Broadband News & Trends
Market Growth of Wearable Technology Driven by Wrist-Worn Devices
According to forecasts from IDC, market growth from wearable technology is primarily driven by smartwatches and wrist-worn fitness trackers, accounting for 95% of all wearables shipped this year. It is expected that wrist-worn technology will continue to drive market...
Retail and Restaurants Face Challenges With Managed Wi-Fi Solutions
Given the rapidly changing technological needs of restaurants and retail spaces that both engage customers and support IT infrastructure, reliable Wi-Fi networks are imperative. Restaurant and retail industries require key features from a wireless network, such as...
Top Two Video Streaming Concerns for Consumers: Latency and Device Playback
A recent study from Bitmovin (2018 Video Developer Survey) shows that consumers are most concerned about latency, or broadcast delay, and device playback when streaming videos online. Of the 456 survey submissions, 55% of respondents said latency is the biggest...
More than 25% of Facebook Users have Deleted the App from Mobile Phones
Earlier this summer, Pew Research conducted a poll that found more than 25% of Facebook users have deleted the app from their mobile phones. The poll also shows that 42% of users between the ages of 18 and 50 have spent less time on the app. The poll was conducted...
Live Streaming is Changing How We Watch Sports
CSG recently released its global market survey, Digital Future Report: Sports Streaming Edition, that polled more than 2,000 18-64 year olds to evaluate when and how sports fans watch live sports. Streaming sports events on mobile devices are becoming increasingly...
The Transformative Impact of AI
Among the speakers of the opening keynote of Mobile World Congress Americas (MWCA), MWCA director general, Mats Granryd, and Sprint’s Marcelo Claure agree that AI is the next technological revolution when paired with 5G connectivity. According to Claure, AI has the...
