2Copyright©2016,BusinessInsider,Inc.Allrightsreserved.intelligence@businessinsider.com25BigTechPredictionsFor2016ByTheBIIntelligenceResearchTeamAlmosteveryindustryhasbeendisruptedbydigitaltechnologiesoverthepastdecade:Retailershavebeenshiftingfrombrick-and-mortarstorestoonlineoutlets.Paymentcardsaremovingfromourwalletstooursmartphones.Publishershaveditchedpaperandarenowsendingcontentinrealtime.Automakershavesaidthenextfiveyearswilldisrupttheindustrymorethanthelast50yearshave.TechgiantsarereplacingourPCswithmobiledevices.In2016,wepredictevenmoredisruptionwilloccur:FacebookwillbattleYouTubeinmobilevideo,Indonesiawillbecomeoneofthelargestsmartphonemarkets,theBlockchainwillberecognizedasmorethanafad,Amazonwillleaveitsshippingpartners,andoilcompanieswillembraceIoTtechnologyasthepriceofoilcontinuestodrop.Inthisreport,weprovide25predictionsacrossourfivekeyverticalsincludingMobile,E-Commerce,DigitalMedia,Payments,andtheInternetofThings.3Copyright©2016,BusinessInsider,Inc.Allrightsreserved.intelligence@businessinsider.comOurTop5IoTPredictions1.Two-thirdsofnewcarsshippedintheUSwillbeconnectedtotheinternet.In2015,roughly35%-40%ofnewcarsshippedintheUSwereconnectedtotheinternet,farsurpassingour23%estimatefromthebeginningoftheyear.Weexpectthisstronggrowthtocontinuethrough2016,andestimatethattwo-thirdsofnewcarsshippedintheUSwillbeconnectedtotheinternet.AswehighlightinourConnectedCarReport(downloadthereportathttp://read.bi/2016-predictions-connected-car-report),carsarebeingconnectedtotheinternetprimarilytobenefitautomakers.Forexample,automakersareabletotrackdataabouthowthecarisbeingusedandpushover-the-airupdatestothecar.Inadditiontointernalreasons,automakershavebeenmotivatedtoconnecttheircarsduetorisingconsumerdemandforin-cartechnology.Infact,37%ofrecentcarbuyersinChina,theUS,andGermanysaidtheywouldbewillingtoswitchtoadifferentautomakerifitwastheonlyoneofferingaccesstodata,media,andapplications,upfrom20%ofrecentcarbuyerswhosaidthesameayearago.TheConnectedCar5-PartRes...
