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SMS text messages currently account for 12% of European mobile operators’ revenues and this revenue will peak next year, according to a new report from Forrester Research. “Mobile operators are right to exploit SMS’ full potential now,” said Forrester analyst Michelle de Lussanet. “Forrester’s five-year forecast for mobile messaging shows that SMS revenue will peak… Continue reading SMS Revenues And Volumes Will Peak In 2003 And Stagnate In 2004, Says Forrester

UK online advertising revenue was for the first time greater than revenue to cinema during 2000, according to a new survey from the Internet Advertising Bureau (IAB) and PricewaterhouseCoopers. The survey shows that internet advertising – in the UK at least – is continuing to grow at a faster rate than any other media previously.… Continue reading UK Online Revenue Overtakes Cinema In 2000

BizRate.com has increased its US online retail sales estimate for 2002 from $45.2 billion to $51.5 billion, representing a jump from 26% growth to 44%, according to a report from eMarketer. The number of online transactions rose from 68 million in Q2 2001 to 92 million in Q1 2002 – a increase of 35%, according… Continue reading US 2002 Online Retail Sales Forecasts Comparisons

Prohibitively high costs and a lack of awareness of the benefits will lead to slow broadband take up in Europe, reports Jupiter MMXI. Currently the average cost of broadband connection in Europe is over £125 and the average monthly subscription is around £30, Jupiter predicts that only around 14% of European households will have a… Continue reading Jupiter MMXI Reports That Broadband Take Up In Europe Will Be Slow

It is understood that Granada has acquired the rights to the ITV.com domain name, paving the way for a genuinely-united ITV internet presence. The previous owners of the domain, registered in 1994, were unrelated to the TV Network and are understood to have sold the address to Granada for £100,000. So far, each ITV franchise… Continue reading Insight Analysis: Acquisition Of ITV.com Could See Stronger Web Presence From The Network

Zenith has once again downgraded its global advertising forecast, including its expectations for the US market, where it predicts the first decline since 1991 will occur. Zenith has cut its forecast for US advertising growth from the 4.6% it stated in December 2000 to 2.4%. With the rate of inflation expected to be 2.5%, this… Continue reading Zenith Downgrades Advertising Forecasts For Global Markets

Korea is leading the world in broadband usage, while the UK has one of the lowest rates of broadband penetration, according to new research by NetValue. More than half of Korean households with internet use a broadband connection, whilst only 3.1% of online UK households do. % Of Internet Households Connected Via Broadband Korea 57.3%… Continue reading Korea Leads In Broadband Usage While UK Lags

B2C sales in the nine leading product categories are expected to soar to $168 billion by 2005, up from $34 million last year, according to new research from Boston Consulting Group. Key sectors for growth include leisure travel, grocery and clothing categories and BCG maintain that traditional retailers, those with an established product and sales… Continue reading Positive Outlook For Retail eCommerce

In a Forrester poll of more than 700 senior business executives attending the Forrester B2B Technology Leadership Forum in Arizona, 59% stated that they are maintaining or furthering their internet efforts despite the slowdown in the economy. Of these executives, 85% stated that connecting more closely with business partners and customers is a top priority.… Continue reading US Companies Remain Committed To eBusiness, Says Forrester

According to new research by NOP, 12% of German internet users taking advantage of wireless access in comparison with only 6% of British and French users. Likewise, German internet users are also more aware of advances in technology and two thirds of those questioned were aware of the impending arrival of the new 3G mobiles… Continue reading Germans Lead The Way In Mobile Net Use