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Ninety per cent of notebook PCs sold worldwide will contain embedded WLAN in 2008, up from 24% in 2003, according to a new study by Strategy Analytics. Global notebook PC penetration is currently very low, at just 1%, compared with 6% desktop PC penetration. However, new technology is expected to raise the profile of these… Continue reading Most Laptops To Be WLAN Compatible, Says Report

The demand for high-speed internet access via cable modem is set to drive the number of subscribers up from 27 million worldwide by mid-2003 to 34 million by the end of the year, according to a new forecast from In-Stat/MDR. With the demand for cable modem access still increasing, the research group predicts that there… Continue reading Global Cable Modem Users To Hit 68m By 2007, Says In-Stat

Revenue generated from public wi-fi hotspots – areas where wireless devices can connect to networks like the internet – could rise by as much as 121% compound annual growth rate over the next five years, according to a new report from Allied Business Intelligence (ABI). ABI says that wi-fi hotspots are continuing to garner attention… Continue reading Wi-Fi Hotspots On Verge Of Growth, Says Report

Pressure on DSL broadband operators to cut prices could lead to the introduction of unsustainably cheap service offerings, according to analysts at Ovum. The consulting group warns that US and European DSL operators could fall into the same competition trap that has been experienced in Japan and South Korea, where prices for broadband access services… Continue reading DSL Operators Should Resist Slashing Broadband Prices, Says Ovum

Current pricing plans for multimedia messaging services (MMS) could cannabilise revenues from the popular SMS text messaging sector, leaving mobile operators in the lurch in the short-term. This is according to analyst and consulting company Ovum, which says that if operators do not revise their pricing strategies they face a potential revenue ‘time bomb’. According… Continue reading Mobile Operators Could Cannabilise Their Own Revenues, Warns Ovum

Wi-fi has a long way to go to establish itself in the public consciousness, according to a new report from Parks Associates which found that fewer than 3% of US internet subscribers have used hot spots. Public Hot Spots: Moving Beyond Road Warriors examines the current state and future development of the WLAN market. It… Continue reading US Consumers Still Cold On Hot Spots

This week sees The Rural and Regional Broadband Conference organised by the The Access to Broadband Campaign (ABC) which seeks to find out how high-speed internet services can be made accessible and affordable for all members of British society. The UK government remains committed to the objective of making the UK the leading broadband market… Continue reading UK Conference To Debate Broadband Divide

More than half of UK mobile users believe that there is nothing of interest that their mobile phone could offer other than the standard voice and text applications, according to a survey by Mediaedge:cia. However, the survey of 500 adults found that whilst the majority are not interested in any of the advanced services of… Continue reading Over Half Of UK Mobile Users Uninterested In Advanced Services

Mobile phone usage in Europe is likely to hit an 80% penetration saturation point around 2008, after which growth is likely to stall, according to new forecasts from Forrester Research. The research group predicts that there will be 310.7 million European mobile subscribers by 2008, representing a 79% penetration of the total population, as shown.… Continue reading European Mobile Penetration Will Hit 80% Ceiling, Says Forrester

The cost of GPRS data will have to fall if it is to achieve its potential. So says a new report, GPRS Pricing Improves, But Users Still Paying A Packet, from Strategy Analytics. GPRS has been made more accessible through the introduction of a pay-per-use pricing system. However, prices are generally found in the $10… Continue reading GPRS Users Still Overcharged, Says Report