technology predictions for 2018 | Future timeline
Read technology predictions for 2018, a year that will see the world transform thanks to disruptions in technology that will impact a wide range of sectors—and we explore some of them below. It’s your future, discover what you’re in for.
Quantumrun Foresight prepared this list; A futurist consulting firm that uses strategic foresight to help companies thrive from future trends. This is just one of many possible futures society may experience.
technology forecasts for 2018
- Voice user interface (VUI) goes fully mainstream thanks to competition between Amazon and Google. 1
- Infrared photography tech for enhancing smartphone images is introduced to the smartphone market. 1
- 10Gbps Wi-Fi available at 5GHz frequency bands.1
- First 3D printed car created. 1
- Video content (Netflix, YouTube, etc.) to make up over 80 percent of all Internet web traffic. 1
- There will be one Wi-Fi hotspot for every 20 people. 1
- In China, 10Gbps Wi-Fi becomes available at 5GHz frequency bands1
- HP's latest computer invention, The Machine, is available for purchase and is 6 times more powerful than current servers1
- First 3D printed car created 1
- Kenya/Uganda/Rwanda's "Mombasa-Kigali railway project" is fully built1
- Abu Dhabi's "Yas Island" is fully built1
- South Korea's "Songdo IBD" is fully built1
- Abu Dhabi's "Saadiyat Island" is fully built1
- Predicted global mobile web traffic equals 10.5 exabytes1
- Global Internet traffic grows to 132 exabytes1
Forecast
In 2018, a number of technology breakthroughs and trends will become available to the public, for example:
- Video content (Netflix, YouTube, etc.) to make up over 80 percent of all Internet web traffic. 1
- There will be one Wi-Fi hotspot for every 20 people. 1
- HP's latest computer invention, The Machine, is available for purchase and is 6 times more powerful than current servers 1
- In China, 10Gbps Wi-Fi becomes available at 5GHz frequency bands 1
- First 3D printed car created 1
- Kenya/Uganda/Rwanda's "Mombasa-Kigali railway project" is fully built 1
- Abu Dhabi's "Saadiyat Island" is fully built 1
- South Korea's "Songdo IBD" is fully built 1
- Abu Dhabi's "Yas Island" is fully built 1
- World sales of electric vehicles reaches 5,200,000 1
- Predicted global mobile web traffic equals 10.5 exabytes 1
- Global Internet traffic grows to 132 exabytes 1
Prediction
Technology related predictions due to make an impact in 2018 include:
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