by Pivot
Category: Market Trends
Report: Wireless Data Revenue Will Overtake Voice in 2013
As has already happened with wireline revenues, wireless data revenues will soon overtake wireless voice revenues
J.D. Power: Tiered Wireless Data Plan Subscribers Less Satisfied with Customer Care
J.D. Power analysts attribute the lower customer satisfaction for customer care for newer tiered services to how customers “are handled from an operational perspective.”
Report: Packet Based Microwave Links a Growing Option to Replace Leased Lines for Wireless Backhaul
Packet based microwave backhaul is a growing option to reduce dependency on leased lines and to lower total cost of ownership for wireless backhaul.
World Bank Report: 75% of World Population Now Has Access to a Mobile Phone
With multiple subscription ownership on the rise, active mobile subscriptions are likely to soon total more than the global human population
ABI: Outdoor Small Cell Growth to See Significant Momentum
The global market for outdoor “small cells”– femtocells, picocells, microcells and carrier Wi-Fi access points– will be worth $14.3 billion by 2017, according to a new ABI report.
Calix: 60% of Rural Subscribers Receive 3 Mbps or Less
Calix released its latest U.S. Rural Broadband Report, the second in its ongoing series that reveals the broadband usage of rural consumers
IHS: Tablets, Game Systems, PCs to Supplant the Set-Top-Box by 2016
The traditional set-top box (STB) is living on borrowed time, at least for one pay-TV market segment–multiscreen service providers
Report: Focus on Enterprise for Hosted IP, SMBs for Unified Communications
Hosted IP service revenue will grow faster in the Enterprise sector, while unified communications revenue growth looks more promising with SMBs
ABI: One Fourth of U.S. Consumers Plan Smartphone Purchase in 2012
ABI Research found that 16% of U.S. consumers plan to purchase a media tablet in 2012, while 25% said they plan to purchase an HDTV.
Report: Internet Video Viewing, Including Video Ads, on the Rise
181 million US viewers watched nearly 37 billion online videos last month, 18.5% of which were ads, says comScore. 83.5% of the U.S. Internet audience viewed online video.
Report: Multi-mode LTE Devices Will Dominate by 2016
According to Maravedis-Rethink , 458 million dual-mode TD-LTE and FDD-LTE devices will be activated by 2016.
Pew Report: U.S. Internet Adoption Stabilizes, But Activities Expand
Roughly 6 in 10 American adults email and search the web, 61% bank online and 65% use social networking sites.
Report: Mobile Video Growing, Fueling Demand for Multiscreen Options
More than half of respondents to a QuickPlay survey were interested in a multiscreen video service. 35% have tried mobile video, including
Report: Mobile Video Growing, Fueling Demand for Multiscreen Options
More than half of respondents to a QuickPlay survey were interested in a multiscreen video service. 35% have tried mobile video, including
NPD: $200 Monthly Cable TV Bill is Within Reach
NPD, in its “Digital Video Outlook” report, forecasts average monthly pay-TV bills will reach $123 by 2015 and $200 by 2020 if market factors continue on their current path.
Report: Business Adoption Fuels Growth in VoIP Services
Global service provider revenue from business and residential VoIP services totaled nearly $58 billion in 2011, says Infonetics.
Report: Nearly 40% of US Households Use a Connected TV
Leichtman Research Group says the number of US households with at least one TV set connected to the Internet rose from 30% last year
Report: Smart Grid to See Strong Growth Worldwide
The global market for smart hardware, software and services will grow at a 17.4% CAGR from 2010-2015, when it will be $46.4 billion, says IDC
Report: Wi-Fi Households to Approach 800 million by 2016
Wi-Fi home network penetration will expand to 42%, reaching nearly 800 million by 2016.
Report: Microsoft Has Small But Growing Share of Mobile App Market
Android and iOS will account for 83% of some 36 billion mobile app downloads in 2012, says ABI Research, while Microsoft’s Windows Phone will have only a 2% share.
Report: OTT VoIP Seen as Big Threat to Incumbents for SMB Sector
New challengers vying for telecompetitors’ and cable MSOs’ voice business are leveraging VoIP PBX business telephone technology.
ABI: Lower Cost Smartphones Will Overtake Feature Phones by 2016
ABI forecast shows smartphone shipments will grow from 643 million to 1.1 billion over the five-year period.
Report: Smart Connected Device Shipments to Double in Five Years
IDC forecasts that smart connected device unit shipments will top 1.1 billion worldwide this year and reach 1.84 billion by 2016
Report: Siri a Hit, But Will It Succeed on the TV?
Parks Associates survey shows iPhone 4S users are “very satisfied” with the Siri voice-command feature. But they are not very interested in