The document discusses Deloitte's TMT predictions for 2014, forecasting significant growth in technology wearables, with an estimated 10 million units sold and $3 billion in revenue. It highlights the shift from SMS to mobile instant messaging, predicting 50 billion daily messages via the latter while SMS still generates over $100 billion in revenue. Additionally, the document notes a trend towards households having multiple pay-television subscriptions, estimating up to 50 million homes will have two or more subscriptions.

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Prediction
highlights
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TECHNOLOGY
Wearables: The eyes have it
10,000,000
units of wearable computer
form factors should sell in
2014 generating
$3 BILLION SMART GLASSES
4,000,000
UNITS
SMART WATCHES
2,000,000
UNITS
SMART FITNESS BANDS
4,000,000
UNITS
TELECOMMUNICATIONS
Short messaging services versus instant messaging: value versus volume
50 BILLION
MESSAGES PER DAY WILL
BE SENT VIA MOBILE INSTANT
MESSAGING (MIM)
VERSUS
21 BILLION
PER DAY SENT VIA SHORT
MESSAGING SERVICES (SMS)
Despite the burgeoning
volumes of messages carried
over MIM services, we expect
SMS to generate more than
$100,000,000,000
approximately
50 TIMES
the total revenues
from all MIM services
IN 2014
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Deloitte TMT Predictions
Launched in January 2014, TMT Predictions are Deloitte’s
view of the key developments over the next 12–18
months that are likely to have significant medium- to
long-term impact for companies in Technology, Media,
Telecommunications (TMT), and other industries.
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MEDIA
Doubling up on pay TV
homes around the
world will have
2 OR MORE
separate pay-television
subscriptions
Up to
50,000,000
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LESS THAN
½