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New research from Jupiter forecasts that although online B-to-B trade currently represents only 1.5% of all European business (Euros 200 billion), by 2004 Jupiter MMXI predicts that it will grow to 1.8 trillion Euros. Jupiter surveyed Europe’s 500 Net Markets (a virtual market where demand and supply for goods and services meet and are fulfilled)… Continue reading European B2B Trading Forecasts From Jupiter

According to IDC, the worldwide DSL subscriber base rose by over 447% in 1999 and the total number of lines is expected to reach 66.4 million by 2004 – a rise of 61.9 million on 2000. “Clearly, pent-up demand for faster Internet connections – particularly among work-at-home households such as telecommuters, day-extenders, and home-based businesses… Continue reading Worldwide DSL Market Thriving

eMarketplaces Are a Booming Business in Europe European business-to-business (B2B) Internet commerce will increase in value from 61 billion euros in 2000 to over 1.5 trillion euros in 2005, according to recent forecasts from IDC. In the mid to long term, eMarketplaces will primarily be responsible for this growth. According to IDC, B2B ecommerce will… Continue reading eMarketplaces Boom In Europe

New figures from IDC predict that the esecurity services market, which topeed 1.5 billion in 2000 will exceed $4 billion dollars in Western Europe by 2004. This makes it one of the fastest-growing segments in the European IT services market surpassing current market leaders. “The race to properly secure Europe’s ebusiness networks will be a… Continue reading Europe’s eSecurity Services Market To Reach $4 Billion By 2004

Even though only a quarter of the global Internet population will reside in the United States by 2005, only one-third of American online businesses are targeting global markets, according to Jupiter Research, the worldwide authority on Internet commerce. Jupiter analysts predict that the Asia Pacific region will outpace the US within less than five years… Continue reading Asia Pacific set to outgrow US Online Population by 2005

Exploding mobile Internet usage and subscriptions won’t make up for a 36% decline in traditional mobile operator revenues, leading average revenue per user (ARPU) to fall 15% in Europe by 2005, according to a new report by Forrester Research. The report asserts that mobile carriers’ operating profits will disappear in 2007 and take six years… Continue reading Europe’s Mobile Internet Won’t Pay For UMTS, Says Forrester

The Government’s target of internet access for all by 2005, as outlined in the Communications White Paper, could be achieved if the uptake rate of digital technology for home use continues as it has been. The latest statistics from the Office of National Statistics (ONS) show that 32% of all households now have access to… Continue reading Home Internet Usage On The Increase, But Digital Divide Still Exists

Almost 16 percent of US online households connected to the Internet via broadband this year, but a new report reveals security risks associated with the use of always-on Internet connections. By 2003, broadband services such as cable modem and DSL connections will penetrate 46 percent of all online households in the US. This forecast is… Continue reading Possible Risks To Security With Broadband Connection

Around 16.3% of French adults are now online, compared with 11.6% last year, according to new figures from Médiamétrie. The research also shows that around 35% of users go online on a daily basis, up from 28.1% last year. More than half (54.2%) access the Net from home, with 34.9% using access through work. The… Continue reading 7.6m French Adults Online

Around 30% of UK-based dotcoms were in profit last year, with over 50% expecting to be in profit this year, according to the findings of a new NOP survey. Contrary to the recent adverse publicity surrounding dotcoms, the first wave of NOPÂ’s recently established DotCom Panel paints a picture of entrepreneurs as relatively optimistic about… Continue reading Dotcoms Optimistic About Their Future