Highlights
- The world is moving fast towards absolute digitalisation.
- Tech developments and innovations have become more critical to the business and everyday life of much of the population far and wide.
- There are some tech trends, such as 5G, AI and crypto, which are likely to lead the global tech sector and transform our lives in the year ahead and beyond.
In recent time, we have witnessed a faster progression towards the absolute digitalisation of the world. Usage and dependency on technology have grown manifolds ever since the outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic. Also, technological innovations have become more critical to businesses and the everyday life of much of the population far and wide.
Today, in this article, we will bring to the fore a list of technology trends that are expected to lead the global tech sector and transform our lives in the year ahead and beyond.
Metaverse
Not yet familiar with the Metaverse ecosystem? The year 2022 will make it easier for you to understand this concept as the year will witness significant developments in the trending tech feature.
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Gaining popularity as “the digital twin of the universe”, the Metaverse can be understood as a digital environment for communication between interconnected networks. It can be defined as a three-dimensional virtual space being created for people to build assets, have elevated virtual experience, and earn huge capital through digital resources.
Top firms from across the world have amplified their focus on building the meta world. Among early builders, we have Facebook which renamed its social networking platform Facebook as Meta.
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5G Technology
Developments in 5G technology are sure to accelerate in 2022. The 5G landscape will expand to offer the 5G network, 5G devices as well as 5G services in the future.
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A greater number of 5G standalone networks are set to be launched by operators to deliver a better 5G experience to consumers. It will ensure uninterrupted network connection at incredible speeds with a high-standard quality of service.
Artificial Intelligence
The year 2022 is expected to be a transformational year for artificial intelligence, marking great developments in technology.
Giant tech firms are working to evolve on features such as modern data pipelines, robotic process automation, supply chain applications and GPT-3 large language model to make artificial intelligence more user friendly.
Drone
Drone technology has gained much popularity in recent years. From delivering goods to aerial surveillance, drones have found applications in almost all spheres of work.
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Still, the autonomous technology has great potential to be unsheathed and utilised and generated a wider range of unmanned services across sectors.
Cryptocurrency
What started as an alternate medium of exchange with much criticism and less acceptance, cryptocurrencies are now dominating the mainstream with rising demand globally.
Digital currency has pulled in a huge number of investors for its potential of generating great returns. In the year ahead, it is anticipated to evolve as a more sustainable legal tender for a greater share of the population.
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