Foreword
Welcome to the 16th edition of Predictions for the Technology,
Media and Telecommunications (TMT) sectors.
This edition introduces a number of changes.
For the first time we are including predictions for all three
sectors together, and not splitting them, as we had done in prior
years. This reflects TMT's evolution: with every year the
overlap between these sectors has become greater, and multiple
predictions are relevant to more than one sector. Assigning a
prediction to a specific sector had in some instances become
misleading. So from this year on, all topics are part of the same
list.
The introduction of dedicated machine learning capability to
smartphones (page 20) is relevant to all industry sectors, not just
the technology or telecommunications verticals. Faster mobile
networks, as well as dedicated Internet of Things networks, both of
which will be enabled by 5G networks, are again universally
relevant (page 14). The mainstream ubiquity of
