Broadband News & Trends
Nielsen: Linear TV Viewing Continues to Rise Despite Industry Focus on Streaming
According to a recent report from Nielsen, Americans watched nearly 6 hours of video per day during the first quarter of 2018, a significant jump from the prior quarters. The report shows that 64% of homes have a video-on-demand service and an additional 2.7% of homes...
Smart Home Ecosystem Illustrates Potential Partnerships
ABI Research forecasts that by 2022, the global smart home market will reach $123 billion, which is up from $56 billion in 2018. The current smart home ecosystem is complicated with a growing number of players and offerings competing to gain a foothold in the market....
The Need for Vendors that Merge Technology and Business
Vendors that merge technology and business to solve multifaceted problems are in high demand. Gartner Inc. performed a "Cool Vendors" 2018 study on some vendors that are currently disrupting the scene with rapid transformation projects, optimized use of technology and...
More Than 40% of Streaming Device Owners Use Theirs Daily
According to a recent Parks Associates study, nearly 41% of streaming device owners use their device daily or almost daily. Streaming media players are the greatest used Internet-connected entertainment device. Those that said they use their streaming media player as...
US $1 Billion Industrial IoT Partnership
According to ABI Research, PTC and Rockwell Automation have aggressively worked toward being #1 in the digital domain of helping customers transform their physical operations. The companies entered into a $1 billion equity agreement in June, aligning their smart...
Pay TV Losing Ground Despite OTT Partnerships
eMarketer forecasts that the number of cord-cutters will jump more than 30% this year regardless of pay TV and OTT partnerships. Cord-cutters – adults that have canceled pay TV services – are expected to reach roughly 33 million this year. In July 2017, this number...
