ITU: Broadband Costs Half the Monthly Income in 32 Countries
The average global cost of information and communications technology (ICT) services declined 18% between 2008 and 2010, according to the latest 2010 ICT Price Basket report from the International Telecommunications Union (ITU). Though very much more affordable in the most economically developed countries, the largest declines in ICT services occurred in ... Read more

ABI: Mobile Video Streaming Traffic Will Surpass All Web and Internet Traffic by 2015
Analysts have been fine-tuning their data traffic spreadsheet models given the rapid rise in demand for online video. The latest forecast from ABI Research expects 2011 global data traffic will reach nearly 8,000 petabytes, or 8 quintillion bytes, and data traffic will continue growing at annual 50% rate in ensuing years to exceed 60,000 petabytes in 2016. At 58%, the ... Read more

Report: 13% of US Homes to Have Residential Energy Management
The "end node" for emergent smart grid networks, 13% of US households will have some type of energy management network in place by 2015, according to a Parks Associates forecast. Revenue for lighting controls, programmable thermostats and self-monitoring systems will each exceed $1 billion, according to Parks's "Residential Energy Management ... Read more

Connectivity Scorecard Ranks U.S. Number Two Worldwide
Depending which research you consult, the U.S. typically ranks around number 20 among nations of the world in terms of broadband deployment. But Nokia Siemens Networks argues that such numbers, which typically focus on residential deployments, do not tell the whole story. As an alternative, the company created the Connectivity Scorecard, a ... Read more

Akamai: Average U.S. Broadband Speed 5.1 Mbps
Akamai has released its Q4 2010 "State of the Internet" report. Gathering data from across is global server network, included is data about attack traffic, broadband adoption and mobile connectivity, as well as time-series trends. Highlights of the report include: Broadband Adoption * The number of unique IP addresses connecting to Akamai's network increased ... Read more

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