The European Commission’s vision of a ‘Gigabit Society’ by 2025 will require investors in broadband networks to deploy a range of technologies when connecting homes and businesses to ultra-fast broadband, including G.Fast, fibre-to-the-premise (FTTP), DOCSIS and 5G, according to an independent report by media and telecoms consultancy, Communications Chambers, commissioned by international TV and broadband […]
After a 2 per cent decline in worldwide TV shipments last year, 2016 is showing signs of a turnaround, with the market flattening out to end the year on 225 million units, achieving a value of $86 billion (€81.3bn) according to a report from Futuresource Consulting. “Although we’ve seen the overall global picture stabilise this […]
With awareness and interest on the rise, this holiday season could mark the shift in the 4K Ultra-High Definition (UHD) TV consumer base from early adopter to mass market audience. According to The NPD Group Connected Intelligence Home Entertainment Report, 2016 has seen steadily growing consumer interest regarding 4K. In fact, 38 per cent of […]
There has been talk – and early adoption – of 4K TV technology for some time now, but 2016 was the year 4K hit the mainstream, reports IHS. According to Paul Gagnon, Senior Manager with IHS Technology, shipments of 4K TVs more than doubled in the US during Q3 2016, rising to more than 3.3 […]
India’s consumers are buying into new-fangled TV sets as never before. The television sales market will be worth annually some $9 billion by the end of 2021, says a new report from Research & Markets – India Television Market By Type, By Feature, By Resolution, By Size, By Leading City. The report says that over […]
Global analyst firm CCS Insight has revealed its predictions for the mobile, media, Internet and consumer electronics sectors for 2017 and beyond. This year, the predictions cover a broader array of technology areas than before, reflecting the speed at which the industry is evolving. In total, CCS Insight has made 80 predictions, including: By 2025, […]
Q4 shipments of 4K televisions in the US are expected to reach 4.5 million units, driving total 4K sales for 2016 to 10 million units, a healthy 40 per cent increase over 2015, according to US trade body the Consumer Technology Association. Sales of 4K TVs continue to increase as more brands and screen sizes […]
A study from Juniper Research has found that gesture and motion control will become vital in smartphone-based VR (Virtual Reality) and will be particularly important in driving up usage. Juniper forecasts 128 million devices by the end of 2016, rising to 492 million by 2020 – a growth of over 280 per cent. The report […]
A fall in shopper numbers continues to affect the sale of Blu-ray discs and DVDs in the UK, but it’s not all bad news according to Kantar Worldwide Data. A varied release slate has meant that shoppers are buying more frequently, helping to slow the decline: HMV, Sainsbury’s and Zavvi all managed to encourage consumers […]
comScore and IMS Internet Media Services (IMS) have released the second edition of IMS Mobile in LatAm, a joint report on trends in digital consumption and mobile apps usage in six countries in the region (Brazil, Mexico, Argentina, Colombia, Peru and Chile). The report was based on results from an online survey of smartphone and […]