TMT Trends: Predictions 2008

Technology Predictions
Our 2008 predictions cover: Virtualization; managing talent; superceding of the conventional light bulb; the renaissance of Nanotechnology; the move to online authentication; the rising value of digital protection, the flight to privacy, XBRL goes XL, Digital divide for the digerati, and water scarcity.

Media Predictions
2008’s predictions cover: obstacles ahead for online advertising; e-Reference to replace ebook; the living room may become Public Enemy Number One; traditional TV lives on thanks to Internet TV; overcoming online piracy may not mean the end to counterfeit content; the movie theater becomes more than just movies; time for music to be tangible again; online is moving (slowly) to the front page; offshoring gets bigger and more creative; and converging technology and media – don’t forget the business plan.

Telecommunications Predictions
This year’s telecommunications predictions cover: from credit crunch to communications crisis; capitalizing on the $10 mobile phone; incumbents converting threats into opportunities; giving mobile GPS direction; exploiting new media’s growing need for communication; getting mobile indoors may spur network sharing; gray is good - the ROI from making telecommunications accessible to all; the rising power of emerging market mobile operators; questioning the need for speed; and GSM comes of age.