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Wi-Fi technology is expected to be the centre of attention at the Cellular Telecommunications & Internet Association conference in New Orleans this week. CTIA Wireless 2003 will feature major players from across the industry, many of whom are keen to tap into the wireless internet access market. Wireless fidelity or Wi-Fi sends internet signals through… Continue reading Towards A Wi-Fi Future

The rate of worldwide DSL broadband subscriber growth increased during the second half of last year and continues to be a ‘telecoms success story’, according to a new report from Point Topic. The report says that growth was stronger than the first half in both absolute and percentage terms, with operators across the globe signing… Continue reading DSL Growth Is ‘Telecoms Success Story’, Says Point Topic

Irish mobile and internet penetration increased during the fourth quarter of 2002, according to the country’s Commission for Communications Regulation (Comreg). Some 79% of the the Irish population now have a mobile phone, a 2% increase on Q3 (see Irish Telecoms Industry In Good Heart) and subscribers send an average of 72 text messages every… Continue reading Mobile And Internet Growth Recorded In Ireland

Europe is all set to compete with the US for e-commerce supremacy, according to a new report from AOL Europe and RoperASW. The second annual Cyberstudy on E-Commerce surveyed home internet consumers in the UK, France, Germany, the US, Canada and Brazil. It found that online shoppers in the three European countries had spent an… Continue reading European Consumers Increase Online Spending

The Online Publishers Association has announced the formation of a European branch that will include ten of the continent’s leading web content providers. Online Publishers Association Europe aims to follow the mantra of its US counterpart and “promote the internet as an effective advertising medium for marketers and a sustainable media business for publishers.” Founder… Continue reading OPA Europe To Represent Leading Internet Publishers

US broadband subscribers are more happy with their internet connections than their dial-up counterparts, according to the latest research from Arbitron and Edison Media Research. A survey showed that more than 70% of digital subscriber line (DSL) and cable modem broadband users were “very satisfied” with their connection compared to just 31% of narrowband users.… Continue reading Internet Users Show Support For Broadband

US consumers spent $1.3 billion on online content during 2002, a year on year increase of 95%, according to a new report from comScore Networks and the Online Publishers Association (OPA). Research has shown that businesses and consumers are showing an increased willingness to pay for internet content (see Online Content Revenues Set To Rise)… Continue reading Online Content Sales Surge In 2002

Newspaper and online advertising appears to have the most effect on affluent internet users in the US, according to a new report out this week. washingtonpost.com, in conjunction with Nielsen//NetRatings, surveyed its visitors during January and found that 58% of respondents from households earning more than $100k said that newspaper ads had influenced them to… Continue reading Big Spenders Roused By Press And Online Ads

The value of the Western European broadband access market is set to quadruple in the next four years, according to figures from The Yankee Group. The research firm estimates that high-speed internet services generated almost $4.7 billion (€4.3 billion) in revenue last year. DSL is expected to drive future growth and it is forecasted that… Continue reading European Broadband Revenues On The Rise

US online retail sales exceeded $14 billion in the final quarter of 2002, according to a new report from the Department of Commerce. The study calculated that e-commerce sales surged by 28.2% year on year to $14.33 billion. This in turn was an increase of 29.3% on the Q3 figure of $11.06 billion (see US… Continue reading US Online Sales Hit New High In Q4