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DSL lines in service in North America totalled 6.2 million at the end of Q1 2002, according to new statistics published by TeleChoice. The US had 4.9 million DSL lines at the end of the quarter, representing 12% growth over the figure reported at the end end of last year. Canada ended the quarter with… Continue reading North American DSL Market Reaches 6.2m, According to TeleChoice

According to the report, Wireless Internet Access over Unlicensed Spectrum: An Alternative to 3G Mobile Data Networks from Pioneer Consulting, wireless internet promises to be a lucrative market with global equipment revenues expected to grow from $3.1 billion in 2002 to $19.1 billion in 2008. Pioneer believes that the internet and mobile markets will converge… Continue reading Global Mobile ISP Revenue Will Reach $18.4 Billion By 2008

Despite the emergence of next-generation Multimedia Message Services (MMS), Ovum believes that SMS will continue to be the dominant technology used for person to person messaging via mobile phones during the next two or three years. MMS usage will only begin to grow strongly around 2004-2005. John Delaney, principal analyst at Ovum, said: “Although vast… Continue reading MMS Will Not Take Off Till 2004, Says Ovum

Europeans will send nearly 17 billion mobile messages per month in 2007 according to Forrester Research. Growth in email and other forms of instant messaging will continue although revenue will fall as cheaper forms of messaging emerge. “The entry of instant messaging (IM) and email introduces the economics of the Web to the premiums of… Continue reading Europeans Will Send 17 Billion Mobile Messages Per Month In 2007

According to a new report from the Yankee Group, wireless subscriber numbers will exceed 18.5 million in Canada by 2006. Although voice revenues will only increase from C$6.4 billion in 2002 to C$8.8 billion in 2006, data revenues will grow rapidly from C$45 million to almost C$1.3 billion in the same period. The Yankee Group… Continue reading Wireless Subscriber Growth In Canada Will Rocket, Says Yankee Group

Mobile phone operators are on the verge of a new era in wireless services, one which will require them to change the way they have previous run their businesses, according to an analysis by Jack Myers of Jack Myers Report. The wireless industry has seen substantial growth in recent years as the public has readily… Continue reading Cable Industry Provides Content Model For Wireless, Says Myers

In 2006 the market is forecast to reach a volume of 232 million subscribers, an increase of 78.5% since 2001, according to new figures from Datamonitor. The compound annual growth rate of the market for the period 2001-2006 is predicted to be 12.3%. The US market is known to be less advanced than most European… Continue reading US Mobile Market Set For Continued Growth

The use of the internet to make telephone calls is set to rise in Western Europe, as internet service providers (ISPs) will increasingly seek to offer IP telephony to their customers (IP stands for internet protocol). This is according to a new report from IDC, which forecasts that user spending on IP telephony services in… Continue reading Internet Telephony To Show Strong Growth, Says IDC

The next generation of wireless services in Europe will herald a dramatic shift from voice traffic to data services, according to forecasts from Strategis Group released this month. These next generation technologies (3G technology) are predicted to create a flourishing demand for data-led services. As a result the number of ‘data switches’ installed throughout the… Continue reading Arrival Of 3G Mobiles Will See Data Surpass Voice Traffic In Europe, Says Strategis

European countries are overtaking the USA in the race to roll out broadband DSL (digital subscriber line) to homes and businesses, according to data released this month by UK-based Point Topic. DSL is a broadband system of high-speed communications which uses standard phone lines to deliver internet access at speeds ten times faster than a… Continue reading US DSL Growth Starts To Lag Behind Europe