Data centre market predictions for 2015<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n
Deloitte has issued its Predictions 2015 report, detailing three telecommunication trends the group expects to take off this year.<\/p>\n
Headline predictions for the telecoms sector include contactless mobile payments hitting mainstream, as well as in-store smartphone purchases worldwide expected to increase by more than 1,000 percent from last year.<\/p>\n
“While the mobile wallet won\u2019t replace the traditional wallet yet, 2015 will be a tipping point toward wider consumer adoption of in-store smartphone payments,” Deloitte said.<\/p>\n
“In South Africa, smartphones are already being used to check balances, transfer funds and transact online, but they have not reached a \u2018mobile wallet\u2019 status globally,” said Mark Casey, TMT industry leader for Africa at Deloitte.<\/p>\n
“We predict 2015 will be the first year that all mainstream mobile requirements will be addressed, making smartphone payment options easier, with user friendly security in place.”<\/p>\n
The annual Deloitte Global TMT predictions report provides a 12-18 month outlook on key trends in the technology, media and telecommunications industry worldwide.<\/p>\n
Here are Deloitte’s three telecoms predictions for 2015:<\/p>\n
1.35 billion smartphones will sell worldwide in 2015, but over a billion of them will be upgrades \u2013 new phones for those who already have one.<\/p>\n
The upgrade cycle may be lengthening, but screen size, speed, storage, software and design will continue to drive growth for smartphone refreshes.<\/p>\n
The end of 2015 will mark the tipping point for the use of mobile phones for in-store payments around the world.<\/p>\n
It will be the first year in which the multiple prerequisites for mainstream adoption \u2013 satisfying financial institutions, merchants, consumers and device vendors \u2013 have been sufficiently addressed.<\/p>\n
In 2015, about 10 percent of the base of smartphones worldwide will be used to make an in-store payment at least once a month, compared to less than half a percent (led by early adopters in Japan) of about 450 million smartphones in mid-2014.<\/p>\n
Globally, the number of homes with broadband Internet will grow by about 2 percent to 725 million, and average broadband speeds in most countries will increase by 20 percent.<\/p>\n
The gap between those with access to the fastest broadband speeds and those on basic speeds will continue to widen in 2015, providing a varied experience from home to home, especially for high bandwidth applications like streaming video.<\/p>\n
All broadband is equal\u2026but some is more equal than others.<\/p>\n
SA wireless industry predictions for 2015<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n