London: As 2013 is a couple of week ahead, trends about the upcoming has swept the web with so many predictions, hopes, guesses and of course calculated trends.
Such an analytical piece has been written by Olaf Swantee, who is the CEO of EE, responsible for running the UK’s most advanced digital communications company.
EE runs two of the most famous brands in the UK – T-Mobile and Orange – and in the coming weeks is planning to launch a brand that will deliver the country’s first superfast mobile 4G LTE service.
Predicting that mobile devices and technology boom would likely to continue in upcoming years, Olaf believes three trends will of centric nature.
1. 4G LTE
Olaf says after 3G the next big connectivity change is going to be the leap to 4G, specifically 4G LTE (Long Term Evolution).
According to him, figures from the Global mobile Suppliers Association (GSA) show that 248 operators in 87 countries are currently investing in LTE and the GSA describes LTE as “the fastest developing mobile system technology ever”.
4G is now being run in many parts of the world, including Germany, Japan, Norway, South Korea, Sweden and the USA and UK.
The real difference between older version and 4G is its speed. Even home-based broadband would be felt slow when it comes to 4G. So the outcome will be people can more things that they have not even imagined before.
“With the potential of instant connectivity inspiring the next generation of developers to imagine the next generation of superfast apps that will ultimately become central to our digital lives,” Olaf writes
2. Flexible Mobile Devices
The second thing is rapidly changing forms of mobile devices. Analyst house IDC is forecasting nearly 1.8 billion smartphones will be shipped this year, rising to 2.3 billion by 2016. But what will future mobile devices look like?
According to OLAF “There are many interesting technologies still in very early stage development that could have an impact on future mobile device form factors.”
“Researchers and handset companies are already developing paper-thin bendable, roll-able and wearable devices using flexible OLED technology. And then there’s augmented reality headsets controlled by voice and eye movements, as seen in these early prototype Google Glasses.
3. The next billion
Emerging markets like India, south-east Asia, Africa and parts of South America,will be building the next billion people to get mobile connections.
Though analysts at Ovum predict this growth will initially be focused on entry-level and feature-specific phones rather than smartphones.
The rise in number of digital natives will also grow the use of connected society services in areas such as healthcare, travel and planning.
The future
At the end of his piece, Olaf says
“The fact that we’re all still waiting for our personal jet packs is a testament to how hard it can be to predict future technology trends. In a world where the touchscreen smartphone, modern social networks and true mobile data connectivity are not even a decade old, it is always hard to predict exactly what’s around the corner. The emergence of a completely new and game-changing technology, company or product is something that could massively change the landscape in a way we simply cannot forsee. One thing’s for sure, the future will be full of excitement, and 2013 heralds a critical year in its formation.”
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