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The number of UK homes with internet access rose to 42% in the first quarter of 2002, according to new figures released by the Office of National Statistics (ONS). Some 10.7 million households were able to access the internet from home between January and March this year, up from 9.8 million in the previous quarter.… Continue reading UK Internet Access Breaks 40% Barrier

Although broadband usage has doubled this year, the UK is struggling to keep pace with other European countries, according to a new report from NetValue. Figures show that 6.1% of UK households now connect to the Internet via broadband, up from 2.6% in December 2001. However this compares unfavourably with Denmark and Germany where penetration… Continue reading UK Lagging In Broadband Stakes, Says NetValue

The volume of email is predicted to increase twofold in the next few years, according to a new study from IDC. Worldwide Email Usage Forecast, 2002-2006: Know What’s Coming Your Way estimates that the number of emails sent will increase from 31 billion this year to more than 60 billion in 2006. Person-to-person emails will… Continue reading Email To Double By 2006, Says IDC

US consumers intend to spend $14 billion online in the third quarter of 2002, up 41% year on year, according to a survey by ACNielsen. The latest Internet Confidence Index report from Yahoo! and ACNielsen indicates that there is a growing mainstream acceptance of internet products, services and ecommerce in the US, with a stronger… Continue reading US Ecommerce Grows In Acceptance, Finds ACNielsen

A study of nearly 200 marketing professionals in the US shows marketers to be cautiously optimistic about the growth of their media budgets for the remainder of 2002. The research, conducted by DoubleClick, also claims that websites have become a ‘critical sales channel’, with a larger proportion of respondents expecting web sales to show stronger… Continue reading US Marketers Cautiously Optimistic About 2002 Budgets, Finds DoubleClick

There is a very real demand for broadband internet access worldwide, even if growth so far has perhaps not lived up to the grand expectations of the days of the internet boom. This is one of the conclusions drawn by Pioneer Consulting in its Broadband Access 2002 report. The group says that demand for broadband… Continue reading Real Demand For Worldwide Broadband Services Despite ‘Suppressant’ Economy

Permanent broadband, fixed-rate internet connections are becoming increasingly popular in the UK, with the such services showing an enormous 428% year on year growth during April, according to the latest data from the Office Of National Statistics (ONS). The Government data show that whilst narrowband dial-up connections still dominate the market, their growth is now… Continue reading Broadband Net Access Shows Strong UK Growth

The number of broadband internet subscribers in the US will hit 37.3 million by 2007, up from around 12.5 million in the first quarter of this year, according to new research from Leichtman Research Group. The report, Broadband Internet Growth: On-Target, shows that the penetration of broadband internet access services is set to rise from… Continue reading US Broadband Net Population To Hit 37bn By 2007

The gaming market is set to enjoy its best year ever, with three 128-bit consoles launched in all major markets and with software sales to increase, according to The Dynamics of Games: A Global Boom Industry, a new forward-looking report from Informa Media Group. The report also shows that online, mobile and interactive TV (iTV)… Continue reading Web, Mobiles And iTV Move Into Fast-Growing Gaming Market

Online advertising impressions increased by 77% year on year, as the market showed further signs of recovery, according to the latest data from Nielsen//NetRatings. Impressions totalled 94.2 billion in May, a leap from 53.2 billion impressions a year earlier. Retail goods and services was the leading industry advertising on the web, issuing nearly 34 billion… Continue reading Retailers Driving Online Ad Revival, Says Nielsen//NetRatings