Top Mobile Technology Trends For 2017
For quite some time now, the technology industry has been continuously evolving at a frantic pace, releasing new gadgets – redesigning and re-imagining services for a connected and smarter world. On the other side, these new mobile devices present extra challenges which must be addressed by consumer acceptance with regard to the security and the usage of data (data usage). Based on this, below are the top mobile technology trends for 2017.
1. New Wi-Fi Standards
Emerging Wi-Fi standards, such as Waves 1 and 2 (802.11ac), 11ah, 11ad, and 11aq will increase the performance of Wi-Fi, making it more relevant to various applications like telemetry and also enable Wi-Fi to offer new services.
In the next few years, demands on its infrastructure will rise as more Wi-Fi-enabled gadgets are being used in many companies, as applications like location-sensing demand the placement of denser access-point, and as cellular-offloading becomes more and more popular.
The opportunities enabled by these new standards and the performance that new applications need will require many companies to replace or revise their Wi-Fi infrastructure.
2. Mobile Metrics and Monitoring Tools
Diversity in mobile devices makes comprehensive app testing difficult. The nature of the cloud services and mobile networks, which support them, can lead to bottlenecks in performance, which are difficult to locate.
However, with these mobile tools, usually known as Application Performance Monitoring (APM), this is possible. APM provides accurate statistics regarding which OSS and mobile devices are implemented, monitors user behavior, and provides visibility into the app behavior to easily determine which app features are being exploited.
3. Cyber Security
This is another mobile technology trend for 2015 that has also been on the top of the list for some time now. It’s been the most remarkable app for demonstrating that almost all things connected to the Internet can or eventually will be hacked. There have even been cases of technology companies being hacked, go figure. This tells you that no person (or company) is cyber-safe and the road map to the future is full of promises since it leads through advanced and new cyber security technologies that are better than the current-existing perimeter firewall-like defenses. 2017 will definitely come with significant changes in the mobile technology industry as it greatly responds to the recent sophistication and increases of cyber attacks. Better solutions will be innovated to protect endpoints and mobile devices, such as advances in authentication algorithms, BYOD solutions, and also in the use of default encryption.
4. Multi-Architecture/Multi-platform Application Development Tools
Most companies will require application development tools mainly to support the three key platforms (Windows, Android, and iOS), along with the other three application architectures (native, mobile Web, and hybrid). This year, tool selection will be a very complex balancing act involving several non-technical and technical issues, such as vendor stability versus productivity. Additionally, most companies will require a portfolio of so many tools to deliver to the platforms and architectures they need.
5. Mobile-Connected Smart Objects
By the next few years, the average affluent household in a mature market will consist of so many smart objects, such as domestic appliances, LED light bulbs, medical devices, toys, controllable power sockets, and sporting equipment just to mention a few. Most domestic objects are integrated with the mobile devices through certain apps. Tablets and Smartphones perform a lot of functions, including analyzing and displaying information, acting as a remote control, updating firmware, ordering the replacement of consumables, paying for subscriber services, and interfacing with various social networks to easily monitor “things”, which can post or tweet.
6. 5G
As the next stage in the continuous evolution and innovation of the mobile trends, 5G will be more about a brand new air-interface with very fast speeds and will also address energy efficiency, reliability, cost, connection to devices and network congestion. Last year’s technologies for new antenna/RF – wider bandwidths and Massive MIMO – proposed small cell deployment in very high mmWave frequencies, reduction in latency, shortened transmission time-intervals, and new modulation approaches beyond OFDM. On the other hand, with a horizon in commercialization in 5 years time, this year is when the world will move from these particular concepts to technology standard development.
7. Enterprise Mobile Management (EMM)
EMM is simply a term that fully describes the future convergence and evolution of so many mobile management, support and security technologies. They include mobile application management, application containerization, and mobile device management, together with components of enterprise file sharing and synchronization. These tools will mature, then grow in score and address several different mobile management requirements across all popular PCs, tablets and smart phones.
8. Green Communications
According to research, communications technologies are believed to be approximately 2% – 4% responsible for the carbon footprint usually generated by human activities. This clearly shows the need to mainly focus on controlling and managing these numbers. Being one of the current mobile trends, green communications first tackles mobile networks due to their high-energy use. Base stations and switching centers could possibly count for between 60–80% of the total energy consumed by the whole communication system. Renewable energy sources, intelligent management of power system and environmentally friendly batteries are a few of proposed solutions among mobile trends this year.
9. Wearable Devices
The Smartphone and other mobile devices has become the hub of personal-area network of various wearable devices such as on-body health-care sensors, smart jewelry and display devices – like Google Glass, a wide range of sensors embedded in shoes and clothes as well as smart watches. These devices communicate with certain mobile apps to deliver the required information in new ways. They also enable a variety of products and services in fields such as hobbies, health care, fitness, fashion and sport.
10. High-Precision Location Sensing
Knowing a location of an individual within a few meters away is the key-enabler of highly relevant contextual services and information delivery. Apps exploiting precise-indoor location now use technologies such as imaging, geomagnetic, ultrasonic beacons, and Wi-Fi. Additionally, technologies like smart lighting are very important mobile trends in 2017. The use of precise-indoor location sensing in conjunction with mobile apps can enable a new generation of highly personalized information and services.
Conclusively, companies wishing to unlock full potential and capacity of mobility should master several different skills and technologies, a lot of which are not familiar to some IT staff. These trends in mobile technology for 2017 are good for both individual and organizational use.
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