The number of connected Internet of Things (IoT) devices worldwide will jump 12 per cent on average annually, from nearly 27 billion in 2017 to 125 billion in 2030, according to analysis from IHS Markit. In a new free ebook entitled The Internet of Things: a movement, not a market, IHS Markit details how the […]
IHS Technology’s Media & Technology Digest, in its latest October edition, suggests that OLED displays, while being seen as “better” technology by consumers, could actually inhibit UHD, as consumers will wait for technology that has severe supply constraints. IHS says the past year or so has seen a complete reversal in the balance of UHD […]
According to Javier Tebas, president of Spain’s premier football tournament La Liga, the league is more than just a football competition, and is now a global entertainment company, akin to a Disney or Warner Bros. Speaking at the Sportel Media and Marketing Convention in Monaco, Tebas told delegates that the league had been working on […]
Telenor’s Canal Digital broadcasting division has posted further falls in revenue for its Q3/2017 period. DTH subscribers fell numerically by 3 per cent to 843,000 (down from 851,000 in Q2, and from 865,000 in Q3/2016). However, DTH ARPU grew by 2 per cent to 405 Norwegian Kroner (€43) per month (static since Q2, but up […]
Dubai-based MENA Broadcast Anti-Piracy Coalition says it has successfully seen 30 Arabic and ‘Western’ regular pirate channels closed and a further 26 to cut back on their theft of pirated material. These are instances where channels steal the legitimate content – often sports or movies – owned by established broadcasters. A meeting of the coalition […]
Roger Gastó, Head of Digital Products at FC Barcelona, has admitted that the football club needed to adopt a strategy of diversification and consolidation and develop digital products to achieve its goal of becoming the most loved sporting institution and reach revenue targets. Speaking at the Sportel Media and Marketing Convention in Monaco, Gastó told […]
Speaking at Broadband World Forum, ZTE’s Senior Vice President Xiao Ming announced the company’s future business and broadband strategy for Europe and Germany, including ideas on how to support development of the Gigabit Society in Germany. Highlighting the strong demand for targeted investments, innovative technologies and a 5G strategy for Europe, Xiao declared it was […]
CSG International, a specialist in launching and monetising digital services, has pubished the results of its market survey The Future of the Digital Experience: Connected Service Edition. Through an independent research firm, CSG polled 2,000 consumers across five countries to learn how consumers will prefer to connect home automation and other smart devices that are part […]
nbn, the company building Australia’s broadband network, will be adding next-generation broadband technology, G.fast, to its Multi-Technology toolkit in 2018, paving the way for ultra-fast speeds over copper lines on the nbn broadband access network. Bringing G.fast technology into its Multi Technology Model (MTM) will allow nbn to enable even faster speeds to end-users on […]
According to research conducted by Dataxis, FTTx will be the strongest growing fixed broadband access in Asia-Pacific, growing at a CAGR of 35 per cent during 2012-2022. China is by far the biggest contributor to this growth, accounting for almost 80 per cent of the FTTx connections out of total FBB numbers in 2016. The […]