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Broadband Money Makers Update - Issue 22 July 2008
Welcome to issue number 22 of Point Topic’s Broadband Money Makers Update, a free newsletter covering broadband value-added services (BVAS) markets worldwide. This is the seventh edition of 2008.
Broadband consumers snapping up more bits for their buck July 2008
The latest data from Point Topic reveals that in Q1 2008 fibre optic broadband for the first time in a quarter added more subscribers than cable.
Mobile internet users are a rare breed June 2008
There are under 3 million people in the UK who are using the internet on the move according to Point Topic’s most recent data*.
Broadband Money Makers Update - Editon 21 June 2008
Welcome to issue number 21 of Point Topic's Broadband Money Makers Update, a free newsletter covering broadband value-added services (BVAS) markets worldwide.
Research shock on online shopping revenues June 2008
New evidence shows that online shopping is not growing nearly so fast as is often claimed.
Broadband Money Makers Update - Edition 20 May 2008
Welcome to issue number 20 of Point Topic's Broadband Money Makers Update
Prices of DSL services go up and down May 2008
Global speeds and prices of residential and business DSL services increased by 4.7% and 9.3% respectively in the first quarter of 2008
Online shoppers - cautious and not up for auction May 2008
Auction sites are suffering a downturn in popularity. The last 6 months has seen the proportion of UK households saying they buy on eBay and other online auction sites drop by 4% according to the latest data from Point Topic’s series of consumer broadband surveys*.
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Global Broadband Statistics version 2 now live April 2008
Point Topic is pleased to announce that version 2 of the Global Broadband Statistics is now launched.
Broadband Money Makers Update - edition 19 April 2008
Welcome to issue number 19 of the Broadband Money Makers update
Security online – what are you worried about? April 2008
Only 8% of consumers in the UK feel perfectly safe using their computer at home according to the latest research* from Point Topic.
Russian regions in line for better broadband March 2008
Moscow residents are used to being spoilt for choice when it comes broadband packages but only very recently have those outside the capital seen their broadband choices start to expand.
Broadband Money Makers Update - Issue 18 March 2008
Welcome to issue number 18 of Point Topic's Broadband Money Makers Update, a free newsletter covering broadband value-added services (BVAS) markets worldwide. This is the third edition of 2008.
How fast is your broadband? March 2008
For subscribers to packages up to and including 16 Mbps as the listed speed gets higher the proportion of users actually experiencing it gets lower.
Broadband Money Makers Update - Issue 17 February 2008
Welcome to issue number 17 of Point Topic’s Broadband Money Makers Update, a free newsletter covering broadband value-added services (BVAS) markets worldwide. This is the second edition of 2008.
Videoconferencing on the up February 2008
The annual revenue of the videoconferencing services companies for 2006 almost doubled to $607 million from $308 million in 2005.
Point Topic pinpoints target markets for mobile internet February 2008
New research by Point Topic should help companies develop the new mobile internet market more quickly and successfully.
Global broadband growth is slowing down January 2008
By the end of the third quarter of 2007 there were 328.8 million broadband subscribers worldwide
Belgian dial-up ends on 31 January January 2008
Belgacom, the incumbent and leading internet access provider in Belgium has decided to say good bye to dial-up.
Broadband Money Makers update - issue 15 December 2007
Welcome to issue number 15 of Point Topic's Broadband Money Makers Update, a free newsletter covering broadband value-added services (BVAS) markets worldwide.
Baltic tigers ready to pounce? December 2007
Estonia is the leading light in the Baltic States for broadband penetration, but its position is starting to be challenged as both Latvia and Lithuania are closing the gap.
Business internet hits a pause December 2007
The UK business internet market seems to be pausing for breath – but it is still short of saturation.
Broadband Tariff Trends: Average residential downstream speeds have increased significantly November 2007
Average residential DSL downstream speeds have increased in all but two regions globally from Q2 2007 to Q3 2007.
21 million broadband lines in the UK by 2013 November 2007
The number of broadband customers in the UK will continue growing steadily, but at a lower rate,
Global IP telephony revenues increase almost fourfold November 2007
The annual global revenues from retail IP telephony* services grew from $1,834 million in 2005 to $6908 in 2006.
Broadband Money Makers Update - Issue 14 November 2007
Welcome to issue number 14 of Point Topic's Broadband Money Makers Update, a free newsletter covering broadband value-added services (BVAS) markets worldwide.
Business BVAS revenues continue to grow strongly, generating significant additional revenues November 2007
Business broadband value-added services (BVAS) are making an increasingly important contribution to overall broadband revenues.
IPTV in mid-2007: subscriber numbers and penetration rates up October 2007
The number of people using IPTV services increased by 179% in the 12 months to 30 June 2007.
World Broadband Statistics Q2 2007
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October 2007Analysis and report on world broadband statistics to Q2 2007
Broadband Money Makers Update - Issue 12 September 2007
Welcome to issue number 12 of Point Topic’s Broadband Money Makers Update, a free newsletter covering broadband value-added services (BVAS) markets worldwide.
Consumer BVAS revenues up 81% in 2006. September 2007
With over $16 billion in revenues, consumer BVAS became increasingly essential to the financial success of broadband services.
Broadband Tariff Trends: Operators sacrifice margins for 'stickiness' August 2007
Broadband Tariff Trends: Operators sacrifice margins for “stickiness”
Carphone Warehouse stems the tide of gloomy customers August 2007
Some ISPs at least are listening to their customers. Collectively broadband providers have managed to halt the slide to unhappy subscribers.
Mobile internet needs to “cross the chasm” August 2007
Mobile network operators and device suppliers need to “cross the marketing chasm” if they are going to grow mobile internet into a big consumer market
FTTx and DSL in tussle for Moscow market share July 2007
The broadband market in Russia, particularly in Moscow, is growing quickly.
Mobile broadband – the kit is out there, where are the affordable services? June 2007
The UK is about to see rapid growth in mobile broadband services according to the latest research from YouGov and Point Topic*.
Deutsche Telekom: finding focus back home? June 2007
Germany is the largest broadband market in Europe. Worldwide it comes fourth just after China, US and Japan. Almost all of the German broadband connections are delivered over ADSL.
World broadband closes in on 300 million subscribers June 2007
According to the most recent data from Point Topic’s Global Broadband Statistics service there were almost 298 million broadband subscribers worldwide at the end of Q1 2007.
Country level broadband forecasts June 2007
Point Topic has just published the first trial of our country level broadband forecasts
Swindon and Milton Keynes in high speed battle May 2007
The latest analysis* from Point Topic shows that Swindon again has managed to top of the league table of broadband towns in the UK, but they are being pushed hard by a surge from Milton Keynes.
UK Businesses - just as likely to change ISP, but for different reasons May 2007
According to the latest survey* by Point Topic 12% of UK businesses have changed ISP in the last 6 months and 23% are 'very' or 'fairly' likely to do so in the next 6 months.
Speedy Broadband Britain: A costly myth April 2007
When households in the city of Stavanger in Southwest Norway want to get broadband from Lyse Tele, they have two options...
Europe in last place and falling April 2007
A next generation digital divide is becoming a global phenomenon. While Europeans have long been used to being a bandwidth first world continent that status is about to be downgraded.
Retail VoIP subscribers double during 2006 April 2007
Retail voice subscriber numbers more than doubled during 2006, from 19 million to 40 million.
World Broadband Statistics Q4 2006 March 2007
March 2007By the end of 2006, the worldwide total of broadband lines reached 281.5 million. A total of 17.7 million lines were added over the last quarter of 2006 which results in a 6.7% quarterly growth. The year-on-year growth during 2006 was 31.1%.
Current Market Trend: Tariff benchmarking over 240 operators worldwide March 2007
In early 2007, Point Topic upgraded its Operator Source service into an online database which allows quarterly updated tariffs information to be downloaded in two “.csv” formatted files.
281 million global broadband subscribers March 2007
The latest figures from Point Topic put the number of broadband subscribers worldwide at 281.3 million as at end 2006