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Automation.com (2024-01-26)
As 2024 kicks off, predictions abound on the technology innovations expected in the year ahead. However, several highly anticipated advancements, including Enterprise 5G, mainstream foldable devices, network APIs and robotaxis, will NOT happen in 2024, states global technology intelligence firm ABI Research.
In its new whitepaper, 82 Technology Trends That Will—and Will Not—Shape 2024, ABI Research analysts identify 45 trends that will shape the technology market and 37 others that, although attracting vast amounts of speculation and commentary, are less likely to move the needle over the next twelve months.
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Technology For You (2024-01-16)
ABI Research’s 4th annual Trend Report identifies the 45 key technology trends that will deliver—and the 37 that won’t—in 2024
As 2024 kicks off, predictions abound on the technology innovations expected in the year ahead. However, several highly anticipated advancements, including Enterprise 5G, mainstream foldable devices, network APIs, and robotaxis, will NOT happen in 2024, states global technology intelligence firm ABI Research.
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Communications Today (2024-01-11)
As 2024 kicks off, predictions abound on the technology innovations expected in the year ahead. However, several highly anticipated advancements will NOT happen in 2024, according to ABI Research.
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Food Logistics (2024-01-09)
As 2024 kicks off, predictions abound on the technology innovations expected in the year ahead. However, several highly anticipated advancements will NOT happen in 2024, according to ABI Research.
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Telecom TV (2024-01-09)
In its new whitepaper, 82 Technology Trends That Will—and Will Not—Shape 2024, ABI Research analysts identify 45 trends that will shape the technology market and 37 others that, although attracting vast amounts of speculation and commentary, are less likely to move the needle over the next twelve months.
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Supply & Demand Chain Executive (2024-01-09)
As 2024 kicks off, predictions abound on the technology innovations expected in the year ahead. However, several highly anticipated advancements will NOT happen in 2024, according to ABI Research.
“When we look at the backdrop for 2024, we are still seeing many of the 2023 trends impacting fortunes,” says Stuart Carlaw, chief research officer at ABI Research.
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CNN (2024-01-07)
Although CES overall is still a useful barometer to gauge market trends, the amount and diversity of the tech products on display makes it hard for anything to truly break through, noted Stuart Carlaw, a chief research officer at ABI Research.
“It’s akin to a group of blindfolded explorers trying to understand the full extent of the elephant they are interacting with,” Carlaw said.
“The one exception is AI,” he added. “If you don’t have an AI story, are you even a tech company?”
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CNN (2023-12-26)
According to Stuart Carlaw, chief research officer at ABI Research, Nadella’s successful year can be largely attributed to the fact that he’s remained extremely “focused.”
“His approach to the mechanics of leadership remains people driven,” Carlaw said. “He understands that people drive outcomes, and remained true to that ethic in the way he dealt with Sam Altman and the wider OpenAI team.”
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Technology for You (2023-02-10)
For the past three years, business leaders and organizations have faced an unyielding procession of challenges. As we usher in 2023, many of those challenges persist, and new ones are emerging. Yet, as unwavering as the challenges have been, technology and innovation have proven to be just as resilient. In its new whitepaper, 37 Technology Stats You Need to Know for 2023, global technology intelligence firm ABI Research has identified and highlighted the most impactful forecasts that illuminate the direction in which digital transformation is truly heading.
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EE Times (2023-01-31)
“War, inflation, political upheaval, energy shortages, and the ongoing fallout from a global pandemic are still creating a persistent sense of uncertainty. Labor shortages, supply chain issues, falling consumer sentiment, and rising input costs are squeezing many markets. However, the common aspect between all of these is that technology can either be the anchor dragging down operations or the mainsail powering companies forward. The devil is in the detail of the how, who, what, and when of technology investment and implementation. This whitepaper serves as a helpful blueprint for building realistic expectations of key technology markets and verticals,” says Stuart Carlaw, Chief Research Officer at ABI Research.
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RFID Journal (2023-01-26)
In its latest white paper, "74 Technology Trends That Will—and Will Not—Shape 2023," analysts from global technology intelligence firm ABI Research have identified 41 trends that will shape the technology market, as well as 33 others that, while attracting speculation and commentary, are less likely to move the needle during the next 12 months. In the Internet of Things (IoT) space, the research indicates, 2023 will be a strong year for energy-harvesting startups, whereas printed electronics will not reach the mass market.
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Everything RF (2023-01-23)
ABI Research, a global technology intelligence firm delivering actionable research and strategic guidance, has released its 3rd Annual Trend Report which identifies trends that will or will not shape the technology market in 2023. The new whitepaper titled “74 Technology Trends That Will—and Will Not—Shape 2023” identifies 41 trends that will shape the technology market and 33 others that, although attracting vast amounts of speculation and commentary, are less likely to move the needle over the next twelve months.
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SatNews (2023-01-22)
As 2023 kicks off, predictions abound on the technology innovations expected in the year ahead. In its new whitepaper, 74 Technology Trends That Will—and Will Not—Shape 2023, analysts from global technology intelligence firm ABI Research identify 41 trends that will shape the technology market and 33 others that, although attracting vast amounts of speculation and commentary, are less likely to move the needle over the next twelve months. In the SATCOM space, 2023 will be a significant growth year for LEO Satellite subscriptions and capacity, but satellite-to-cell services won’t ramp up.
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Communications Today (2023-01-20)
As 2023 kicks off, predictions abound on the technology innovations expected in the year ahead. In its new whitepaper, 74 Technology Trends That Will—and Will Not—Shape 2023, analysts from global technology intelligence firm ABI Research identify 41 trends that will shape the technology market and 33 others that, although attracting huge amounts of speculation and commentary, are less likely to move the needle over the next twelve months. In the Sustainable Technologies space, companies will continue to focus on Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) initiatives despite political pushback, but the rapid rollout of Electric Vehicles (EVs) will not happen in 2023.
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Future IoT (2023-01-17)
n reviewing 74 technology trends, ABI Research analysts identified 41 trends that will shape the technology market and 33 others that, although attracting vast amounts of speculation and commentary, are less likely to move the needle over the next twelve months.
In the IoT markets space, 2023 will be an excellent year for Energy Harvesting startups, but Printed Electronics will not reach the mass market – yet. This is the prediction from ABI Research analysts who together came up with 74 Technology Trends That Will—and Will Not—Shape 2023.
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Electronic 360 (2023-01-13)
Many technology trends will continue or emerge in 2023, but according to ABI Research there are five trends that won’t.
The market research firm thinks the industrial metaverse, 5G wearables, printed electronics, satellite-to-cell services and private 5G are unlikely to become a major factor this year.
“War, inflation, political upheaval, energy shortages and the ongoing fallout from a global pandemic are still creating a persistent sense of uncertainty,” said Stuart Carlaw, chief research officer at ABI. “Labor shortages, supply chain issues, falling consumer sentiment and rising input costs are squeezing many markets. However, the common aspect between all of these is that technology can either be the anchor dragging down operations or the mainsail powering companies forward.”
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EMS Now (2023-01-11)
Tech Trends That WON’T Happen in 2023: The Industrial Metaverse, 5G Wearables, Private 5G, Printed Electronics, and Satellite-to-Cell Services – to Name a Few
As 2023 kicks off, predictions abound on the technology innovations expected in the year ahead. However, several highly anticipated advancements, including the industrial metaverse, 5G wearables, printed electronics, and satellite-to-cell services, will NOT happen in 2023, states global technology intelligence firm ABI Research.
In its new whitepaper, 74 Technology Trends That Will—and Will Not—Shape 2023, ABI Research analysts identify 41 trends that will shape the technology market and 33 others that, although attracting vast amounts of speculation and commentary, are less likely to move the needle over the next twelve months.
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Communications Today (2023-01-11)
As 2023 kicks off, predictions abound on the technology innovations expected in the year ahead. However, several highly anticipated advancements, including the industrial metaverse, 5G wearables, printed electronics, and satellite-to-cell services, will NOT happen in 2023, states global technology intelligence firm ABI Research.
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Mobile Europe (2023-01-11)
Don’t commit to the industrial metaverse, 5G wearables, printed electronics and satellite-to-cell services this year, as these markets are not going to happen in 2023, predicts intelligence firm ABI Research in a new white paper. According to the paper, 74 Technology Trends That Will and Will Not Shape 2023, there will be 41 events that shake the technology world and 33 others that won’t ‘move the needle’ over the next twelve months.
Stuart Carlaw, Chief Research Officer at ABI Research said war, plague, political pestilence and energy famine will affect priorities. Labour shortages, supply chain issues, falling consumer sentiment and rising input costs are squeezing many markets. The question is whether a technology is an anchor dragging down operations or the mainsail powering companies forward. “The devil is in the detail of the how, who, what and when of technology investment and implementation,” said Carlaw, “the ongoing fallout from a global pandemic are still creating a persistent sense of uncertainty.”
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Supply & Demand Chain Executive (2023-01-10)
“War, inflation, political upheaval, energy shortages and the ongoing fallout from a global pandemic are still creating a persistent sense of uncertainty. Labor shortages, supply chain issues, falling consumer sentiment and rising input costs are squeezing many markets. However, the common aspect between all of these is that technology can either be the anchor dragging down operations or the mainsail powering companies forward. The devil is in the detail of the how, who, what and when of technology investment and implementation. This whitepaper serves as a helpful blueprint for building realistic expectations of key technology markets and verticals,” says Stuart Carlaw, chief research officer at ABI Research.
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CIO (2022-12-19)
“ROI timeframes are getting very short indeed,” says Stuart Carlaw, chief research officer at ABI Research. “Previous attention was on 18-, 24-, and 36-month payback times, but now a lot of our contacts are reporting that six-month ROI timeframes are what is moving through. Importantly there is also a need to demonstrate the capability to hit these timeframes prior to project [approval].”
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Shop Metalworking Technology (2022-09-30)
By Stuart Carlaw, Chief Research Officer, ABI Research
IMTS 2022 was a very different event compared to IMTS 2018. A rather obvious statement given the intervening COVID-19 years and ongoing macro issues associated with war in Ukraine, energy costs, and global inflationary pressures. However, the tea leaves our analysts read at the event signal a community that is robust, is beginning to truly embrace digital transformation as a force multiplier, and is setting itself up for a changing world.
So, what does that mean in terms of tangibles? There were se
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Food Logistics (2022-09-13)
“We should heed one of the most important business lessons learned during 2020—that technology will not be a casualty of uncertainty, but rather a tool to overcome it. Companies that embrace, invest in and deploy technology wisely will undoubtedly emerge stronger and better prepared to handle the next spate of challenges on the horizon, no matter the weather,” says Stuart Carlaw, chief research officer at ABI Research.
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Everything RF (2022-01-18)
In a new whitepaper, 70 Technology Trends That Will—and Will Not—Shape 2022, ABI Research analysts identify 35 trends that will shape the technology market and 35 others that, although attracting huge amounts of speculation and commentary, are less likely to move the needle over the next twelve months. “The fallout from COVID-19 prevention measures, the process of transitioning from pandemic to endemic disease, and global political tensions weigh heavily on the coming year’s fortunes. This whitepaper is a tool for our readers to help shape their understanding of the key critical trends that look set to materialize in 2022 as the world begins to emerge from the shadow of COVID-19. It also highlights those much-vaunted trends that are less likely to have a meaningful impact in 2022,” says Stuart Carlaw, Chief Research Officer at ABI Research.
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IT Brief Asia (2022-01-05)
Artificial intelligence will play an increasing role in augmented and virtual reality in 2022, according to new analysis from ABI Research.
In its new whitepaper, 70 Technology Trends That Will and Will Not Shape 2022, ABI Research analysts identify 35 trends that will shape the technology market and 35 others that, although attracting huge amounts of speculation and commentary, are less likely to move the needle over the next twelve months.
Stuart Carlaw, chief research officer at ABI Research, says the fallout from COVID-19 prevention measures, the process of transitioning from pandemic to endemic disease, and global political tensions weigh heavily on the coming year's fortunes.
"This whitepaper is a tool for our readers to help shape their understanding of the key critical trends that look set to materialise in 2022 as the world begins to emerge from the shadow of COVID-19," he says.
"It also highlights those much-vaunted trends that are less likely to have meaningful impact in 2022."
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Future CIO (2021-12-28)
In the ABI Research whitepaper, 70 Technology Trends That Will—and Will Not—Shape 2022, 35 trends were listed that will shape the technology market and 35 others that, although attracting huge amounts of speculation and commentary, are less likely to move the needle over the next twelve months.
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Food Logistics (2021-12-21)
As 2022 kicks off, predictions abound on the technology advancements and innovations expected in the year ahead. However, several highly anticipated advancements, including the metaverse, mainstream companion robots, a boom in edge computing and more will NOT happen in 2022, according to ABI Research.
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Electronics 360 (2021-12-21)
ABI Research took a contrarian approach to end of year forecasts that typically look ahead to the new year and predict what technological innovations are likely to happen.
Instead, the market research firm named five technology trends that are unlikely to come to fruition given how advanced some of the markets are. ABI thinks the following will not happen in 2022:
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Material Handling Network (2021-03-11)
Over these next few months, the post-pandemic landscape will begin to take shape. Technologies like 5G, Artificial Intelligence (AI), Augmented Reality (AR), IoT, and those enabling smart cities and the smart home will play pivotal roles in reshaping businesses, verticals, and economies around the world. Since technology providers, partners, and end users are all asking, “What comes next?” global tech market advisory firm, ABI Research is pleased to announce its four-day online Transformational Technology Summit, where attendees will gain an understanding of the challenges at hand, devise strategies for success, and get actionable advice they need to make winning business decisions.
Never has digital technology been so important to the fortunes of any organization. “COVID 19 has been a powerful catalyst for digital transformation in many industries. It has shortened the innovation and implementation horizon significantly for many key technology investments. ABI Research’s Summit brings together key influencers to outline, discuss, and plot which technologies in which market segments are likely to be most successful and how organizations can take advantage of these new opportunities in challenging times,” says Stuart Carlaw, Chief Research Officer at ABI Research.
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SDX Central (2021-01-05)
If 2020 taught us anything it’s that life happens while we’re busy making plans or speculating on what the future holds. Considering how many plans and expectations fell by the wayside throughout much of last year, ABI Research recently flipped its proverbial crystal ball upside down and refreshingly predicted a series of outcomes that will not occur in 2021.
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Future CIO (2020-11-16)
Consequently, IIoT platforms come in a variety of flavours to meet a range of needs. The most suitable definition, however, is that of an Application Enablement Platform (AEP). More than US$32 billion will be spent on these solutions annually by 2025, according to the ABI Research whitepaper, The 36 Transformative Technology Stats You Need to Know for 2021.
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Manufacturing (2020-11-16)
As manufacturers integrate IT and OT, they rely on Industrial IoT (IIoT) platforms dedicated to smart manufacturing to manage their devices, connectivity, infrastructure, and data. These IIoT platforms also help manufacturers implement applications, derive insights, and deliver those insights to the correct stakeholders. Consequently, IIoT platforms come in a variety of flavours to meet a range of needs. The most suitable definition, however, is that of an Application Enablement Platform (AEP). More than US$32bn will be spent on these solutions annually by 2025, forecasts global tech market advisory firm, ABI Research in its new whitepaper, The 36 Transformative Technology Stats You Need to Know for 2021.
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Technology (2020-10-29)
ABI Research reveals the staggering numbers in technology forecasting for the next half decade
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Tech Digest (2020-10-29)
In its new whitepaper, The 36 Transformative Technology Stats You Need to Know for 2021, global tech market advisory firm ABI Research highlights the lesser-known stats that illuminate the direction in which digital transformation is truly heading.
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Supply Chain & Demand Executive (2020-09-30)
The Manufacturing & Supply Chain Summit will provide actionable intelligence related to the technologies, trends, companies, and change agents technology providers, partners, and end-users need to know to succeed,” says Stuart Carlaw,
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Electronic Product Design & Test (2020-09-29)
“The uncertainty and climate of change resulting from COVID-19 have led to much demand for clear advice on the direction of market development. The myriad of challenges and risks caused by the global pandemic is accelerating the need to modernise working practices, embrace technology and digitize. To enable companies to mitigate risk, avoid the cost of inaction and take advantage of the opportunities afforded by this acceleration of digital transformation, ABI Research is bringing our analysts together with prominent industry experts to share their insights in a series of immersive webinars and collaborative panel discussions. The Manufacturing & Supply Chain Summit will provide actionable intelligence related to the technologies, trends, companies and change agents technology providers, partners and end users need to know to succeed,” says Stuart Carlaw, Chief Research Officer at ABI Research.
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TechTimes (2020-04-13)
As corporations "significantly rethink" how they perform, the need for software skills would also increase beyond the tech sector, said Stuart Carlaw, leader researcher at ABI Research.
Carlaw said the market for technology jobs is likely to remain strong in the face of coronavirus outbreak. "Labor-intensive companies have to embrace digital components to remain solvent increasingly," he added.
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Industry Week (2020-04-01)
While it's difficult to predict what this current situation will mean long term, it will undoubtedly force most manufacturers to seriously rethink their operations. According to ABI Research, this includes radically embracing technological investments. In its new white paper, Taking Stock of COVID-19: The Short- and Long-Term Ramifications on Technology and End Markets, ABI Research looks at the current and future ramifications of COVID-19 across technologies and verticals. Analysts also offer recommendations to weather the storm and strategies to help companies rebound and prosper after the pandemic has slowed.
“To effect change, there must be a stimulation of a magnitude that means companies cannot do anything but make bold decisions to survive. COVID-19 is that magnitude,” explains ABI's Chief Research Officer Stuart Carlaw. Bold decisions and technological investments could lead to outcomes including more concerted and widespread move to lights-out manufacturing; increased usage of autonomous materials handling and goods vehicles; a more integrated, diverse, and coordinated supply chain; an investment in smart cities to support community resilience; and a move to virtual workspaces and practices
“Before we feel this potential long-term impact, there will be some serious short-term implications. Contractions in consumer spending, disruptions to supply chains, and reduced availability of components will create a rough sea for all boats,” Carlaw says. “In the short-term, there will be a retrenchment in outlooks a reduced investment in modernization, as survival instincts trump the drive to prosperity.”
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Search CIO (2020-03-31)
Keeping both a short- and long-term perspective
ABI Research didn't mince words in a report on the coronavirus, noting a significant cost of human life and impact on both society and business. There is no silver lining to any of that except the hope that we emerge from the worst of it sooner than later.
"Taking a step back… companies cannot do anything but make bold decisions to survive. We have seen this in the scientific and technological gains emerging from World War II (WW2), as well as after the numerous stock market crashes in the 1920s, 1980s, and 2000s," said Stuart Carlaw, chief research officer at ABI, in the white paper. "Perhaps the Coronavirus Disease (COVID-19) outbreak and the global reaction to the pandemic is stimulation for change of the magnitude that will force companies to radically rethink how they operate and embrace technological investment to make this happen."
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SDX Central (2020-03-24)
“The outbreak of COVID-19 has created a crippling effect, not only on service industries but also on manufacturing enterprises, including 5G infrastructure vendors,” Stuart Carlaw, chief research officer at ABI Research, wrote in a new report about the technological toll of COVID-19. “The 5G New Radio part of the supply chain has been particularly affected by this, especially because most 5G radio units and active antennas are being manufactured in China.”
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Design Products & Applications (2020-03-23)
“To effect change, there must be a stimulation of a magnitude that means companies cannot do anything but make bold decisions to survive. COVID-19 is that magnitude,” explains Stuart Carlaw, Chief Research Officer at ABI Research.
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EE News Europe (2020-03-23)
"To effect change," says Stuart Carlaw, Chief Research Officer at ABI Research, "there must be a stimulation of a magnitude that means companies cannot do anything but make bold decisions to survive. COVID-19 is that magnitude."
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Financial Times (2020-03-19)
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As companies “radically rethink” how they operate in light of escalating restrictions, the need for software skills is also likely to extend well beyond the tech sector, said Stuart Carlaw, chief researcher at ABI Research.
“The market for technology jobs is likely to remain strong in the face of Covid,” he said. “Labour intensive companies have to increasingly embrace digital components to remain solvent.”
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Modern Materials Handling (2020-03-18)
The Coronovirus outbreak and the worldwide reaction to the pandemic will force companies to radically rethink how they operate and embrace technological investment, states global tech market advisory firm, ABI Research.
In its new white paper, Taking Stock of COVID-19: The Short- and Long-Term Ramifications on Technology and End Markets, ABI Research Analysts look at the current and future ramifications of COVID-19 across technologies and verticals. Analysts also offer recommendations to weather the storm and strategies to help companies rebound and prosper after the pandemic has slowed.
“To effect change, there must be a stimulation of a magnitude that means companies cannot do anything but make bold decisions to survive. COVID-19 is that magnitude,” explains Stuart Carlaw, Chief Research Officer at ABI Research.
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Information Week (2020-01-03)
Analyst firm ABI Research paired its upbeat predictions for tech concepts in 2020 with a real-world look at the ideas that aren't quite ready for prime time.
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TechRepublic (2019-12-30)
IoT platform markets, unlicensed proprietary LPWA, and edge technology will face obstacles in 2020, ABI Research found.
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DC Velocity (2019-12-17)
Heavily hyped new technologies like 5G wearables, quantum computing, and self-driving trucks will not gain any significant market traction in 2020, according to a forecast from market analysis firm ABI Research.
"Despite numerous headlines declaring the arrival of driverless, self-driving, or robot vehicles, very little, if any, driver-free commercial usage is underway beyond closed-course operations in the United States," Susan Beardslee, ABI's freight transportation & logistics principal analyst, said in a release.
Three other technology trends that will probably not gain market share in the new year include: consolidation of the internet of things (IoT) platform sector, edge computing overtaking the cloud computing model, and television sets with 8K screen resolution, the London-based technology research firm said in a whitepaper titled "54 Technology Trends to Watch in 2020."
The report balances 35 trends that it predicts will shape the technology market with 19 other trends that will fail to justify the amount of attention they have received. "After a tumultuous 2019 that was beset by many challenges, both integral to technology markets and derived from global market dynamics, 2020 looks set to be equally challenging," Stuart Carlaw, ABI's chief research officer, said in a release. "Knowing what won't happen in technology in the next year is important for end users, implementors, and vendors to properly place their investments or focus their strategies."
Another popular logistics technology that will not make headway in the new year is the rise of wearable computers running on the nascent, lighting-fast, fifth generation—or 5G—wireless network, ABI said.
"While smartphones will dominate the 5G market in 2020, 5G wearables won't arrive in 2020, or anytime soon," Stephanie Tomsett, ABI's analyst for 5G devices, smartphones & wearables, said in a release. "To bring 5G to wearables, specific 5G chipsets will need to be designed and components will need to be reconfigured to fit in the small form factor. That won't begin to happen until 2024, at the earliest."
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VentureBeat (2019-11-25)
But why stop at a single corpus? An intriguing report by ABI Research anticipates that while the total installed base of AI devices will grow from 2.69 billion in 2019 to 4.47 billion in 2024, comparatively few will be interoperable in the short term. Rather than combine the gigabytes to petabytes of data flowing through them into a single AI model or framework, they’ll work independently and heterogeneously to make sense of the data they’re fed.
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Light Reading (2019-09-27)
Challenges and opportunities
In hyping the enterprise opportunity for 5G, Vestberg and Rometty join a wide variety of other industry observers.
"The future of 5G lies in the enterprise," states analyst and consulting firm ABI Research in a new white paper.
"[However], the reality is that the implementation approaches that have been designed for the consumer market will not adequately serve enterprise verticals," argued ABI's Stuart Carlaw in a statement. "The 'build it and they will come' approach is simply unrealistic and is one of the myths holding back the 5G market."
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Manufacturing News (2019-04-02)
Global competitive forces are putting pressure on manufacturers to digitize their operations to become more efficient and relevant in the next 10 to 15 years. To help companies through this digital transformation, ABI Research, a market-foresight advisory firm providing strategic guidance on the most compelling transformative technologies, announced today its Industrial Solution with the main goal of enabling manufacturers to become profitable by creating better quality products at lower costs, resulting in better margins and better competitive positioning.
“The industrial market can no longer scale manufacturing operations by simply adding more workforce, more shifts, expanding factory floors or dropping prices,” said Stuart Carlaw, Chief Research Officer at ABI Research. “That’s because of global competition, lack of energy, an insufficient labor pool, a convoluted supply chain and global sourcing environment, as well as high amounts of customization put pressure on tooling and reconfiguration. Furthermore, batch runs are getting smaller, thereby manufacturers are getting less lift out of every order.”
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Modern Materials Handling (2019-01-23)
“The industrial market can no longer scale manufacturing operations by simply adding more workforce, more shifts, expanding factory floors or dropping prices,” said Stuart Carlaw, chief research officer at ABI Research. “That’s because of global competition, lack of energy, an insufficient labor pool, a convoluted supply chain and global sourcing environment, as well as high amounts of customization put pressure on tooling and reconfiguration. Furthermore, batch runs are getting smaller, thereby manufacturers are getting less lift out of every order.”
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