Broadband Technology Intelligence

High growth potential for MENA region as worldwide broadband connections reach 545m | 08 Feb 12 tags › There were 545m fixed broadband connections worldwide by end 2011, up by 963 per cent year-on-year. China had the largest number of DSL and FTTP subscribers by end 2011, totaling 104.85m and 27.2m respectively and the USA had the largest cable modem subscriber base at 46.19m. Penetration in the Middle East is low compared to the rest of the world, but Israel had one of the highest broadband penetration rates in the region at 68.4 per cent. Morocco, Egypt, Qatar and the UAE all have relatively small broadband markets but potential for growth in these countries is high.

Access to online content: European consumer electronics companies get serious about enabling video services | 07 Oct 11 tags › The connected living room devices market in Western Europe is expected to reach 42.3m devices with an active connection to the internet by the end of 2011. Consumer electronics manufacturers are increasingly adding content services to their devices, with a total of 945 relationships in July 2011, up from 76 in April 2010. Although YouTube is the most widely deployed service across Western Europe, deals with established broadcasters and other premium video companies like the BBC iPlayer have become a point of competitive differentiation between CE devices.

Broadband Technology Market Monitor: The business of broadband - connections & economics | 20 Sep 11 tags › This report offers a highly detailed and valuable picture of the key trends and providers in the broadband market across Western Europe. Providing regional and country-level overviews, the analysis and data covers a variety of topics including next-generation broadband development (fibre-to-the-premises, VDSL, DOCSIS 3.0), advertised package speeds, broadband access revenue and the different fees paid by telcos to third parties; data at a market-level is forecast to five years.

Australian satellite launch imminent | 13 Feb 12 tags › Australians living in the remotest areas of the country will soon have access to fast, reasonably-priced broadband services, following the launch of a project to design and build two satellites for the...

Netflix launches in UK and Ireland | 10 Jan 12 tags › US disc-by-mail and online video provider Netflix has launched an online streaming offer in the UK and Ireland. The service, which is now available to consumers for £5.99 per month, contains a selection...

Ofcom aims for bandwidth throttling transparency | 25 Nov 11 tags › UK regulator Ofcom has stated that it expects ISPs to ensure that customers are aware of how their network Internet traffic is being controlled. The move has been introduced to increase transparency, and...

Anytime, anywhere entertainment | 11 Jul 11 Dan Cryan presented at IHS Screen Digest's recent breakfast seminar in Paris looking at the growth in online video, the devices that drive this growth, the pressures that the growth in data puts on ISPs and ISP strategies for addressing these economic challenges.

The changing landscape of online television | 14 Jun 11 tags › In this presentation IHS Screen Digest Head of Broadband Dan Cryan and Senior Analyst Marija Jaroslavskaja outline the ongoing transformation of the online television landscape brought on by the proliferation of connected living room devices. As traditional TV players evolve to become multi-screen networks and new entrants emerge, the market is rapidly fragmenting. The presentation discusses the challenges of fragmentation and emerging solutions.