The world's internet population is growing significantly year-over-year. Between 2012 and 2017, the world's internet population grew from 2.5 billion to 3.8 billion. And the amount of data created by today's internet users is staggering.
Research Peek of the Week: US is Losing Ground in the Race to 5G
Deloitte release a new paper that examines how the United States compares to other countries with regards to 5G network development and deployment. The verdict? The United States has a lot of catching up to do.
IIA Comments in USTelecom Forbearance Proceeding: “Policies that attract private capital to investment in high-speed broadband have very high economic impact”
Today, the Internet Innovation Alliance (IIA) submitted comments at the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) in support of USTelecom’s request for forbearance from certain outdated requirements of the Telecommunications Act of 1996. Forbearance is a process provided by Congress that allows regulation to keep up with rapid technological change so that it does not inhibit future... Read more »
Research Peek of the Week: Low Percentage of Internet Users Confident About Privacy Settings on Social Media
A 2017 survey showed a low percentage of respondents felt "very confident" that the privacy settings selected on their social media accounts function in the way they would like.
IIA July Newsletter
Selected news, writings, and studies from the month of July.
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FCC Should Follow Signposts for Change With Mobile Broadband
A new survey shows just how fast the market for broadband is changing. Consumers no longer see mobile and fixed internet access alternatives as fundamentally different but use different types of broadband access in similar ways. In other words, mobile and fixed broadband are now functional substitutes.
Research Peek of the Week: In-Home Smart Devices Becoming More Popular
Consumers are becoming more connected than ever, and that includes home automation, where almost a quarter of consumers now own at least one kind of smart device, such as a smart appliance, thermostat, or lights.
Research Peek of the Week: Consumer Preferences for Broadband are Changing
An increasing number of Americans are relying primarily on their smartphones or web-enabled mobile devices to access a broader number and type of activities, services, and overall information.
IIA Releases White Paper and Survey on Consumers’ Use of Internet: Mobile and Fixed Broadband Are Now “Functional Substitutes” for Each Other
Internet Innovation Alliance (IIA) released a survey showing that consumers’ preferences for how they access the internet and how they use the internet have changed dramatically – and that these changes have accelerated over the past two years.
Consumer Preferences Tilting Towards Mobile Broadband
IIA believes that now is the right time for the FCC to update and modernize its approach to reporting to Congress on the deployment of advanced telecommunications capability. Because consumers perceive and use mobile and fixed broadband services in essentially the same way, the FCC should now consider mobile and fixed broadband services “functional substitutes” and report to Congress accordingly.