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TECHNOLOGY TRENDS FOR 2017 … AND BEYOND
Mike Weston , Vice President , Cisco Middle East , looks at different points of technology inflexion that are shaping the areas of networking , connectivity , security , artificial intelligence and workforce engagement – changing the way we live and work , and driving new business models and use cases .
Growth of Internet traffic and the need for broadband By 2020 , global Internet traffic will be 95-times the volume of the global Internet in 2005 . This growth is driven by more Internet users , more connected devices , faster broadband speeds , and more video . By 2020 , 71 % of network traffic will originate from non-PC devices including smartphones , tablets and televisions . Digitisation and the Internet of Things ( IoT ) will also contribute to driving increased network traffic .
Applications such as video surveillance , smart meters , digital health monitors and mobile to mobile services will create incremental traffic and new network requirements .
Digitisation requires digital ready networks At the World Economic Forum in Davos in 2016 , the Fourth Industrial Revolution was a central theme . This industrial revolution will be different in that it is characterised by a range of new technologies that are fusing the physical , digital and biological worlds , impacting all disciplines , economies and industries , and even challenging ideas about what it means to be human .
The world has the potential to connect billions more people to digital networks , dramatically improve the efficiency of organisations and even manage assets . As the world becomes digital and everything becomes connected , data becomes the most strategic asset of any company or country . The ability to secure data , act on the data and deliver services based on the data will determine the success of organisations . However , there is an important pre-requisite for successful digitization : digital ready networks .
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