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More than 50 million homes in Europe, the US and Asia will have Wi-Fi access by 2007, according to research by BWCS. At the end of 2003, there were around 80 million broadband households worldwide, compared to just 5 million Wi-Fi-enabled homes. Most networks are located in the US and the market leader will account… Continue reading Home Wi-Fi In The Ascendency

BT has secured a landmark deal with McDonald’s that will see wireless broadband access offered to customers in hundreds of the fast food chain’s restaurants across the UK. Under the agreement, BT Openzone access points will be installed in around 500 McDonald’s flagship and drive-thru restaurants by the end of March, in a move that… Continue reading BT Extends Wireless Network With Restaurant Deal

The number of people accessing the internet via their mobile phones continued to increase during November with the total number of WAP page impressions increasing to a record 947 million. According to the latest research from the Mobile Data Association, November’s figure represents an increase of 50 million page impressions on October’s total and provides… Continue reading Mobile Phone Users View Record Number Of WAP Pages

The number of broadband lines worldwide reached 100 million in the final days of 2003, according to analysis of the market by DSL research firm Point Topic. Figures from the third quarter show that the global number of broadband lines had risen to 89.4 million by the end of September, an increase of 10 million… Continue reading Broadband Reaches 100 Million Lines

Wireless gaming is set to become a mass-market phenomenon in the US, with a third of wireless subscribers expected to be gaming by 2008, according to a new report from IDC. The group forecasts that the number of wireless gamers will rise from 7.9% of all subscribers in 2003 to 34.7%, or 65.2 million users,… Continue reading Wireless Gaming To Hit Mass Market In The US

Almost 60 million text messages were sent each day during November, representing the highest daily average ever recorded by the Mobile Data Association (MDA). The latest figures from the MDA show that the overall text messaging total for November reached 1.7 billion, compared to 1.5 billion in the same period last year and just 1.2… Continue reading Rugby World Cup Helps Text Messaging Surge In November

Mobile entertainment is gradually entering the mainstream in the US and wireless gaming will account for revenues of more than $1 billion by 2006, according to IDC The tech research firm predicts that the number of wireless gamers is set to grow from 7.9% of all mobile subscribers in 2003 to 34.7%, or 65.2 million… Continue reading Wireless Gaming To Bring In The Dollars, Says IDC

Ofcom, the new super-regulator that assumes its full powers later this month, has announced the launch of the first comprehensive review of the UK telecommunications sector for well over a decade. The strategic review, which begins next year, will examine the extent to which the sector benefits from competition in the rapidly expanding fixed and… Continue reading Telecoms Industry Set For Review

Europe will have more wi-fi hotspots than the US by 2007, according to a report on Netimperative. The site quotes research by US-based Radicati Group as predicting that Europe will take 38% of the world’s 447,000 hotspots by 2007, whilst the US houses 34%. Wi-fi (or WLAN) hotspots are areas where users can connect wirelessly… Continue reading Europe To Lead In Wi-Fi Hotspots By 2007

Next year will be a year of action in the world of mobile video content, as the platform becomes the fourth screen after television, cinema and the PC. This is according to Dario Betti, a wireless multimedia senior analyst at Ovum. Betti says that video will be a priority for mobile operators in 2004, although… Continue reading Mobile Video Will Become ‘Fourth Screen’, Says Ovum