The average number of entertainment and smart home devices per U.S. home remains high but dipped slightly – from 25 to 22 – between 2021 and this year, according to Deloitte’s “2022 Connectivity and Mobile Trends” report. A key theme…
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DWDM Market Forecast to Surpass $17B by 2026
Demand for optical transport dense wavelength division multiplexing (DWDM) equipment will surpass $17 billion by 2026 and DWDM long haul system sales will grow more quickly than WDM metro systems, according to a DWDM market forecast from the Dell’Oro Group….
Cox Nears 200 Mbps Download in June Ookla Speedtest Results
The U.S. ranked eighth worldwide in median broadband performance with a download speed of 153.80 Mbps, an upload speed of 21.60 Mbps, and a latency of 14 ms, according to the latest Ookla Speedtest results. The U.S. rose a spot…
Report: With the 5G Experience Improving, T-Mobile Leads Again
T-Mobile won the download category in the latest Opensignal’s 5G Experience Report with an average 5G speed of 171 Mbps. It was the sixth time in a row T-Mobile took the category. The carrier increased its speed lead over its…
Broadband Competition Report: Europe Only Appears Better Off Than U.S.
The U.S. telecom market is more competitive than some stakeholders have argued, according to a new broadband competition report from the Information Technology and Innovation Foundation (ITIF). In particular, the researchers took aim at previous reports suggesting that the more…
Study Finds Broadband Has a Major Impact on U.S. Economic Growth
Fixed broadband adoption drove 10.9% of the accumulated growth in the U.S. gross domestic product (GDP) between 2010 and 2020, according to a new economic study from Telecom Advisory Services published on the Network:On website. Network:On, which calls itself a…
SASE Report: 94% See Usage Accelerating
Ninety-four percent of IT decision makers feel that secure access service edge (SASE) technology adoption is accelerating due to digital services and remote/hybrid work. Additionally 98% believe convergence of network and security is “critical or very important,” according to respondents…
Is Exiting Video the Right Decision?
Video without doubt can be compared to an elephant in a small room; it gets your attention! There is plenty of demand for this source of entertainment and there are more places than ever to get video. While we have…
Home Security Camera Market Share Report Finds Fragmentation
The top five home security camera brands worldwide are, in order, Ring, Arlo, Wyze, Google’s Nest, and Alarm.com, according to a home security camera market share report from Strategy Analytics. The five companies shipped more than 14 million cameras, which…
5G Subscriptions Forecast: 1 Billion by Year-End
Ninety percent of the wireless subscriptions in North America will be 5G in 2027, according to a 5G subscriptions forecast from Ericsson. The Ericsson Mobility Report, which contains upbeat news for 5G providers and their ecosystem, says that there will…
Three U.S. Carriers in Top 5 on VSG Global Carrier Ethernet Leaderboard
Seven service providers were named to Vertical Systems Group’s (VSG) global carrier Ethernet Leaderboard for 2021, with Orange Business Services replacing AT&T in the top spot. The companies each had a 4% or higher share of billable retail ports at…
Report: Strong Adoption of LTE, 5G Private Mobile Networks
Nearly 800 organizations are deploying LTE or 5G Private Mobile Networks, according to a report from the Global mobile Suppliers Association (GSA). Additionally, GSA has identified more than 70 telecom network operators involved with Private Mobile Network projects. The GSA’s…
