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Mobile technology has been connecting and empowering people everywhere and gained even more relevance in the current pandemic scenario. As with electricity or television, it is now almost impossible to imagine life without the benefits it has brought to all of us.<\/p>\n

Numbers do not lie. According to Future Mind<\/a>, almost 80% of the world population already owns a smartphone<\/strong>.\u00a0 In another study by BusinessMobiles<\/a>, we can see that 85% of SMBs regularly use <\/strong>smartphones to improve <\/strong>productivity in business-related tasks<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

Tech and mobile trends to keep an eye on in 2021<\/strong><\/h2>\n

A new year has arrived and with it the opportunity to do more and better. There are some important trends that companies and managers must keep an eye on:<\/p>\n

Cloud-based Mobile Apps \u2013 yes, a trend for many years!<\/strong><\/p>\n

Mobile applications are more sophisticated, easier to deploy and faster to access than ever. Industry experts believe that solutions like Google Drive, Slack, Dropbox, and Amazon Cloud Player will be, again, a hit in 2021. These apps are already popular within mobile- and cloud-first companies. In 2021 we can expect more cloud-based apps, with lower development costs, higher performance and better user experience.<\/p>\n

The rise of Edge Computing<\/strong><\/p>\n

Edge Computing is an evolution of the cloud. Cloud computing is now moving to each device, which becomes part of the cloud. Edge Computing has many forms like a smartphone or a wearable health monitor. According to Gartner around 10% of enterprise-generated data is created and processed outside a traditional centralized data center or cloud. By 2025 this figure will reach 75%.<\/p>\n

2021 \u2013 the year of 5G Wireless Technology to kick-off<\/strong><\/p>\n

Are you ready? Data from Statistica<\/a> revelas that by 2024 the number of 5G subscriptions will rise to 1,9 billion worldwide. This growth in high-speed wireless adds huge opportunities to mobile technology products and services. Never forgetting the responsibility of security and privacy.<\/p>\n

A Better Customer Experience? Yes, with Predictive Analytics <\/strong><\/p>\n

Did you know that there are 4.3 million apps (Android \/ IOS), but only 0,01 % of them will be successful (Statistica<\/a>)? Predictive Analytics can surely help to improve these numbers. Using analytics like machine learning, data mining and statistics, companies will be able to deliver more tailored solutions, in order to enhance customer experience.<\/p>\n

Low-Code App Development<\/strong><\/p>\n

Low-Code app development will continue to be a great option for many reasons, as you can read here<\/a> and here<\/a>. Mainly because it eliminates a large amount of manual and complex code and enables to deploy digital and customized web and mobile products in record time.<\/p>\n

Process Automation and Optimization anytime, anywhere<\/strong><\/h3>\n

Spending countless hours performing repetitive, time-consuming or bureaucratic tasks is no longer an option. Process automation and optimization increases productivity, brings agility to the whole company and reduces costs. Mobile technology enables all of it anytime, anywhere, and the focus on more strategic tasks. It also allows organizations to get better collaboration with employees, partners, and customers. Eliminating distances and allowing real-time access to all the tools needed to successfully operate and make smart decisions.<\/p>\n

Blue Screen has been helping inumerous companies in the development of advanced, secure and customized mobile apps:<\/p>\n