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Digital humans , satellite communications , tiny ambient IoT , secure computation and autonomic robots make the list .

The five were identified as analysts explored Industry Trends at the Gartner IT Symposium / Xpo event held at Gold Coast , Australia .

Speaking at the event , Nick Jones , Distinguished VP Analyst at Gartner said : “ All five of these technologies are potentially transformational and should be investigated now due to their wide scope and ability to enable new business models or significant new capabilities .

According to Gartner , LEO will deliver broadband with global coverage and low enough latency for a wide range of tasks ; direct satellite connection for small IoT devices to provide affordable global coverage without involving SIMs , telco providers and roaming complications ; and voice and data services from a satellite to an unmodified 4G smartphone to extend coverage to remote locations .

“ The industry remains nascent , with a lot of evolution expected , so take a cautious approach to adopting LEO early as this is an emergent technology in a complex market ,” said Jones .

2 . Tiny Ambient IoT

“ Everyone ' s definition of disruptive is different , however , so evaluate them from your organization ’ s unique perspective and their potential impact . Then consider new business opportunities enabled by individual technologies , as well as combinations of them .”

The Transformers

1 . Satellite Communications

Increasing interest in low earth orbit ( LEO ) satellite communications is being driven by the democratisation and commercialisation of space . Low latency makes LEO an important technology for enterprises to revolutionise communications to people and things .

Tiny ambient IoT enables tagging , tracking and sensing of anything without the complexity or cost of battery-powered devices . The result is the ability to unobtrusively sense more information , about more things , in more ways at a lower cost than in the past .

This will enable new ecosystems ; new business models based on knowing the location or behaviour of objects ; smarter products with new behaviours and a much lower cost of tracking and monitoring . Tiny ambient IoT will expand opportunities for a wide range of businesses – but Gartner recommends assessing potential social and regulatory issues before adoption .

3 . Secure Computation

Secure computation is becoming vitally important as things become increasingly connected and as ecosystems access more personal information . It enables data to be exploited without compromising privacy .

While many of the principles of secure computation are already established , implementation is challenging for reasons of cost , skills , performance and availability . To help overcome these , Gartner suggests emerging

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