A study from Juniper Research has found that smart speakers such as Amazon Echo, Google Home, and the Sonos One will be installed in over 70 million US households by 2022, reaching 55 per cent of all homes. Total installed devices will exceed 175 million. Juniper forecasts that Voice Assistant devices across all platforms – […]
US consumers are spending more time with their digital devices than ever before, and that holds true while they’re already watching something else. eMarketer estimates 177.7 million adults will regularly use a second-screen device while watching TV this year, an increase of 5.1 per cent vs 2016. This is one one of the findings from […]
A trial of 5G technologies for automobiles, conducted jointly by Japanese mobile telco NTT DOCOMO with Toyota Motor Corporation (Toyota), Ericsson and Intel Corporation (Intel), has achieved data speeds of up to 1 Gbps for 4K-resolution video communications with a vehicle traveling at 30 km/h. This initial multi-party trial conducted along Tokyo’s Odaiba waterfront on […]
Mobile data will be the main driver of growth in the African telecoms market, with the number of mobile broadband connections on the continent set to more than double over the coming five years, and rise from 419 million at end-2017, to 1.07 billion at end-2022, according to Ovum’s Forecaster data service. The growth of […]
In a move that accelerates US communications company Sprint’s network densification efforts and expands broadband communications and video service provider Altice USA’s connectivity solutions, the pair have struck a new multi-year strategic agreement that will see Altice USA utilise Sprint’s network to provide mobile voice and data services to its customers throughout the nation, with […]
Vubiquity has agreed a deal with cellular operator Cell C, to provide new and exclusive content and entertainment services throughout South Africa. The deal encompasses a substantial linear channel entertainment bundle provided to Cell C via Vubiquity and their partners. The deal also covers the licensing and distribution of VoD covering SVoD, TVoD and the […]
The BBC has announced plans to reinvent free-to-air sports broadcasting, with its biggest increase of live sport coverage in a generation. Over a thousand extra hours of live sport could be available for audiences to watch online every year through BBC Sport and BBC iPlayer. Sport fans can also personalise the service to make sure […]
LTE broadcast industry expert Expway has successfully demonstrated sustained, high-quality fixed TV services. The showcase at the Vodafone Innovation days proved that operators can now easily add uninterrupted TV – even during peak-times – to their traditional fixed wireless or mobile LTE services, to quickly adapt to consumers’ new viewing habits. “Consumers spend almost twice […]
Steady growth in the consumption of mobile data, fixed broadband, VoIP and pay-TV services is set to help Malaysia’s telecom market remain viable through to 2021, according to analytics company GlobalData. The company’s report: Malaysia: Expansion of High-Speed Wireless and Fixed Broadband Networks to Drive Telecom Market Growth’ confirms that the sector, which has struggled […]
According to global information provider, The NPD Group, 57 per cent of all US smartphone users access video content via an app at least once a month, with iOS users more likely than Android users to access video content, 66 per cent versus 49 per cent, respectively. Streaming video is the number one driver of […]