The percentage of subscribers with faster internet speeds is growing and they are consuming much more data, according to the OpenVault Broadband Insights (OVBI) report for the second quarter of 2021. More specifically, the OVBI reports that during the second…
Should smaller MSOs enter the wireless market? Maybe, says CoBank Fundamental changes in the wired and wireless landscape should lead small cable operators to look at the wireless market, according to a study by CoBank. The problem for the cable…
Although LTE is still used for most private wireless networks, 5G’s private wireless share is increasingly quickly, according to a new report from the Global mobile Suppliers Association (GSA). GSA tracks at least 370 companies around the world that have…
Even though consumers are still inundated by them, a new report from RoboKiller found a decline in robocalls. Americans received an estimated 5.74 billion spam phone calls in July 2021—a 3% decrease from June, according to the report. However, spam…
Cord cutters in the U.S. are spending an average of $85 per month on online pay-TV or standalone subscription-based services. This is about $30 less than what they were paying for traditional pay-TV services and may involve cord cutters rebundling…
Forty-three percent of broadband subscribers are dissatisfied with the cost of their internet service, according to a new report from Consumer Reports. This includes 27% who are “somewhat” dissatisfied, 10% who are “very” dissatisfied and 5% who are “completely dissatisfied.”…
Speedtest Intelligence’s deep dive report on satellite providers’ speeds during the second quarter of 2021 easily gave top honors in satellite broadband in the U.S. to SpaceX’s Starlink service, with median download speed approaching, but still short of, fixed broadband…
Each of the big three wireless providers won a category in RootMetrics’s 5G report for the first half of 2021, but AT&T was tops in “Best Everyday 5G Experience”– a new category measured by RootMetrics. The category was added in…
Year-over-year worldwide growth of Chromebooks was almost 70% and tablet unit sales grew 4.2% during the second quarter, according to International Data Corp (IDC). The latest findings of the firm’s Worldwide Quarterly Personal Computing Device Tracker found that Chromebook volume…
When it comes to precision agriculture, broadband is moving beyond being nice to have; instead, it is fast becoming a “must have,” according to a new report from NTCA—The Rural Broadband Association. The 28-page report, titled “From Fiber to Field:…
Nearly 40% (38%) of the Black Rural South population lacks home internet service, according to a new report from Joint Center, which calls itself “America’s Black think tank,” focusing on policy solutions to “eradicate persistent and evolving barriers to the…
The telecom industry is considering a range of new technologies for the sixth generation of wireless technology, 6G, according to a new 6G wireless report from Telecoms.com. One important new technology being studied is cell-free massive MIMO, which would move…
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