Content delivery platform specialist Akamai has released initial findings from research into the requirements for optimal viewing experiences across a range of devices. The research, conducted in association with Eurofins, provides guidance into what is an optimal video stream across a range of different content genres, devices and network conditions. Findings show that delivering complex […]
As smart functionality makes its way into homes and businesses, two devices are gaining a foothold into broader ecosystems to maximise growth and revenue opportunities: smart speakers and smart meters. No longer simply intelligent appliances in the home, these devices are becoming key entry points into the massive Internet of Things (IoT) value chain. According to […]
The Digital Production Partnership (DPP), the media industry’s international business network, has revealed the key trends it predicts we’ll see at the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas in January 2019. The predictions were made by DPP Managing Director Mark Harrison at the HPA Creative Tech event in London. The DPP’s CES work is enabled […]
Consumers worldwide increasingly depend on connected devices, with 80 per cent reporting digital technology has made a positive impact on their lives. According to the latest State of Digital Lifestyles report from Limelight Networks, a global player in digital content delivery, mobile phones have become such an integral part of daily life that nearly half […]
At the end of June 2017, more than three quarters of homes in the 28 countries in the European Union (EU28) had access to high-speed broadband services. For the first time, 4G LTE availability matched 3G HSPA networks, in terms of the number of households covered. Published by the European Commission, the Broadband Coverage in […]
A study from Juniper Research has found that the adoption of voice assistants such as Alexa and Google Assistant will be a key factor behind smart home growth, with 275 million voice assistant devices used to control smart homes by 2023. This is up from an estimated 25 million in 2018, a growth of 1,000 […]
According to a recent survey of consumers in the US, UK, Japan, Germany and Brazil, conducted by IHS Markit, the predominant uses of smart speakers revolve around asking questions, checking the weather, listening to news and playing music. About 65 per cent of survey respondents used their smart speakers for these functions in March and […]
According to the TV Ownership Trends Report from NPD Connected Intelligence, as US consumers look to update their televisions, increasing the size and picture quality are the top driving forces. Of the consumers who purchased a 4K replacement TV, 45 per cent reported buying their new TV because they wanted a larger screen, 39 per […]
The EMEA region’s smartphone market showed some stability in the first quarter of 2018 in unit terms, while its value grew to exceed its previous first quarter peak result in Q1 2015. The total value of smartphone sales was $29.967 billion, and unit volume was 86.523 million. “Overall mobile phone shipments in EMEA declined year […]
Research by Ampere Analysis reveals that online households now own an average of 4.5 different types of connected devices. The research also shows that they’re every bit as attached to the technology brands that manufacture their hardware as they are to the online services this hardware enables them to access. The survey of 22,000 respondents […]