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Price, rather than speed, is becoming the primary factor for consumers signing up to broadband internet services, according to a new US report from Forrester Research. Early adopters of broadband services tended to focus on the technological specifications of the platform – things such as upload and download speeds. However, as broadband moves further into… Continue reading Price Takes Over From Speed In Battle For Broadband Customers

Online Christmas shopping is at least four times faster than high street shopping, according to the Interactive Media in Retail Group. This festive shopping season is set to be the biggest yet for online sellers and the e-retail industry is going to great lengths to promote the benefits of internet shopping. The IMRG estimates that… Continue reading Go Online For Xmas Shopping, Says IMRG

Almost 30 million American homes will be banking online by the end of 2003 and the number is expected to almost double over the next five years, according to new forecasts from Jupiter Research. Internet banking is growing in popularity as consumers put aside security concerns and embrace the convenience and time saving advantages of… Continue reading Online Banking Winning New Fans

Further evidence of a surge in internet advertising has been presented by the Online Publishers Association. The organisation claims that ad revenues among prominent online publishers rose by almost 50% in the third quarter of 2003. After two years of negative growth, US online advertising has turned the corner with revenues up by 14% to… Continue reading Internet Adspend On The Up And Up

Almost half of all US internet connections will use a broadband service by 2005, up from around 39% this year, according to a report from eMarketer. There will be 36.5 million broadband households in 2005, reaching 83.9 million users – 48.9% of all internet users, according to the forecasts. The remaining 51.1% will still use… Continue reading Half Of US Internet Users Will Take Broadband By 2005, Says eMarketer

Fixed wireless broadband internet systems are proving an attractive alternative in areas where cable and DSL services are not readily available, according to a new report from Strategy Analytics (SA). Public funding and support from some commercial users are helping to raise hopes that fixed wireless could finally support viable residential services, says SA. The… Continue reading Wireless Residential Could Offer Broadband Alternative

New research has revealed that broadband growth would be boosted if the current regulation was changed to encourage more competition by breaking BT’s monopoly of the market. The newly created Broadband Industry Group, which comprises Brightview, Cable & Wireless, Centrica, Energis, Freeserve and Tiscali, claims that only greater competition can ensure the potential of broadband.… Continue reading BT Monopoly Blamed For Hampering Broadband Growth

US consumer online content spending will reach $1.4 billion in 2003, up by 10.4% over 2002, according to a new report from eMarketer. This growth rate is just one-quarter of that seen in 2002, when online content sales surged by 43.4% year on year. eMarketer says that this is the first time since it began… Continue reading US Online Content Revenue Forecasts From eMarketer

UK online retail sales grew by 50% year on year to £1.1 billion during October, according to the latest figures from the Interactive Media in Retail Group (IMRG). This is also a 36% rise over September’s sales and could be the start of a Christmas surge for the e-retail sector. The IMRG is forecasting that… Continue reading UK Online Retail Will Double To £3.3bn This Christmas, Says IMRG

European consumers will spend â‚Ź9 billion online on this year’s Christmas shopping, almost as much as US consumers, according to a new report by Forrester Research. Europe’s 166 million regular online shoppers are expected to spend 24% of 2003’s total online retail expenditure in the run up to Christmas, totalling â‚Ź9 billion. In the same… Continue reading European Christmas Online Retail To Hit €9bn, Says Forrester