Recovery and transformation will be the big themes in 2010, says IDC in its annual predictions for the IT and telecommunications industries. Spending will return to pre-recession levels, says the research firm, and "transformation will impact every corner of the industry."
What kind of changes can we expect? From the cloud to sustainability to mobility (think iPad), here's a roundup of what IDC sees transpiring in 2010.
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Hmmm, some interesting predictions here, though I'm not entirely sure that smart-meters make my top-ten for 2010. I think next year will be one where we see the rise of medium-priced application centric 'phones that increasingly unchain users from the shackles of their laptops.
So this means increased wifi penetration and 4th gen mobile networks to drive connectivity. The networks better be prepared as this is going to be a tsunami of new connections to their networks.
Additionally, I predict there will be a revolt on the UKs Digital Economy bill - we've already seen the start of this with the TalkTalk head Andrew Heaney raising a petition (http://petitions.number10.gov.uk/dontdisconnectus/) with 28k signatures already.
As I've previously indicated, I don't necessarily have an issue with the copyright legislation, I have a concern that the production companies lack of initiative in learning how to monetise access to programming (and there are plenty of solutions out there, just ask Apple and Sky to start with) will lead to legal action that actually stifles digital distribution more and more.
C'mon distributors, get your act together! Where's the unified platform that lets me download what I want, when I want it for a fair price (BT do it for 79p an episode of just about anything on BT Vision) and lets me watch it whenever, wherever and on whatever device ('phone, PC, TV). I'm a tech savvy consumer who just barely manages to keep my head above water, what chance has my mum got?!
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