Telcos have been unable to tap into the true value of 5G as their underlying networks lack consumability, according to ABI Research.

The ranking identified HPE, NTT, Atos, and Capgemini Engineering as clear leaders in this space, the full scope of the assessments consists of 20 operators.

Current macroeconomic headwinds are driving security up enterprise’s priority list and reshaping the hardware Security Module market.

ABI Research forecasts that TinyML SaaS revenue will exceed US$220 million in 2022 and potentially become a billion-dollar market by 2030.

ABI Research predicts that MES software will reach US $5.4 billion in 2031 as manufacturers embrace new offerings that foster greater productivity.

"With 5G, there is a wider range of deployment scenarios, forcing vendors to provide comprehensive solutions to support every need."

Reformulating models, operations and goals, shared micro-mobility companies can tap into a market worth US$9 billion in ride revenues in 2030.

5G-advanced is set to launch in 2025, and 75% of 5G networks will upgrade by 2030, according to ABI Research. 

"The market is immature and fragmented, but telco market revenue will exceed US$75 billion by 2030 if they act now and transform to align with requirements."

ABI Research says the global use of Automated Guided Vehicles in seaports will exceed 150,000 deployments by 2027. Port authorities are also looking into 5G private networks.

A new ABI Research report finds the revenue for Multi Access Edge Compute (MEC) deployments for private cellular networks will reach USD$5.8 billion by 2030.

ABI Research finds Advanced Metering Infrastructure (AMI) and cybersecurity concerns are prompting the upgrade of 1.3 billion electricity meters by 2027.

Hybrid work, when coupled with the build-up to the metaverse, creates a foundation for both the collaboration and immersive markets.

"Consolidation and convergence are essential to driving the value proposition and re-aligning perception with reality."

ABI Research has found that hardware optimisation promises up to 70% improvement in 5G power consumption as networks reach scale in many developed nations.

The researchers state that a new universal data governance framework must be introduced to address the data governance needs in emerging technologies.

New research has revealed that devices with foldable screens will reach nearly 10% of all smartphone sales by 2030.

The COVID-19 pandemic quickened the pace of digital transformation, placing technologies at the very centre of how people live and work.

The COVID-19 pandemic quickened the pace of digital transformation, placing technologies at the very centre of how people live and work, ABI Research states.

"While the wearables sector has witnessed strong growth so, too, has mobile accessories, where demand for wireless headsets has risen dramatically in the past year."

ABI Research forecasts the market to hit over one billion dollars in revenues by 2024.

Although the emergence of SASE has contributed to some players labelling SD-WAN as outdated, ABI Research believes there's still a considerable market opportunity for innovative suppliers.

Artificial intelligence will play an increasing role in augmented and virtual reality in 2022, according to ABI Research.

ABI Research's 2022 trend report identifies the two industrial, collaborative, and industrial robotics market trends that will deliver in 2022 -and the one that won't.