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Less than one third of mobile phone users plan to upgrade their phones to third generation (3G) enabled units, throwing further clouds over the supposed new wave of revenue for the telecoms industry (see Insight Analysis: 3G Promises Unfulfilled). A new report from A.T. Kearney and Cambridge Business School has found that whilst 61% of… Continue reading 3G Is A Turn-Off With Consumers, Finds Study

Telewest Communications, the UK cable operator, has extended its high-speed Blueyonder internet service to Devon and Cornwall, offering the south west of England broadband access to the web. Telewest’s broadband coverage now reaches a number of regions across the length of England and parts of Scotland. In many of Telewest’s coverage gaps, rival group NTL… Continue reading Telewest Brings Broadband Internet To South-West England

There are now more than 25 million digital subscriber lines (DSL), offering broadband communications, across the world, according to new data released by Point Topic. Telecoms operators in 50 countries added 6.7 million DSL lines in the first half of 2002 and despite the economic slowdown and the telecoms financial crisis, the world’s installed base… Continue reading Global DSL Growth Hits 35% In H1, Despite Sector’s Financial Troubles

Imaging-enabled mobiles and personal digital assistants (PDAs) may be the mobile telecom industry’s much needed tonic, with shipments of such devices set to reach 151 million units by 2006, according to a new report from IDC. The report, Moving Pictures: The Future of Mobile Devices and Imaging, points toward the improvements that the much-touted 2.5G… Continue reading Image-Enabled Mobiles May Help Ailing Telecoms Market, Say IDC Forecasts

There were 96.7 million mobile phone shipments in the second quarter worldwide, representing a plateau in replacement rates by consumers, according to a new report from Strategy Analytics. The group is forecasting that there will be 417 million wireless handset shipments for the full year 2002. “Replacement rates have steadily fallen over the past 18… Continue reading Global Mobile Replacement Rates Decline Stabilises

The number of broadband subscribers in the Asia-Pacific region will rise from 12.9 million at the end of 2001 to 64.5 million by the end of 2006, according to a new report from The Yankee Group. The research body predicts that China will spark this upsurge with broadband subscribers set to increase from 323,400 last… Continue reading Chinese To Drive Asian Broadband Uptake

A new study by analysts at Datamonitor has painted a grim picture of the European 3G landscape and there is growing speculation that telecoms companies will be forced to cut their losses and hand back the licenses. At the peak of the hi-tech boom, third generation services were seen as the way ahead for mobile… Continue reading Insight Analysis: 3G Promises Unfulfilled

Multimedia messaging (MMS) has been overhyped and analysts need to be more realistic in making revenue predictions, says a new report from the Wireless World Forum (W2F). MMS represents the next generation of mobile messaging and involves the transfer of text, sounds, images and video between handsets. Some industry observers have forecasted that annual revenues… Continue reading Potential Impact Of MMS Has Been Overstated, Says Report

Cable is to be the leading broadband internet platform in the US until 2005, at which point DSL (digital subscriber line) will just steal the lead, according to new forecasts from Park Associates. There will be 40.9 million broadband households in the US by 2005, according to the projections; 17.2 million of these will be… Continue reading DSL To Lead US Mass Adoption Of Broadband

The US is set to outpace Europe in growth of the number and penetration of 2.5G and 3G mobile phone users, according to forecasts from Morgan Stanley as reported by eMarketer. This is something of a turnaround as previously the US has lagged somewhat behind Europe in the roll-out of new mobile technologies. Third generation… Continue reading US To Outpace Europe In 3G Mobile Uptake