As many as 870,000 people — most living in rural areas — would lose access to at least some broadcast network signals if Congress does not renew the STELAR Act.
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Research Peek of the Week: Mobile Networks In the U.S. Continue to Get Faster
New 2019 Q1-Q2 data from Speedtest Intelligence shows mobile networks in competitive U.S. geographies are getting faster, with AT&T topping the list of fastest carriers.
Research Peek of the Week: 5G Networks to Carry Over a Third of Global Mobile Data Traffic by 2024
According to the June 2019 Ericsson Mobility Report, by 2024, global mobile data traffic is expected to reach 131 exabytes per month, with 35% of total traffic carried on 5G networks.
Research Peek of the Week: Global Small Cell Deployments Expected to Reach Almost 5 Million by 2021
According to a new survey by TrendForce, global deployments of small cells are expected to reach almost 5 million units by 2021 — about triple the number of units as 2017.
IIA Statement on the Decision by the U.S. Court of Appeals Upholding the FCC’s Open Internet Rules
IIA applauds the U.S. District Court of Appeals decision to uphold the FCC’s open internet rules. But the ruling that the FCC can’t block state laws and thus allowing rules that differ among all 50 states could spell disaster for the advancement of the internet.
IIA’s Founding, Former Co-Chair Larry Irving Joining Internet Hall of Fame
Former Internet Innovation Alliance Co-Chair Larry Irving, who co-founded IIA in 2004 alongside current IIA Co-Chair Bruce Mehlman, will today be inducted into the Internet Hall of Fame.
Research Peek of the Week: U.S. Retail’s Digital Transformation Comes with Data Security Risks
The digital transformation of the U.S. retail industry has allowed for better customer communication and the introduction of new innovative business models, but has also increased the risk of exposing sensitive customer data.
Research Peek of the Week: Global Over-The-Top Market Will Soon Surpass Pay TV in Sales
Global over-the-top (OTT) revenue has more than doubled since 2016, growing from $30 billion in 2016 to $68 billion in 2018, and is expected to soon surpass pay TV in sales according to Digital TV Research.
Research Peek of the Week: Fiber-to-the-home Could be Available to 90% of U.S. Homes by 2029
The availability of fiber-to-the-home (FTTH) for U.S. households has continued to rise over the past 10 years, growing from 12.2 million in 2008 to 39.6 million in 2018. If spending on FTTH were to increase by $70 billion over the next decade, availability could reach 90% of US households.
Research Peek of the Week: Quantum Computing Continues to Advance
The field of quantum computing is moving rapidly, with the quantum computing startup Rigetti expected to release a 128-qubit computing system in 2019.
Only Congress Can End the Net Neutrality War
Statutory permanence for internet openness is the only way to end the ongoing uncertainty shrouding the internet ecosystem due to ever-changing rules.
Busting the Millennial Privacy Myth
The privacy concerns of Millennials are just about as strong as those of us who were born before the advent of the digital age and the construction of an internet ecosystem that now touches all of our lives.