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Faster internet connections and lowering prices will not be enough to induce the widespread adoption of broadband services in the UK, says a new report from PPAinteractive. In the past month, BT, AOL and Telewest have all introduced new high-speed internet services and according to a recent report from Oftel (see Cheap UK Broadband Internet… Continue reading Broadband Providers Must Look Beyond Price, Says PPAi

Twelve percent of the US population now have broadband at home, according to a new report from Pew Internet & American Life Project. The total number of people using high speed web services now stands at 24 million, up from just 6 million in June 2000. Twenty-one percent of US internet users now access the… Continue reading US Broadband Net Population Swells To 24m

Revenues from online music services are set to multiply in the next few years, according to a new study from Screen Digest. With retail sales in Europe stabilizing, record companies are stepping up efforts to distribute their products by alternative means. The report predicts that online music sales will represent 17% of total music industry… Continue reading Music Sites To Find Right Rhythm, Says Screen Digest

Public access wireless local area networks (PWLANs) will not have a dramatic impact on the European telecommunications market, according to a new study by The Yankee Group. The report, Public Access WLAN in Europe: A Technology in Search of a Business Case?, acknowledges the progress made in developing WLANs but questions whether the infrastructure is… Continue reading Potential of WLANs Has Been Exaggerated, Says Yankee Group

About 21 million Europeans are regular visitors to newspaper websites, according to a new report by Forrester Research. This is equivalent to just 8% of the the continent’s population. Nevertheless, the study found that individuals who access web newspapers are generally younger, wealthier, and better educated than the average consumer. They also tend to have… Continue reading Newspaper Sites Attract Upmarket Readers, Says Forrester

Video game platforms are set to experience rapid growth in the coming years according to a report by Screen Digest for the European Leisure Software Publishers Association (ELSPA). The study entitled Wireless, Interactive TV & Online Gaming claims that iTV, mobile and multiplayer console games will energise the home entertainment sector and bring about a… Continue reading Bright Future Predicted For Gaming Platforms

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