Set State Consulting released the top ten technology trends and blockchain edge computing in the column

(Original title: Colgate Consulting released the top ten technology trends Edge computing and blockchain in the column)

Global market research firm Seta Consulting on the 2nd of 2018 released for the development of science and technology industry trends in the top ten technology, which involves the edge of computing, blockchain and 5G technology.

The agency pointed out that cloud computing was used to conduct data operations and follow-up analysis and processing, but the demand for low latency and real-time nature is gradually rising, but the traditional cloud computing architecture is rather inadequate. The import of edge computation helps to preprocess the data, reduce the data flow and transmission time, and can also move the computing power down to the terminal, thus enhancing the terminal's real-time feedback on the environment. Edge computing in 2018 will begin to be virtually incorporated into vertical applications, making data more efficient and valuable.

In addition, blockchain technology in 2017 has gone from concept to actual operation, and enterprises and governments all over the world have increased the acceptance of blockchain technologies. Blockchain testing in 2018 will screen out large-scale applications and jump to the commercial deployment phase. The agency expects that in the application area, the financial industry will be the first to promote the world will have 30% of financial operators in 2018 will launch a blockchain business plan. At the same time, influenced by such factors as the formulation of blockchain standards and the participation of regulators, a highly competitive blockchain platform will also gradually be integrated to realize the value of this technology and promote commercial applications to spread beyond finance.

The 2018 Internet of Things era will increase the load on the network, a new generation of WiFi technology 802.11ax will improve this situation. Bluetooth is Mesh technical support, to achieve many-to-many functions, and extended to the field of industrial Internet of Things. In addition, the number of global mobile broadband users will continue to grow. Emerging markets such as India will use mobile broadband as a fixed broadband supplement, and 4G penetration will rise again. 5G service is expected to take the lead in Korea, Japan, the United States and China. The agency estimates that by the end of 2022 the number of global 5G users will reach 500 million.

Other technologies cited by the agency include VR products focusing on stand-alone VR devices, the wave of smart phone biometrics and the new wave of mobile phone appearances driven by the leap in overall screen penetration. The Mini LED technology has the opportunity to import backlight applications in 2018. 4 chip is expected to achieve the official shipments vision of auto-driving, foundry industry to reproduce the competition among the four major players and the 2018 China PV market will affect the world.