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Demystifying 6G: Benefits, Scope, Myths, and More… 26 December 2022

  Technology is moving at the fastest pace in recent times. And this pace is supplemented by an even faster growth trajectory of wireless communication networks and bandwidths. In the last 15 years, the peak data rate has grown by … Continue reading

Internet ad spending to surpass that of TV this year 05 June 2017

Internet / Digital ad spending in U.S will soon eclipse TV ad spending. An analysis by Kleiner Perkins suggests that the tipping point for new media will be coming in the next six months. Total global ad spend for TV … Continue reading

80% of total global internet traffic to be driven by video by 2020. 05 August 2016

Nearly 80 percent of total global internet traffic will be driven by video in 2020. Success in digital video involves navigating an evolving set of platforms, consumer usage cases, advertising models, and content strategies. The second annual L2 Intelligence Report: … Continue reading

Smart TVs used in half of Argentina’s connected homes 25 July 2016

According to the latest report from Carrier y Asociados, Argentina’s homes are no longer depending on a single device to access the Internet, and each households owns on average 5.8 devices through which it has access to different online services. … Continue reading

How Facebook stumbled into India’s fight for net neutrality 22 April 2015

The fight for net neutrality has come to India. Last week, two companies withdrew from Facebook’s Internet.org project, citing neutrality concerns, and the remaining companies are facing mounting pressure to bail out. But while Internet.org has drawn most of the … Continue reading

Gov’t may block Comcast-Time Warner merger, new boost for Net Neutrality 20 April 2015

According to a report by Bloomberg finance news agency, the Department of Justice is “nearing a recommendation” to stop Comcast from purchasing Time Warner Cable. The two firms involved in the potential deal are already the largest and second-largest cable … Continue reading

Feud between Telcos and OTT players grows at Mobile World Congress 2015 12 March 2015

Held in Barcelona last week, the most recent iteration of the annual conference for everything mobile saw several senior executives representing major telco operators still expressing discontent with the way Internet giants such as Facebook Inc and Google Inc are … Continue reading

Indonesia probable amongst nations preferring Streaming over TV 03 February 2015

The study, titled “10 Hot Consumer Trends 2015”, surveyed thousands of Internet users in 23 countries and found that 75 percent favored streaming rather than watching broadcast TV, a significant increase from 61 percent in 2011. Thomas Jul, the newly installed … Continue reading

Vodafone to launch UK TV services 14 January 2015

Mobile operator Vodafone announced plans to introduce TV services and residential broadband in UK next year. Vodafone already offers TV in five markets – Germany, Portugal, New Zealand Spain and the Netherlands – and now claims 9.6 million multi-screen, multi-platformTV customers … Continue reading

MGM: A lion in the TV jungle 14 January 2015

Having turned 90 this year, MGM studio has secured new cash that it will invest in content, and as the zeitgeist moves from big to small screen, will look to build its roster of TV shows. The film-to-TV offerings have helped open doors … Continue reading