7 Technologies to watch in 2018 – The Startup – Medium

It's tempting to say that the only technology that will matter in 2018 is Bitcoin. It's taken hold of our collective consciousness in these waning days of 2017 and will play a major role next year, but there will, naturally, be many other equally and even more important technology stories in 2018. If you remember what the rollout of 4G LTE was like almost a decade ago, get ready to start reliving those good times with 5G in 2018. Like 4G before it, 5G is a slightly amorphous idea. No one agrees on exactly how fast 5G will be, but it's likely to be 10-to-12-times faster than the best LTE has to offer.