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Market Trends 34
By combining the analytical capabilities of the
human brain to determine behavioral patterns
and the data processing capabilities of computers,
we can quickly analyze big data and leverage
digital assets to develop valuable diagrams that
show relationships, intentions, consumption
patterns, interests, and mobility. From big data
to “big” wisdom, IT systems will be capable of
understanding not only the present preferences
of customers but also their future tendencies.
This will make social administration, corporate
decision-making, and individual lifestyles smarter
and more logical. Therefore, IT systems for both
enterprises and carriers shall no longer function as
post-processing support systems. Rather, they will
become real-time business systems that facilitate
business operations, a transition that marks a
fundamental change in IT.
As traditional IT enterprise architecture is no
longer capable of processing the huge volumes
of data being encountered, an Internet-
oriented cloud computing architecture is
needed. The rebuilding of data centers will
prove the basis of supporting big data.
Over the past two decades, most enterprises
have applied client-server architecture for their IT.
Although these systems were constantly upgraded,
their technical architecture was not, making each
upgrade repetitive and not transformative. With
client-server, the server primarily stores small volumes
of enterprise transaction data, leaving most data
scattered across employee PCs (clients). As Internet
technologies have continued to develop, data has
begun its migration from the PC to the cloud,
causing a sharp spike in data volume for the latter.
The need to store such vast volumes is exactly what
is driving innovations in computing and storage
architectures, and giving rise to the emergence
of cloud computing architectures that feature
virtualization, parallel computing, distributed storage,
and automation, making for a dramatic change over
the traditional architectures. In fact, this new push is
considered the third major wave of IT transformation
after those related to the mainframe and client/
server architecture. Presently, traditional enterprise
IT architectures are no longer capable of processing
the voluminous amounts of data that they take in.
To answer this need, an Internet-oriented cloud
computing architecture is required. This architecture
will form the basis of both big data and “big”
wisdom.
Low-bandwidth networks are hindering
information-based development and user
experience improvement. A ubiquitous Gigabit
network is a prerequisite for any digital
society. To lay the foundation for a Terabit-
network society, next-gen research is needed.
As public and private clouds develop, the amount
of data they carry is sure to mushroom, as the
analysis of data is more effective when its storage
is centralized. To drive this migration, ubiquitous
networking with greater bandwidth is required to
support data upload and data usage. Ubiquitous
broadband makes cloud computing accessible.
Devices across the entire industry chain, including
content creation devices (video cameras), cloud
computing devices that process information, and
terminals where information is generated and
consumed (PCs, tablets, etc.) all now support
high-definition video, even smartphones that cost
only US$150. However, the global network, which
has an average bandwidth of only 3.1Mbps, is still
unable to support high-definition video, leading to
the aforementioned hindrances to user experience.
Therefore, we must accelerate the construction
of Gigabit networks to enable seamless ultra-
broadband access, the basis for building a digital
society. We must also intensify our research into
and innovation efforts for technologies such as
next-generation mobile access, next-generation
digital subscriber line (DSL) access, passive optical
network (PON) access, next-generation Internet,
and all-optical networking (AON). This focus on
future networks will lay a solid foundation for
building a Terabit-network society.