to force a resolution.
Yet the EU market in services also remains fragmented.
The industry remains fragmented, with eight cellphone makers vying for part of a market that will be less than 30 million units this year.
The official noted that the opposition remains fragmented and operationally incoherent, and added that the recent Saudi purchase was "not in and of itself a tipping point".
The banking system remains fragmented, split among private, state-owned and co-operative institutions between which consolidation is difficult, if not impossible.
Compared with other consumer products industries like liquor and tobacco, where control rests in the hands of a few large companies, the beer industry remains fragmented and is ripe for further consolidation, analysts said.
In a statement, NKK said: "While consolidations among integrated steel mills are proceeding internationally, and raw material suppliers and auto manufacturers are going through merger and acquisition on a global scale, U.S. steel industry still remains fragmented.
