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Big Data management will inevitably be llery
leading the way. On a general note, 3G and
the recent introduction of 4G has taken the by Bianca Allery,
Beyond; What Does world by storm as mobile data is expected to Marketing Manager, 3CX
double over the next couple of years. Mobile
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technologies are rapidly dominating global
016 will be yet another year filled
markets with 1.91 billion smartphone users
with a plethora of technological in the world and a predicted increase to 2.56 The Future Hold?
advancements; current trends of faster
billion by 2018.
Following on from above it seems that
mobile broadband a la 4G, Machine to
all indications point towards a greater Machine tech, Cloud/OTT services and
emphasis on wearable technology and
the implementation of 5G infrastructure.
Industry trends dictate that the development
of 5G is well under way and, although there
is yet to be anything concrete, it seems that
various industry heavyweights are testing
5G tech vigorously. As it seems, major
developments will be machine to machine
as well as Internet of Things infrastructures
which of course will assist in the creation of
fully-realized smart homes and buildings.
Having said this, 5G will not be made
available to the public market until 2020.
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It’s also significant to note that statistics
indicate wireless connectivity is poised to
overtake wired devices when referring to IP
traffic; wireless devices will account for over
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centers, something that has already begun.
Whereas recent years had seen an increase

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A commentary by Doug Green

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free market, and therefore must be delivered
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