Top 5 Tech Trends you need to watch out for in 2022

Technology is rapidly evolving today, leading to faster change and progress rates that have become challenging to keep up with. However, it is not only technology trends and their emergence that are evolving; much more has changed in the past couple of years as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, making IT experts realize that their role is no longer the same. They currently have a huge responsibility of anticipating the work leading to a fascinating future. Therefore, companies from different industries - such as the medical, educational, and tourism ones - are becoming more adapting to this new phenomenon and releasing enhanced technologies to assist other organizations in handling their work.

With that being said, we compiled an updated list of the latest technology trends of 2022 that will give you insights into the world’s tech facet for the next few months.

Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning

Artificial intelligence (AI) is a broad field of computer science concerned with creating intelligent machines capable of performing tasks that normally require human intelligence. Some examples of AI would be smart mobile voice assistants, Netflix's recommendations, self-driving cars, and chatbots. On the other hand, machine learning is a subset of AI that enables software applications to improve their accuracy in predicting results without being explicitly programmed to do so. Its algorithms predict new output values by using historical data as input.

Developers are now taking this technology further where it will be able to determine underlying information by analyzing certain interactions. This way, it will also help predict demand for services for better decision-making processes and analyze data in almost real-time to detect changing patterns of customer behavior; thus, increasing profits and revenues

Extended Reality

Extended Reality is the umbrella term for Augmented Reality, Virtual Reality, Mixed Reality, and everything in between. It modifies human-machine screen interaction by immersing users in a virtual world, augmenting their surroundings, or doing both at the same time.

Extended reality has tremendous potential for training, entertainment, education, marketing, and even injury rehabilitation. It could be used for many purposes like training doctors to perform surgery, providing a more immersive experience for museum visitors, improving theme parks, or even working toward much more effective marketing strategies. In 2019, 14 million AR and VR devices were sold. The global market for this technology is now expected to reach $209.2 billion this year, opening up more opportunities in the trending technology and welcoming more professionals prepared for this game-changing field.

‍For more details, check out the list of the 7 Biggest AR and VR trends in 2022 that we have piled up for you

Metaverse

Ever since Mark Zuckerberg switched Facebook’s name to Meta, a major focus on the Metaverse took place. This new universe is now considered to be the latest evolution in social connectivity, where people can log in as avatars in a three-dimensional virtual space. In this platform, users can collaborate, shop, work, socialize, play games, attend concerts, and do pretty much everything they do in real life. This extended reality is expected to be blurring the lines between physical and digital realms.

People are also paying real money for virtual goods in the Metaverse, which can be a good investment in the long run as this technology seems very promising. Analysts predict that this virtual environment will become worth $800 billion by 2024.

Quantum Computing

Quantum computing is a new era of technology that involves a type of computer that is 158 million times faster than today's most supercomputer. It is a device so powerful that it can complete in only four minutes what a traditional supercomputer would take 10,000 years to do.

In 2022, quantum computers are and will continue to be fundamental in altering the way we approach problems. Because of the computing system’s ability to easily question, track, analyze, and process the data from any source, this exhilarating technology trend was able to prevent the spread of the coronavirus and develop potential vaccines. Banking and finance are also finding applications for quantum computing, such as credit risk management, high-frequency trading, and fraud detection.

5G

5G refers to the fifth generation of mobile networks. It enables a new type of system capable of connecting virtually everyone and everything, including machines, objects, and devices. While 4G brought substantial improvements, such as smooth video streaming, 5G has 100 times the speed, which means that uploads, downloads, data transfers, and streams will be much faster. It also can transmit radio waves to up to one million devices per square kilometer to control connectivity when positioned in congested areas, something that 4G mobile networks’ failed to do. Therefore, it is only fair to say that 5G is expected to revolutionize our lives and the different ways we decide to consume mobile networks.

As a result, 5G networks will be covering 40% of the world by 2024, handling 25% of all mobile traffic data, to make it an emerging tech trend to keep an eye on.