Globally, mobile operators are earning less than $1 per gigabyte despite all of the money they have spent on network infrastructure, according to a new report from Strategy Analytics. Mobile revenue per gigabyte has been declining for several years, but…
Age and demographic differences play a big role in which social media sites an individual uses, according to a new U.S. social media use report from Pew Research Center. The survey found that the two top sites continue to be…
How much of a threat does the SpaceX Starlink low-earth orbit (LEO) satellite broadband service present to other broadband providers? In the U.S., not much, according to a research note from telecom financial analysts at MoffettNathanson Research—at least not for…
Rural fiber penetration now stands at 23%, according to a study conducted by Pivot Group (parent company of Telecompetitor) and sponsored by Innovative Systems. In comparison to national numbers, market research firm RVA, LLC reported just over 20 million homes…
Upstream internet traffic saw a big jump amid the COVID-19 pandemic, according to a new report from OpenVault. The pandemic upstream internet traffic growth rate was 350% of historic rates last year, a bigger jump than what was seen on…
An important question for consumers is Wi-Fi vs. 5G — which is faster? According to new research from Opensignal, the answer is “It depends.” In its W-Fi vs. 5G testing Opensignal found 5G mmWave is fastest over all Wi-Fi and…
PCMag has identified the 253 counties in the United States that have the conditions that make them most likely to benefit from SpaceX’s Starlink satellite broadband network, which currently has limited coverage. According to the site’s “common sense” selection criteria,…
Individual states are expected to receive anywhere between $1.12 and $202 per resident in broadband funding through the first round of the Rural Digital Opportunity Fund (RDOF), according to an analysis from SatelliteInternet.com. Connecticut was at the low end of…
Thanks largely to digital communications replacing face-to-face interactions during the COVID-19 pandemic, the worldwide unified communications market, which includes collaboration, grew 29.2% last year compared to 2019, according to a new report from International Data Corporation (IDC). Similarly strong was…
The number of 5G subscribers worldwide jumped by 385.5 million between the fourth quarters of 2019 and 2020 and grew at three times the adoption rate of 4G technology, according to a new report from the 5G Americas trade group….
Smart home devices gained more popularity during the COVID-19 pandemic, with worldwide shipments growing 4.5% over the previous year to 801.5 million units, according to a new report from International Data Corporation (IDC). Shipments are forecast to grow at 12.2%…
Verizon and Morning Consult have taken a deep look at how the COVID-19 pandemic has affected shopping, work and education in what they call the Look Forward Study. The study found significant changes across the board, many of which likely…
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