Telecommunications Industry Trends in 2022

Telecommunications; Industry Trends 2022

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​The Telecommunications industry is shaped by new technologies and emerging markets, particularly the trends instigated or at the very least expounded upon by the pandemic. So, what industry trends will have the biggest impact in 2022?
5G
One of the biggest telecommunications industry trends for 2022 will be the continuing roll out of 5G technology. 50 times faster than its predecessor, with higher quality data and voice services, the biggest advantage the telecommunications industry will enjoy is the reduced network latency allowing for fewer disconnections, reduced buffering, and a complete reversal of dropped calls or low quality video connections.

• Lower latency
• Potential for better connections via the IoT
• 100% network availability
• Increased bandwidth

IoT
Tangentially, this increase in 5G networks worldwide will better enable investments in the Internet of Things. Demand for industrial and home-based Internet of Things devices and applications will continue long after the pandemic. In 2021, 35 billion devices were installed using the Internet of Things.

• Telecommunications companies will need to upgrade their networks
• New industries will continue to expand into the IoT, including appliances like cars, lights, refrigerators, thermostats, and more

VoIP
VoIP technology, thanks in large part to the worldwide rollout of 5G networks, will continue to revolutionize the telecommunications industry.

• VoIP increases are enabling more automated services for things like customer service
• Smart VoIP assistants allow telecommunications companies to handle simple questions
• VoIP can connect to the IoT, ensuring a better exchange of data across smart offices
• Academic institutions can use VoIP to reduce costs and facilitate faster, more secure communications across larger populations

Unified Communications
Unified Communications provide telecommunications companies and their customers with cloud-based communications platforms that provide file sharing, video conferencing, IP telephony, instant messaging, and more.

• Cloud based, Unified Communications is more scalable
• Users and locations can be added or removed at will
• Built in redundancies ensure business continuity

Fiber-to-the-Home
Fiber-to-the-home or FTTH, will use fiber optic cables to provide internet connections directly in homes. This will increase speed and bandwidth concurrent with access to 5G networks, giving people more connections for multiple devices with high quality connectivity.  ​