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Top 10 predictions for tech sector

chinadaily.com.cn | Updated: 2017-12-04 07:02

Market research company IDC China revealed its 10 predictions for the information and communications technology market in the world in general and in China specifically on Nov 13 in Beijing. Let us take a look at these projections.

No 10 Quantum Computing will enter into commercialization.

The 'baby' quantum computer, unveiled in early May, is the first quantum computing machine based on single photons that could go beyond early classical, or conventional, computers. The prototype quantum computer is developed by about 20 Chinese scientists at the Shanghai-based Institute for Quantum Information and Quantum Technology Innovation of the Chinese Academy of Sciences.[Photo by Xinhua / China Daily]

By 2021, businesses will begin to enjoy the power of quantum computing through cloud services and as computing enters into the quantum era, the global quantum computing market is to exceed $10 billion by 2027, according to IDC China.