Trends 2017

The most important trends are moving away from telecoms, into the internet (OTT) sphere and beyond.

Networking trends:

• Technologie: New PON technologies in fiber, Docsis 3.1 in HFC, 5G in mobile.
• Platforms: IoT, smart city, smart car, etc.
• Virtualisation: NFV in business services, SDN in operator/SP services.

Services and technology trends:

• AR and VR.
• AI, robotics, chatbots, self-driving cars.
• FinTech, blockchain.
• Health-tech, big data.
• 3D-printing.
• Solar energy.

Other options for 2017:

• Galileo positioning.
• IPOs: Spotify, Snap, Pinterest, Airbnb, Uber.
• Takeovers: Twitter, Dropbox, WeTransfer.