Global wireless 5G adoption has reached the “rapid acceleration phase,” according to 5G Americas. The organization cites a 5G connections forecast from Omdia projecting 1.3 billion connections by the end of the year. That data showed that 303 million 5G…
The median download speed for customers of SpaceX Starlink broadband internet service was 104.97 Mbps during fourth quarter of 2021, according to Ookla, provider of widely used speed test technology. That’s an increase from the third quarter of the year…
A U.S. fiber investment forecast from RVA LLC calls for service providers to spend $125 billion over the next five years, exceeding the total amount that has been invested in fiber since providers first began deploying it. The $125 billion…
According to market research firm NPD, the continental U.S. has a long way to go before adequate broadband is available for most homes. The firm reports that only 50% of homes today access broadband at true broadband speeds of 25…
Broadband providers continued a run of good years with a net gain of 2.95 million net additional broadband Internet subscribers in 2021, according to Leichtman Research Group (LRG). The gains followed a banner 2020 when the industry had a pro…
As service providers gear up for increased fiber builds, financial analysts at MoffettNathanson are questioning whether another fiber bubble could be coming. “Our conclusion is that there is simply too much enthusiasm for too many overbuilds,” the analysts wrote in…
There will be more than 1 billion 5G connections in the world this year and more than 2 billion in 2025, according to a new report from the GSMA. The organization also says that by the end of 2025, 5G…
Broadband traffic is returning to pre-COVID patterns, according to Comcast. For example, the company says that in 2021, peak downstream network traffic increased approximately 11% and peak upstream traffic increased approximately 5% compared to 2020 levels, reversing a trend seen…
The average gigabit subscriber now uses over a terabyte of data (1.057 TB) every month, according to the fourth quarter 2021 OpenVault Broadband Insights Report (OVBI) released recently. Average broadband consumption is about half that – 512 GB, according to…
Ninety-eight percent of communications service providers (CSPs) say that they need to “alter” their business support systems (BSS) in order to take full advantage of emerging 5G monetization opportunities, according to a survey commissioned by Nokia. Nokia says that CSPs…
Nearly half of the country (45%) believes reliable Wi-Fi is more important than reliable transportation, according to the new Comcast 2021 Wi-Fi Trends Report. The report also found a 12-fold increase in devices connected to Wi-Fi since 2018. The report…
During the period between the first quarter of 2016 to the end of last year, monthly broadband pricing decreased by almost $60 for broadband speeds of 500 Mbps or faster service, according to a new broadband price trends report from…
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