Forecasting the future technologies is difficult, especially when it concerns the wired and wireless telecommunications market. Technology Road Map (TRM) has been the most typical methodology used in forecasting the rising technologies by so far. TRM basically tracks the evolution path based on network technology (2G->3G->4G) and is useful for connecting access and core network technologies, device’s main components , including baseband, RFIC, LCD, camera module, LSI chipset and other essential hardware components. The main killer equipment & solution/platforms in access/core network and hardware/software technologies used in a device can be deduced through a diagnosis of the Network Evolution Path.

This white paper introduces ROA’s own methodology that is designed for tracking rising technologies in the wired and wireless telecommunications market. ROA’s methodology is called DUC & I Model that examines the interaction between device, user and content. The methodology aims to track the technologies that facilitate the interaction. This methodology has a different approach compared to the TRM.