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Broadband internet is expected to continue growing in the US during 2004 with 8.5 million homes forecast to switch to a high speed connection says Strategy Analytics. The report, Broadband In The US: Service Provider Strategies In A Changing Market says that cable modem will account for 5.2 million of the new subscribers, while 2.9… Continue reading US Broadband Uptake Continues To Grow In 2004

Affluent Americans are the fastest growing income group online says a new report from Nielsen//NetRatings. The global standard for internet audience measurement and analysis, shows that the $150,000+ salary group grew by 31% from March 2003 to March 2004 – faster than all the other income groups. Next in line was the salary bracket $75-100,000… Continue reading Affluent Americans Power Internet Growth

By 2007, nearly 500 million people worldwide will be using broadband to access the internet, according to a new report from the researchers at eMarketer. The Broadband Worldwide 2004: Subscriber Update report says that for every one of the 250 million expected broadband subscriptions (see Global Broadband Subscribers To Hit 250 Million By 2007) there… Continue reading 500 Million Broadband Users Expected By 2007

Nearly 75% of people in the US now have internet access at home, up from 66% last year says a new report from Nielsen//NetRatings. The report Global Standard For Internet Audience Measurement And Analysis shows that three out of four (204.3 million) people, aged two and over in the US have home web access. Kenneth… Continue reading Three Out Of Four American’s Have Home Web Access

US internet advertising revenue rose by a healthy 20.9% taking 2003 total revenue to $7.3 billion , this is up $1.3 billion in 2002, according to a new report by PricewaterhouseCoopers (PWC)/Interactive Advertising Bureau (IAB). The Internet Advertising Revenue Report reveals that Q4 2003 accounted for 30% of the total 2003 revenue and marked the… Continue reading Internet Ad Revenue Grows By 21%

The UK has landed second place in the Economist’s e-readiness rankings for 2004. Last year, it only managed to hit the third spot, tying with the US. The overall 2004 e-readiness winner is Denmark; with four of the five top spots being scooped by Scandinavian countries. The report compiled in conjunction with IBM’s institute for… Continue reading UK E-Readiness Reaches 2nd Place

BT has this week launched extensive trials of new technology designed to significantly reduce the cost of bringing high-speed broadband internet access to remote rural areas and small villages. The telecoms giant claims that its latest trial could result in one million more UK homes being able to access broadband internet services. This would be… Continue reading BT To Boost Broadband Up-Take With Long Distance Trial

The UK’s Virgin Radio landed the worldwide top spot for being the most listened to commercial broadcast station on the web, says US internet research company, Arbitron. Virgin Radio drew in a massive 357,199 hours of total listening time during the week from 22-28 March 2004. It was however, beaten to the overall top spot… Continue reading Virgin On Top As Internet Broadcast Station

The UK is set to become the leading broadband market in Europe by 2008, according to a new report by Screen Digest. The research and analysis group says that over the next five years it expects broadband uptake in the UK to rise sharply and have reached 47% (12 million) of UK households by the… Continue reading UK Set To Lead European Broadband Market

Almost 250 million people worldwide will subscribe to broadband internet access by 2007, says a new report from eMarketer. In early 2004, high-speed broadband internet access reached a landmark when subscriber figures hit 100 million. When compared to 1996, when subscribers totalled 100,000, it is clear to see broadband has hit the mainstream, says the… Continue reading Global Broadband Subscribers To Hit 250 Million By 2007