World trends of modern information and telecommunication technologies development

The world trends of modern information and telecommunication technologies (ITT) are considered. ITT is defined as the set of opportunities for creating and filling information resources and transmitting information by telecommunication means on local and global scales. Key trends in development of ITT are identified and analyzed. Particular attention is paid to the development of mobile telecommunications (technologies 5G and 6G), IoT applications, ITT penetration in the Industry 4.0 development process, the incarnation of the global satellite Internet. The new breakthroughs in 2019 that will be linked to the further development of ITT, are discussed separately. The importance of a new approach for Ukraine to the IT and telecom industries formulation and functioning is underlined.