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Europeans like smart home devices

According to Parks Associates research, there were 721 million broadband households worldwide in 2014, and that number will reach 972 million by 2019. The prevalence of high-speed connections will drive the expansion of the Internet of Things in the European connected home. Among European broadband households,

June 18, 2015

Wi-Fi to carry 60% of mobile data traffic by 2019

Research has forecast that Wi-Fi networks will carry almost 60 per cent of smartphone and tablet data traffic by 2019, reaching over 115,000PB (Petabytes) by 2019, compared to under 30,000PB this year – representing almost a four-fold increase. The research from Juniper Research found

June 16, 2015

White-label tablet sales continue to outpace market

According to a worldwide tablet report from Futuresource Consulting, the emergence of low-cost Android devices are causing a dilution of Apple’s market share. The introduction of lower-priced iPads, and the aggressive PC brand pricing strategy has made the average tablet price fall dramatically between 2010 and 2014. In spite of continued growth in shipment volume […]

June 15, 2015

Smart TVs in a third of Australian homes

The latest Australian Multi-Screen Report – from Regional TAM, OzTAM and Nielsen, and covering the first quarter of calendar 2015 – explores household take-up of new screen technologies and trends in how major age groups view broadcast television and other video across multiple screens. It also presents new findings about Australians’ claimed use of and […]

June 12, 2015

Multiscreen TV powering WiFi extender market

IHS has reported that unit shipments of WiFi extenders, which are used to improve the range of WiFi networks, will hit 9.6 billion worldwide in 2019, up from 5.3 million in 2014. “We look for shipments of WiFi extenders to grow worldwide

June 12, 2015

Cable broadband equipment market mixed start in 2015

As MSOs continued major upgrades to their broadband networks, cable DOCSIS (Data Over Cable Service Interface Specification) channel shipments grew to 1.8 million in the first quarter of 2015, a 14 per cent sequential increase, and a gain of 48 per cent from the year-ago first quarter, according to the latest CCAP, CMTS, and Edge […]

June 10, 2015

Pro monitor market flat until 4K demand increases

Futuresource Consulting have just released the Q1 2015 EMEA pro monitor report. According to the report the EMEA professional monitor market fell by 12 per cent (782 units) between Q4 2014 and Q1 2015 to reach 5,963 units. However, when comparing Q1 YoY, volumes were 17 per cent (1,213 units) lower. Futuresource also investigated the […]

June 10, 2015

Analyst: Strong Q1 4K TV growth

4K LCD TV shipments grew nearly 400 per cent year-over-year to reach 4.7 million units worldwide in the first quarter (Q1) of 2015. Volume barely dropped from the seasonally strong fourth quarter (Q4), with especially strong demand in China during the Chinese New Year holiday season, according to critical information and insight source IHS. However, […]

June 9, 2015

Broadband equipment market up 14%

The global broadband aggregation equipment market, including DSL, PON and Ethernet FTTH, totaled $2.1 billion in the first quarter of 2015, a 5 per cent sequential falloff, but a 14 per cent gain year-over-year driven by GPON and VDSL deployments, according to a new report from IHS. “Broadband aggregation equipment spending went above $2 billion […]

June 9, 2015

STB market driven by digital/HD demand

Grand View Research has published its Global Set Top Box Market analysis and Forecasts, 2015 To 2022 research report, revealing that the global STB market is expected to be driven by the emergence of digital television along with surging demand for HD channels over the forecast period. Government regulations mandating digitisation to replace cable television […]

June 5, 2015