LONDON – The start of a new year always arrives with a slew of predictions. According to Analysys Mason Research, the following trends will make an impact in the telecom, media and digital economy markets in the next 12 months:
- 5G: there will be many commercial 5G launches but consumers will not notice
- IoT: the market for IoT connectivity will continue to develop and new models will appear
- Enterprises: operators will buy IT operations to expand portfolios and there will be many SD-WAN launches
- Small and medium-sized businesses: this market will streamline with device-as-a-service (DaaS) and cloud apps
- Homes: the battle for control of the emerging home ecosystem will intensify
- Digital transformation: operators will offer mobile apps for customer care, and will push into edge computing and network slicing
- Artificial intelligence: automation will lead operators to cut jobs and MSPs will capitalize on the needs of SMBs
- Investor value: business simplification initiatives will enable telecoms operators worldwide to reduce headcount
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Analysys Mason is a global consultancy and research firm specialising in telecoms, media and technology for more than 30 years.
