June 2008
JuneJun 30 Monday 08
Demand for SaaS is Spread Across Verticals
Demand for software as a service (SaaS) business applications in the U.S. commercial sector is growing at a steady pace across all sizes of business and vertical markets, according to the latest market study by In-Stat.
Based upon their current assessment, steadily …
Businesses Adopting SP Managed Services
According to the Synergy Research Group, in the first quarter of 2008 worldwide total managed WAN CPE and network-based services sales posted a 4.9 percent increase of $1.4 billion and are projected to continuing growing throughout the year.
The growth in the managed …
Opportunity for Consumer Managed Services
Parks Associates explored the implications of high-speed connections and the exponential growth of digital devices within U.S. homes, at the kickoff to their Connections conference.
Their session on this topic featured analysis of the digital living industry and focused …
JuneJun 28 Saturday 08
Worldwide Mobile Data Services Bonanza
According to Portio Research, in 2007 wireless operators worldwide generated more than $800 billion in mobile revenues. This is expected to reach $1,094.9 billion by year-end 2012, growing at a compounded annual growth rate (CAGR) of approximately 6.4 percent.
The …
JuneJun 26 Thursday 08
China Overtakes Japan as Digital TV Leader
The latest market study from Informa Telecoms & Media shows that more than a third of TV homes in the Asia-Pacific region will receive digital signals in 2013, up from just 13 percent at the end of 2007.
The 12th edition of Informa's Asia Pacific TV report shows that …
Cable Modem Termination System Growth
Infonetics Research reports that cable modem termination system (CMTS) revenue jumped 36 percent sequentially in the first quarter of 2008 -- to $279 million -- making 1Q08 the largest single quarter on record.
The Infonetics reports demonstrates that downstream and …
JuneJun 25 Wednesday 08
Wireless High-Definition TV on the Horizon
Wireless technologies are deployed everywhere. We've got wireless phones, wireless Internet and wireless home networks. Next, coming to a living room or commercial facility near you, is wireless high-definition television (HDTV).
However, the market is still in its …
Challenges for Fixed Mobile Convergence
The benefits of seamless roaming between wireline and wireless networks is gaining some momentum, but many challenges remain before Fixed Mobile Convergence (FMC) is widely deployed, according to the latest market study by In-Stat.
Chief among these challenges is finding …
JuneJun 24 Tuesday 08
Global Upside for Digital Asset Management
Global revenue from digital asset management (DAM) solutions is expected to triple by 2013, according to the latest market study by ABI Research.
The research, which also covers conditional access and broadband video markets, indicates marked differences in adoption …
JuneJun 23 Monday 08
Online Advertising Revenues Continue Surge
The current economy has not affected U. S. Internet advertising spending -- total revenue increased by 23.9 percent to $7.1 billion in the first quarter (1Q08) compared to $5.7 billion in 1Q07.
IDC expects Internet advertising to continue to expand rapidly during 2008 …
Radio Programs Will Invade Mobile Phones
Your local Auto Dealership radio adverts could be making their way to your mobile phone, mixed with a little music. A report from the National Association of Broadcasters outlines this result, from an anticipated increase in the penetration of FM radio receivers in …
JuneJun 21 Saturday 08
Digital Home Gateway Shipments to Double
Infonetics Research reported that the worldwide broadband customer premises equipment (CPE) market -- which includes DSL and cable modems, residential gateways, voice terminal adapters, and voice CPE -- sequentially dropped 9 percent in 1Q08, to $1.1 billion.
The …
Legacy Broadband Services Migrate to NGN
A recent survey of U.S. organizations with over 50 employees and multiple locations, shows that legacy services remain a dominant component of the WAN telecom landscape, with 62 percent of the organizations surveyed currently having legacy networks, according to an …
U.S. Consumer Eyes Drifting Away from TV
According to an Ipsos market study, the percentage of video consumed on a TV -- among online video downloaders and streamers -- declined from 75 percent in February 2007 to 70 percent in February 2008. A significant drop in overall share of "screen time" with the …
JuneJun 20 Friday 08
Virtual World Adoption Still Small in Reality
Strategy Analytics released a forecast of virtual world adoption, which shows that over the next ten years 22 percent of global broadband users will have registered for one or more virtual worlds.
This will result in a market approaching one billion registrants and an …
Long Wait for Long Term Evolution Networks
Hurry up, and wait. Despite the fact that no Long Term Evolution (LTE) network is expected to be commercial before 2010, ABI Research forecasts that by 2013 there will be more than 32 million subscribers using LTE networks.
Three of the largest mobile operators -- China …
GSM Still Growing at the Expense of CDMA
A recent report published by Dell'Oro Group revealed that although GSM was not the largest contributor to the growth of the total mobility infrastructure market during the first quarter of 2008, it grew nearly 10 percent over the year ago quarter.
Driving the growth of …
PC Growth Fueled by New Portable Adoption
Worldwide PC shipments are projected to grow by 15.2 percent in 2008 to reach 310 million units, according to IDC. Growth will remain in double-digits through 2010, followed by high single-digit growth through 2012, boosting annual shipments to over 472 million in 2012.
JuneJun 18 Wednesday 08
Subs Want More from Wireless Broadband
Wireless broadband in all its forms -- fixed, portable, and mobile -- gives service providers a way to grow revenues as voice revenue growth slows, according to the latest market study by In-Stat.
Based on survey data collected by the high-tech market research firm, …
JuneJun 17 Tuesday 08
Top Ten Online Video Destinations for Kids
Nielsen Online announced that based upon their latest market study, per person children consumed more streams than those over 18 and spent more time watching online video from home in April.
Kids 2-11 viewed an average of 51 streams and 118 minutes of online video per …