The top technologies transforming Telecommunications today

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The Top Technologies Transforming
Telecommunications Today
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When it comes to digital transformation and its
necessity, everyone talks about how it is
facilitating real-time communication,
accelerating delivery capabilities, and what
not.   But what has the digital transformation
really led to?  The emergence of digital
technology and innovation has connected every
industry to each other. As digital has become
the way of life, every business is leaping in the
transformational race. An unsaid interdependency
has been created among all the industry verticals
in one way or another. However, there is one
industry without which the transformational
evolutionary process will come to a standstill
 Telecommunications.  Holding the threads to
global communications and connectivity, the
telecom sector is at the center of all the
ongoing disruptive activities.   In fact, the
telecommunications industry has always been on an
unstoppable train of disruption. It was disrupted
when telephones came into being, when wires were
cut, when internet was introduced,
and Wi-Fi revolutionized things. Now, it is
simply rolling on a high-growth trajectory. From
smoke signals and postcards, to telegraphs and
telephones, to smart phones and Wi-Fi, we have
come back to the wireless era one that has
several times advanced technologies and speed. 
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2020 is a strategically-critical year. It marks
the beginning of a decade and end of the
other. As the dependency on telcos grows, it is
necessary that significant resources are deployed
to ensure negligible downtime. The market size
for telecom assurance services is expected to
reach USD 8.9 billion by 2024, growing at a CAGR
of 9.4. As the sector continues to invest in
technological advancements and innovative
solutions, quality assurance of communications
services is becoming inevitable. Let us dive into
the technologies that will grow, evolve, and
sustain in 2020 and beyond in the telecom
sector.   1. Internet of Things  Not only
telecom is an enabler of IoT devices across the
globe, but also a benefiter itself. As per a
report, companies in the telecom industry have
the largest budget for IoT infrastructure.  The
Telecommunications Industry Association (TIA)
defines IoT as a network of physical objects,
devices and systems connected to the internet
that contain embedded technology and sensors to
communicate and share data.  The growth
of IoT may be attributed to the advancing sensor
technology as well as faster internet
connectivity. This colossal augmentation in
sophistication is drastically reducing operational
costs and facilitating greater cost
effectiveness.  

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2. Big data and intelligent
analytics  Both big data and AI are being talked
about since a few years now. But, as we enter the
next decade, it is necessary to give them a
relook.  The improving connectivity
and IoT devices are generating tons of data in
volume. Although the telecom companies have the
data repositories, they are not really putting
them to real use. Without mining and analysis,
the data is entirely useless and expensive to
store.  In this decade, we can expect telcos to
increase their investments in AI technologies for
deriving meaningful insights from the data pools.
Analytics and data-driven decision-making will
see a surge and be well on its way of becoming
the norm.    3. 5G  With the promise of
near-zero latency period, 5G invited much buzz
around it in 2019. As it is still to be rolled
out for public use, it becomes a key trend to
talk about for the coming years.  If 5G succeeds
in delivering on what it has promised, it will
not be long before we see the mere ideas and
blueprints of full-fledged smart cities become a
reality.  Read Full Blog at https//www.cigniti
.com/blog/telecommunications-technology-trends/

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