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Verizon Courts Cord-cutters with Newly-announced 5G Home Service with Free Apple TV or ChromecastSeptember 13, 2018Verizon recently announced the rollout of its 5G wireless home broadband service in the US, 5G Home, with orders opening September 13th, 2018 and launch beginning October 1st in Houston, Indianapolis, Los Angeles, and Sacramento. The company is touting typical speeds of approximately 300 Mbps, peaking at 1 Gigabit, with no data caps. The service is priced at $50/month for existing Verizon subscribers, and $70/month for non-subscribers, and comes with three months of YouTube TV free. Subscribers also receive their choice of a free Google Chromecast Ultra or Apple TV 4K.Subscribers Only
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US Broadband Services: Broadband - All DataMay 03, 2018Examines Internet access in the USA including annual data and forecasts for broadband, narrowband and PC connections and penetration, as well as revenue, subscription,and transaction data on online music and video.Subscribers Only
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Mobile World Congress 2018: 5G chipsets are real and launching with smartphones in time for MWC 2019March 09, 2018Latest news on the 5G chipset front from Mobile World Congress Barcelona 2018
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Growth in OTT video in 2017 fails to offset the continued decline in US pay TV subscribersFebruary 20, 2018Full year results for key TV operators in the US have shown that subscriptions to linear pay TV services are continuing to decline. Subscriptions to TV and online video services are estimated to have fallen by 675,000 subscribers over 2017 – a year-on-year decline of 0.7%. This represents an improvement on the previous year, which saw declines of over one million pay TV subscribers. The year did see growth in broadband-delivered live TV services such as DIRECTV Now, Sling TV, and PlayStation Vue, however.
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Roaming costs across the EU and EFTA set to tumble as EU ‘roam like at home’ regulations launchJune 14, 2017The EU launched ‘Roam Like at Home’ on 15th June, introducing elements of the ‘Digital Single Market’ to the statute book. This bans international roaming charges within the 28 countries of the EU plus the three markets of the EEA, impacting on some 672 million mobile subscriptions.Subscribers Only
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State of the US pay TV market Q4 2016April 15, 20172016 was another rough year for US pay TV, IHS estimates that 1.2 million customers cut the cord.Subscribers Only
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Broadcast & Internet Video Software, Security and Analytics Market Monitor - Q3 2016April 07, 2017The broadcast & internet video software, security and analytics market monitor provides a high level overview of the video software market value and major trends across various technology segments and regions.Subscribers Only
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Verizon deepens drone capability with Skyward acquisitionFebruary 26, 2017Verizon has acquired the privately-held Skyward, which provides a drone operations management platform for organisations across a range of verticals, such as agriculture, construction, media and real estate among others.
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State of the US pay TV market Q3 2016January 05, 2017Efforts to bundle TV + Broadband for a price lower than standalone broadband have been paying off for cable operators, and as a result, the business of pay TV had a modest loss of 317,813 in Q3 2016.Subscribers Only
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Mobile Location Intelligence Update: To reach mobile users where they are, location tech is essentialNovember 18, 2016Today’s mobile services cannot grow without significant location technology capabilities. In addition to filing for an Initial Public Offering (IPO), Snap Inc. also signed a deal with Foursquare to license the latter’s business location data. Verizon, meanwhile, is acquiring location technology startup SocialRadar to improve its location content across various businesses. Lastly, Uber is utilizing data generated from completed rides to generate local recommendations. Each announcement illustrates how location information is impacting and influencing products, users and service providers.Subscribers Only
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USA Country Profile - Operator MultiplaySeptember 09, 2016In this country profile: data, charts, insight on the USA fixed voice, fixed broadband, mobile, pay TV and multiplay markets, plus comment on the major recent strategic and regulatory events.Subscribers Only
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US pay TV suffers largest quarterly subscriber loss everAugust 19, 2016US pay TV saw its largest quarterly subscriber loss in history, amidst a seasonally weak Q2 coupled with the intensifying effects of cord-cutting. There was a loss of 701,480 pay TV subscribers (not including Dish’s Sling TV), slightly more than the 646,450 lost in the prior-year quarter. The results pushed Pay TV video penetration of TV households downward, continuing its relentless decline. Pay TV penetration in Q2 2016 dropped to 82.6%, down from 84.7% in the same quarter of 2015. Cable once again showed its resilience with continued improvement, while satellite growth was flat and IPTV continued its streak of accelerated losses.Subscribers Only
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State of the US pay TV market Q2 2016August 17, 2016The loss of 701,480 video subscribers marked the greatest number of quarterly cord-cuttings in US pay TV history, the result of more lower priced internet-delivered options.Subscribers Only
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Verizon acquires Yahoo! core assets in $4.8 billion dealJuly 26, 2016Verizon has acquired the core businesses of Yahoo!, excluding investments in Yahoo! Japan and Alibaba, as well as much of the patent portfolio, for $4.8 billion. These assets will mainly boost Verizon’s move into advertising following the acquisition of AOL last year.Subscribers Only
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Verizon helps Boston to deploy fast networks for smart city servicesJune 13, 2016Verizon has announced a partnership with the city of Boston to replace its copper-based infrastructure with a state-of-the-art fiber-optic network platform.Subscribers Only
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AT&T and Quickplay - as much about OTT as it is about hedging, diversification, and tech captureMay 25, 2016AT&T is set to acquire OTT solutions and managed-media- services provider Quickplay Media. Although the terms of the deal are unknown, the sale almost certainly surpasses USD 100m in value; private equity group Madison Dearborn Partners purchased a majority stake in Quickplay in Q3 2012 for roughly USD 100m.Subscribers Only
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State of the US pay TV market Q4 2015 & FY 2015: Cord-cutting intensifies - Over 1m pay TV subscribers lost in 2015May 06, 2016Pay TV saw its worst yearly loss in video subscribers ever, losing an organic 1.026 million video subscribers in 2015, substantially more than the 178,420 lost in 2014. Losses at IPTV, coupled with cord-cutting and cord-nevers continue to have a significant impact on pay TV.Subscribers Only
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RESEARCH NOTE - Voice over IP Services Market Up 5 Percent in 2015April 28, 2016IHS Technology analysis and commentary on the 2016 VoIP and Unified Communication Services and Subscribers Annual Market Report, which tracks service provider residential and business voice over IP (VoIP) and unified communication (UC) services, follows.
