A new wave of hot tech startups is moving beyond experimentation and into scaled deployment in 2026. These promising companies stand out in ABI Research analyses for their execution, technical depth, and influence across enterprise and industrial markets.
RSAC represents the largest meeting of cybersecurity minds, pulling together innovators in digital security, cyber experts, and industry leaders across verticals in San Francisco annually, this year at the end of March. Across the 600 exhibitors expected in attendance, as well as the hundreds of track sessions and speakers lined up, ABI Research has picked out four predictions across digital security to watch at RSAC 2026.
ABI Research analysts will be attending Mobile World Congress (MWC) 2026 in Barcelona on March 2nd-March 5th to get a glimpse at the biggest innovations shaping the technology sector. In this blog, our analysts share their top expectations for the show, covering connectivity, Internet of Things (IoT), and digital security.
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According to ABI Research, the Augmented Reality (AR) hardware market size will grow by 64.8% Year-over-Year (YoY) in 2026, reaching US$9.7 billion in value. Rapid market expansion is expected throughout the remainder of the decade, with the AR market size approaching US$38 billion by 2030. This blog examines four key trends shaping the AR market in 1Q 2026 using our latest shipment and revenue forecasts. These trends highlight how AR user preferences are evolving, where market growth is accelerating, and which connectivity technologies are gaining momentum.
Contributing Analysts: Jake Saunders, VP, Asia-Pacific & Advisory Services; Dimitris Mavrakis, Senior Research Director; Larbi Belkhit, Senior Analyst; Sam Bowling, Industry Analyst
The wireless market is on the up and up after a post-pandemic slump. Supply chain shortages have dissipated, and demand for wireless devices saw significant growth in 2H 2024 and through 2025.
Manufacturing software has evolved rapidly over recent years as vendors aim to accommodate changing customer needs. From the shift to cloud-based platforms to the integration of Artificial Intelligence (AI) tools, manufacturing software is expected to solve operational challenges in a simplified and accessible manner. This has not always been possible due to gaping data silos and a lack of talent across the industry.
Data center design is becoming more complex as Artificial Intelligence (AI) and hyperscale workloads grow. The resulting demand for compute power is driving rapid data center construction worldwide.