LTE on the Rise - Internet Innovation Alliance

August 26, 2013

4G LTE technology is relatively new on the scene, but as Dan Jones of Light Reading reports, it’s picking up steam:

There are now more than 1,000 4G LTE devices available, with more than 200 live networks deployed using the new 4G technology.

The latest report from the Global Mobile Suppliers Association (GSA) finds that there are now 202 live LTE networks globally with 1,064 LTE devices available.

Leading the charge among devices is, of course, smartphones.

Research Peek of the Week: Young Adults More Likely to Access the Internet Through Cell Phones

The 2020 Telecom Market Report by Claritas identifies audience characteristics and trends in the telecom industry.

October 27, 2021

Research Peek of the Week: Seniors’ Connected Technology Adoption Increases During COVID-19 Pandemic

A recent study by Parks Associates found that the COVID-19 pandemic has resulted in seniors becoming increasingly likely to utilize broadband-connected technology, defying the myth that this age group shies away from new technology.

March 31, 2021

Research Peek of the Week: 5G Users Consume Almost Twice as much Data as 4G Users in the U.S.

A new report from Opensignal found that in September 2020, 5G users in the U.S. consumed almost twice as much data as 4G users – 16.5GB compared to 8.7GB respectively.

October 28, 2020

Research Peek of the Week: Information and Communications Technology (ICT) Helps Consumers During COVID-19 Pandemic

A recent survey of smartphone users in 11 countries shows that during the COVID-19 pandemic, consumers are finding information and communications technology (ICT) vital for coping with everyday life.

June 24, 2020

Research Peek of the Week: Smartphone Ownership Among U.S. Adults Continues to Rise

Smartphone ownership among U.S. adults continues to increase year over year and is widely adopted across different economic, educational, and ethnic demographic groups.

January 15, 2020

Research Peek of the Week: Most Popular Mobile Apps in the U.S.

Mobile apps are proving to be among the most popular features on smartphones, with a recent survey of smartphone users in the United States showing that social and communications apps are the most popular.

January 8, 2020

FCC Should Follow Signposts for Change With Mobile Broadband

Op-eds

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.

July 31, 2018

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.

July 18, 2018

IIA Releases White Paper and Survey on Consumers’ Use of Internet: Mobile and Fixed Broadband Are Now “Functional Substitutes” for Each Other

Press Releases

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.

July 17, 2018

Consumer Preferences Tilting Towards Mobile Broadband

Special Reports

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.

July 17, 2018

Stick With What Works

Over at Mobile Future, Jonathan Spalter looks at the future of wireless and finds that as mobile video consumption contines to boom, fiber-based networks will become more and…

August 11, 2015

Ads in Today’s Age

At Mashable, T.L. Stanley has an interesting look at how advertising — especially with the rise of mobile broadband — has drastically changed in the past decade: Because…

October 1, 2014

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