Analysts at research firm MoffettNathanson, in a note that uses this week’s news that the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) has refused the C-Band Alliance’s (CBA) scheme to sell off some of their satellite spectrum over the US, says the market is “starved” for mid-band spectrum for 5G, and there was and is very real political […]
Consumers today on average pay $22 (€19.90) a month for video streaming subscriptions and are willing to pay an additional $11 a month – or 50 per cent more — for additional services in an increasingly competitive market, according to a report from audit, tax and advisory services firm KPMG. Consumers’ growing use of streaming […]
Research from Viavi Solutions indicates that gigabit Internet is now available to an estimated 354 million people across 51 countries, accounting for five per cent of the global population. The US is the global gigabit leader, with gigabit Internet available to 68.5 million people, an additional 4 million since August 2018. Yet, China is not […]
In its latest research, Euroconsult shows that 11 new FSS (fixed-satellite service) providers have emerged over the last five years including two in 2018. Many of these companies are state-owned national operators, which will mostly serve national interests. Twelve new satellite operators are planning to enter the FSS geostationary (GEO) market by the early to […]
Immersive technologies trade group Immerse UK and advanced digital technology innovation centre Digital Catapult have published the second Immersive Economy in the UK report, providing evidence of the growth of the sector and its key drivers and barriers. It explores the geographical and industrial spread of companies working with immersive technologies such as high-end visualisation, […]
Total telecommunications and pay-TV service revenue will reach $404.5 billion (€365.4bn) by the end of 2019, representing a 0.5 per cent decline over 2018, according to GlobalData, a data and analytics company. Ivan Maldonado, Technology Analyst at GlobalData, commented: “Despite this decline, which is mainly due to declining revenues from mobile and fixed-voice data communications, […]
A report from Ampere Analysis focuses on one of the globe’s most advanced SVoD markets – the Nordics. Since its launch in the region in 2012, Netflix has been the driving force in the OTT market, achieving 4.5 million subscribers by the end of 2018. However, despite boasting a large catalogue of international content at […]
Amazon is the measure of all things in Germany when it comes to OTT content, suggests TeraVolt, an agency for digital TV products. Meanwhile, Google and Apple are far behind the e-commerce giant in this area. Amazon’s Fire TV devices currently reach almost four million German households and, according to expert estimates, could grow to […]
As the gaming landscape continues to evolve, 2019 will be a status quo challenging year for the industry, with companies taking cues from video and music industries in a bid to bring gaming to a wider audience. That’s according to the Subscription Streaming Opportunity in Gaming report from Futuresource Consulting. “When it comes to video […]
Christmas adverts remain crucial to brand success, making it imperative for advertisers to target and spend judiciously this festive season, according to research from OpenX, the independent advertising exchange. With 60 per cent of Christmas shopping in the UK to be completed online this year, and 54 per cent of shoppers using a mobile device […]