Juniper Research news stories

Juniper's research shows an increase in enterprise artificial intelligence adoption over the last 12 months is yielding tangible benefits to organisations.

The research is to focus on AI, ML, routing and quantum networking for advanced communication, Juniper Networks says.

Mobile wallets are approaching technological maturity, with one in two consumers expected to use a mobile wallet by 2025.

Apple’s average selling price will rise in coming years, while Android devices will decline, unless they can leverage new technologies like 5G or bring new design features.

The use of artificial intelligence will enable behavioural biometrics in this area, which will increase security across all potential fraud channels.

There will be more than 1.4 billion users of facial recognition software used for payments alone in 2025, up from 671 million in 2020.

Research identifies the automotive and smart cities sectors as key growth drivers for 5G adoption.

New insights from Juniper Research have predicted a rather dire future for modern businesses in the constant war against cybercrime.

"Gemalto's end-to-end IoT security is also recognised as addressing widespread concerns over the vulnerability of the IoT to hacking attacks.”

Mobile payments are proving to be a success, with forecasts predicting transactions from online, mobile & contactless payments to reach $3.6 trillion.

Technology is continuing to bridge the healthcare gap, with mHealth information services set to reach more than 150 million users by 2020.

"Retailers that did not offer mobile integration were likely to have far lower levels of visibility on consumer activity."

While an appealing consumer smart glasses product has yet to be launched, the benefits are now being realised with vendors focusing on enterprise.

“From these results, it is clear that there is no ecosystem that will insulate vendors from the slowing market."

At least 1 in 3 home routers will be used as public Wi-Fi hotspots by 2017, exacerbating security and privacy concerns.

“With smartwatch functions established, it is now up to consumers to decide if they want them, rather than tech companies providing more reasons."

Data theft is continuing to spur on the mobile identification market, and will generate an additional $700m for mobile network operators by 2020.

Lumia shipments - and revenue - plummet on back of Microsoft's 'updated strategy' while BlackBerry drops to lowest shipments in 10 years.

Smart home offerings offer potential for retailers, with Juniper Research predicting consumer spend on smart home services will hit US$100b by 2020.

Over the Top voice providers such as Skype and WhatsApp are disrupting the traditional telcos, and encouraging them to ‘fight back’.

An estimated 50 million vehicles will offer built-in wireless charging by 2020, up from only 4 million vehicles offering the technology this year.

Rapid adoption of 5G will occur from 2025, according to Juniper Research, which says active connections will represent a threefold increase from 2024.

Wireless charging adoption for mobile devices is set to soar, with a fifth of wearables incorporating the technology.

Wi-Fi on public transport is driving mobile transactions, with Juniper Research warning online sales are not just for pure play online retailers.