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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Remote Worker Cybersecurity Study Finds Heavy Personal Use of Company Devices
The pandemic caused a major shift to remote work, leading to many challenges for companies, not the least of which is cybersecurity. A new remote worker cybersecurity study from AT&T conducted by Opimiun reveals that more than half (54%) of…
Report: Communications Spending Reached a Massive $118B in 2020
Driven by the COVID-19 pandemic and demand for reliable high speed data, consumers spent $118 billion on new communications services, (voice, video and data) — a massive spending increase over the 2020 estimate of $91 billion, according to a report…
AT&T ActiveArmor Cybersecurity is Free for Mobile and Broadband Customers
Telecom providers are launching their own cybersecurity initiatives to try to protect their customers, with the latest being AT&T’s launch today of ActiveArmor. The offering, which includes a range of cybersecurity capabilities, is automatically available at no charge to broadband…
5G Adoption Study: 62% See An Upgrade as Worthwhile
Sixty-two percent of respondents to a 5G adoption study from HighSpeedInternet.com survey think that 5G is “worth the upgrade.” The survey, which had 1,000 respondents between 16 and 54 years of age, found that 48% of respondents are using 5G-capable…
Analysts: New $20B COVID Broadband Stimulus Targets Affordability, Not Just Availability
Recently adopted COVID stimulus legislation should boost providers’ broadband revenues in two ways, according to financial analysts at MoffettNathanson. While previous broadband stimulus programs have focused primarily on availability, the new legislation includes programs targeting both availability and affordability. “The…
Smart Speaker Research Finds Strong Adoption by Seniors
With a push by the COVID-19 pandemic, the common wisdom that seniors shy away from new technology is fading as 34% of U.S. senior broadband households use smart speakers or smart displays, according to new smart speaker research from Parks…
Policy Study: Digital Divide Better Fought at Local Level with Low Confidence in Large National Carriers
Less than 25% of respondents are confident that national ISPs have the ability to effectively use future federal funds to close the digital divide, according to a new policy study from Benton Institute for Broadband and Society with The Broadband…
SMB Cybersecurity Report: 75% Have Had At Least One Breach
Small and medium-size businesses (SMBs) that operate telecom networks and other critical infrastructure (energy, financial, water) are particularly vulnerable to cyberattacks, and, therefore, present a risk to national security, according toa new SMB cybersecurity report from USTelecom | The Broadband…
Record Broadband Growth in 2020 Dominated by Cable, Telcos Reverse Trends
The largest cable and wireline phone providers all saw significant broadband growth in 2020, according to a research from Leichtman Research Group, Inc. (LRG). Cable broadband continues to dominate total net broadband adds, aided by a drag on telcos from…
Fiber Investment Forecast: More than $60B in Next Five Years for FTTH
More than $60 billion will be invested by service providers in the U.S. in fiber-to-the-home (FTTH) initiatives during the next five years, according to a fiber investment forecast from research firm RVA LLC. The figure is about twice the size…
Comcast: COVID-19 Drove Two Years Worth of Network Traffic Growth in the Span of 4 Months
Comcast reported that the COVID-19 pandemic drove its peak Internet traffic up 32% in 2020. The company says that investments made during the previous three years positioned it to weather the storm. The signs of a singular year were plentiful….
