Experts predict life in 2025 will be more tech driven
As the world begins to recover from the coronavirus pandemic, some changes instituted to protect citizens from the virus may not go away. That is a key finding from a new Pew Research survey of nearly 1,000 industry, tech, and communications experts.
A new survey from Pew Research, asking experts what they believe life will be like in 2025 may invoke images from childhood for many Gen Xers and Millennials. Like the cartoon favorite The Jetsons, many of those surveyed believe life in 2025 will be very digitally connected with a good number of the population continuing remote work, and an increasing reliance on tele-everything, from medical appointments to school to shopping.
tried to find new ways to engage with consumers. The mobile ad spend increased to
$240 billion for 2020; that is an increase of more than 25% YoY.
Social media is a key area for growth, according to researchers. On average, the time
spent in social media apps per user saw 325% growth YoY, with newcomer TikTok
dominating the space. The new social network is expected to surpass 1 billion users this
year.
Researchers found that people are not spending about 4 hours per day on their mobile
devices, a 20% YoY increase, and that they aren t afraid to spend money on various
apps and platforms. Overall, consumers spent $143 billion via their mobile devices for
Tuesday 15 December, 2020
Navigating Covid-19 and Beyond: Trends and Updates for Global Mobile Markets
15 December 2020, London: GSMA Intelligence has published its annual “Global Mobile Trends” research report, sharing insights for the global mobile industry following the Covid-19 pandemic. The report forms part of an annual report series where we take an end-of-year view of the most important trends shaping the telco and wider TMT sectors.
Beyond Covid-19, our report analyses the telecom industry’s underlying trends, such as 5G adoption, which are building momentum and shaping the telecom sector outlook. Other trends include network transformation and the shift to open RAN; enterprise digitisation; changes to consumer entertainment consumption from streaming and immersive reality; and the 4G smartphone wave in emerging markets. Provided there is a gradual economic recovery in 2021, we expect activity in each of these areas to gather pace,” said the GSMA Intelligence’s