Swami Hindle (aka Microwave Journal editor Pat Hindle) makes the following industry predictions for 2019:
- Blockchain technology will be applied to 5G to achieve secure sharing for IoT devices
- Industry 4.0 (IIoT) will become the hottest market in wireless and finally take off
- The first remote surgery will be done over a 5G connection
- Massive MIMO will create a large demand for cables and antennas with possible shortages
- Samsung will be the first to market with full featured 5G cell phone in the US
- Cloud-enabled simulation platforms will take hold powered by the AWS platform
- Autonomous buses/taxis will be proto-typed in 2019 and ready for deployment soon after
- Commercial phased array antennas will be low enough in price to be sold to the DIY market
- Autonomous drones and vehicles will become dominant in proposals for new military platforms
- The race for quantum computing achievements will heat up between China and the US
- 6G research will start in several universities
Let us know in the comments what you think and your predictions for 2019. See the following 3 pages for predictions from ADI and MathWorks.