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Nearly 6% of Europeans now have access to broadband services, up from 4% six months ago, according to a new survey from Forrester Research. This increase is partly due to the proliferation of high-speed services in the UK (see More Brits Switching To Broadband) where more than two million customers have now signed up. However,… Continue reading Broadband Catching On In Europe, Says Forrester

A new survey from Ovum for the telecoms regulator, ODTR has revealed that 61% of Irish people own a PC and 49% have access to the internet. Of home internet users, 60% said they used dial-up modems, while 39% had used ISDN connections. 45% of those online had made a purchase over the internet from… Continue reading Ireland Set To Attain 50% Internet Penetration

Approximately 56% of internet users in Europe will be shopping online by 2007, according to a new report from Jupiter Research. By the end of 2001, 36 million European consumers had shopped online, equivalent to 30% of the continent’s internet population and 9% of the total population. By 2007, the total online population is expected… Continue reading European Online Consumer Spending To Total E80 Billion By 2007

The number of internet connections in the UK increased by 16.5% from July 2001 to July 2002, according to the latest survey of ISPs from the Office Of National Statistics. The study also revealed that the proportion of web users with permanent connections continues to rise as broadband technology becomes more accessible and ad campaigns… Continue reading More Brits Switching To Broadband

The US broadband subscriber market will grow 361% by the end of 2007, according to a new study from The Yankee Group. The research firm found that cable modem is the leading broadband technology among American customers and businesses with 58% of the market. DSL comes in second with one-third of all lines while satellite… Continue reading US Broadband Subscriptions Set To Multiply, Says Yankee Group

Nearly 50% of all US Internet users have a TV in the same room as their PC and many consume both media simultaneously, according to a new study from comScore Media Metrix. The research found that 45.1 million Americans, 48% of the adult population, watch television and have a TV and a PC in the… Continue reading Half Of US Internet Users Watch TV While Surfing, Says comScore

The UK came eighth in the Mobile/Internet Index rankings released in a study by the International Telecommunication Union (ITU) this week. The index forms part of a report entitled Internet for a Mobile Generation and measures the performance of over 200 economies, ranking them by 26 different criteria related to infrastructure (50% of the total… Continue reading ITU Maps Out The Future Of The Mobile Internet

The proportion of UK households with a broadband internet connection is the lower than any other country in Europe, according to a new survey from Nielsen//NetRatings. Just 9% of UK households use a high-speed system to connect to the Net, as compared to 39% in Germany and 33% in Sweden. Even France, which has a… Continue reading UK Lags Behind Europe In Broadband Uptake

Only 35% of internet users in the European Union have purchased products or services online for personal use according to a new report on eMarketer. Data collected by EOS Gallup Europe for the European Commission reveals that internet shopping habits have changed little in the past year and only 4% of respondents admitted to being… Continue reading Online Shopping Remains A Minority Activity, Says EU Report

Almost 30% of US households with incomes over $100,000 have access to broadband internet services at home, according to a new report from the Leichtman Research Group. A further 37% of households in this income group have expressed an interest in subscribing to broadband in future. The study shows a clear correlation between household income… Continue reading Affluent Americans Have A Need For High Speed