The coming year is poised bring about new developments and changes in the worlds of technology and telecommunications. While a number these twists and turns will seemingly come out of nowhere, at least one predictable trend is that the so-called Internet of Things (IoT) will grow as a market and a presence in people's lives. Telus Corp. recently launched what it calls Telus IoT Marketplace, offering several applications to help automate operations in diverse industries including transportation, retail and restaurants. While big telecom players BCE Inc., Rogers Communications Inc. and Shaw Communications Inc. have been battling it out in the media space — online streaming services are the latest big thing — Telus has been sitting out that fight, instead making forays into areas such as IoT and network connectivity in the...