5 Tech Trends to Watch This New Year

Each year comes with disruptive technology trends. Such trends are expected to not only accelerate but also transform a myriad of industries at a rapid pace throughout the entire year. In addition to this, they will also shape the future and the world as a whole as well as be present on the horizon of investors and business owners alike.

All driven by digital transformations, the intelligent digital mesh will feature services, devices, robots, interconnected humans and content. Since tech trends are expected to play a crucial role in propelling the future, humans are going to have to evolve and change at the same speed as these trends or they are at risk of being left behind. Here are top tech trends to watch for in 2019.

5G

5G has been touted as the beginning of a super-fast, revolutionary mobile broadband connection for the second half of this decade. It’s perhaps the obvious technology to watch closely this year. In fact, none of the other big tech trends to watch out in 2019 will be possible without 5G technology. This technology is expected to improve processing speeds by more than ten times.

Electric Car Production Increase

Tesla is the first thing that comes to mind when most people think of electric cars. This might change soon however as the rest of the automotive industry will be waking up to electric mobility. In 2019, a dozen or more luxurious electric car models are set to make a debut. Some makers include Jaguar, Audi, Mercedes-Benz, Porsche and Aston Martin. However, these cars will come with a hefty price tag.

Don’t fret though because there are going to be more affordable models coming, ensuring that we will be quickly nearing mass market affordability.

Blockchain Advancements

For the delight of companies, 2019 is the year that Blockchain is set to bring the first enterprise applications in use. As a way of improving collaboration, the most innovative corporations are expected to start using blockchain. This year, blockchain will not only become an integral part of the business platform but also be at the core of business innovation across a plethora of industries.

More Security Breaches

Just like tech researchers and innovators, cybercriminals don’t sleep. In the past, we have seen how hackers have managed to use unsecure IoT devices to commit heinous cybercrimes with big companies that resulted in massive data breaches. If the great cyberattacks don’t serve as a wakeup call for companies to take necessary precautions, 2019 will only get worse.

Same-Day Delivery for Everything

Since we live in a world of “instant gratification”, this has led to the rise of app-based delivery services. A plethora of companies already provide delivery services for their customers from food to groceries to clothes, electronics and more. With the help of automation and robots, same-day delivery for almost everything might be a big thing in 2019.

With such emerging trends in technology, 2019 is set to be a revolutionary year.