2020 was a tipping point for growth in connected TV on-demand video streaming services, as millions of cooped-up consumers waited out the pandemic at home. Streaming service providers added tens of millions of new customers last year, which drove an acceleration in cable TV cord cutting. Despite the surge in cord cutting, some cable operators […]
According to a report by Dell’Oro Group, the trusted source for market information about the telecommunications, networks, and data centre IT industries, total global revenue for Broadband Access equipment increased to $3.5 B, up 3 percent from Q4 2019. Growth came from spending on PON ONTs and DOCSIS 3.1 CPE, as well as sustained spending […]
Julian Knight, Chair of the UK parliament’s Digital, Culture, Media and Sport Committee, has criticised the Government for its failure to answer questions on how it intends to deliver on its revised-down broadband targets and the roll-out of 5G. In a Report, Broadband and the road to 5G, MPs had warned that Ministers risked failing […]
Findings from research firm Parks Associates indicate that more than 12 million US households have cancelled their home broadband service and use only mobile broadband for their Internet needs. The firm’s report, Adoption and Perception of Broadband, suggests there are more than 15 million households in the US that have only a mobile broadband service, […]
A small village in the heart of North Devon is at the forefront of the digital revolution which is set to sweep across the region. Connecting Devon and Somerset (CDS) and Airband have announced that Airband’s ultrafast fibre network in Devon is live in Kentisbury Ford, thanks to the CDS Fibre Extension Programme. Homes and […]
Privacy protection company Surfshark has released an in-depth analysis on Internet affordability in 85 countries (81 per cent of the global population). According to the study, Africa has the least affordable and the worst quality internet in terms of speed & stability. Key findings of the study: 75 per cent of the researched countries have […]
Research from UK multiplay telco O2, conducted online with YouGov, found that people are relying on their mobile data more than ever to stay online during the day, with over a third (36 per cent) of Britons regularly switching to mobile data to stay online. Sixty-one per cent of Brits also agree that being able […]
A survey of 2,000 UK parents commissioned by full-fibre broadband provider Truespeed reveals that three-quarters have argued over the broadband as they battle to work from home while ensuring their children attend online classes. According to the survey conducted by OnePoll, two-thirds (67 per cent) of parents say they need fast broadband connectivity because they […]
Research firm Parks Associates’ latest consumer survey of 10,000 US broadband households shows that 34 per cent of US broadband households own at least one smart home device and 23 per cent now own three or more smart home devices, up from 19 per cent in 2019. “Smart home adoption has steadily increased, and the […]
Findings from research firm Parks Associates reveal that in Q3 2020, more than 50 per cent of US broadband households reported that their broadband usage has increased since the start of the Covid-19 crisis. While consumers report broadband performance is keeping pace with the increased demand, in Q3 2020, 24 per cent of fixed broadband […]