Telecom : 2020 vision

Telecom trends usually come in three forms.
There are those thought up by telcos that are a success, like broadband and mobile broadband.
There are those that the industry hasn't been able to make work, like MMS, video telephony, mobile TV and m-commerce.
And there are those big hits that have come from elsewhere - like the iPhone and app store, Skype, Web 2.0 and the internet itself.
2020 at a glance

• Telco of one
• 20 billion connected devices
• Augmented reality
• End-to-end fiber
• Smart enablers
• Content conflicts
• Dumb pipes rule OK
• RIP ARPU and MOU
• RIP pay-TV
• LTE thrives, Wimax survives
• Rethink in approach to generating revenue
• The coming application store shakedown
• Only scratched the surface
• Low-cost 4G everywhere
• Big pipe – bigger apps