Tagged in: North America
The ongoing net neutrality saga in the USA
If you want to see what poor government policies can do, go to the USA. Under the previous Bush government the private telco industry was given a free rein to develop its own policies and it cleverly managed to declare … Continue reading
Emphasis shifting away from ARPU
Over the last decade and in particular the last five years, ARPU has been the dominant metric in the mobile and broadband markets amongst other telecommunications sectors. The emphasis is now clearly shifting away from ARPU and towards other metrics … Continue reading
US wireless spectrum to double over next 10 years
Earlier this week President Obama issued a memo to federal agencies and departments stating that his administration intends to almost double the available amount of mobile spectrum available over the next ten years. It is intended to auction an additional … Continue reading
Mid year analysis of US broadband policies
It has now been a few months since the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) in America launched its National Broadband Plan (NBP), so it is timely to see where the plans are heading. Critics will say they are going nowhere – … Continue reading
Intelligent Cars – IntelliDrive project
The US San Francisco Bay Bay Area Metropolitan Transportation Commission (MTC) is leading efforts to build an 800-mile express lane network stretching from the Napa Valley wine country to California’s fabled Silicon Valley. The initiative will create high-occupancy toll (HOT) … Continue reading
Mobile prices unlikely to be affected by AT&T decision
Contrary to what some financial analysts would have us believe, it is highly unlikely that the price increases for mobile broadband services which were recently announced by AT&T will be replicated by other mobile operators around the world. The mobile … Continue reading
Austin, Texas, a smart city
Austin, Texas, referred to by some as Silicon Hills, is known for its thriving technology industry, beautiful setting and quality of life and entrepreneurship (Whole Foods and Dell are Austin companies). It is home to South by Southwest (SXSW) film, … Continue reading
Is Canada about to enjoy a broadband market renaissance?
During the last decade Canada’s broadband markets have fallen off the pace of its OECD counterparts. Nevertheless, in 2009 and early 2010 there were positive signs of the growing momentum towards increased fibre deployments and DOCSIS upgrades. For instance by … Continue reading
Mobile data is driving Canada’s mobile market
The Canadian mobile market appears to be undergoing a paradigm shift similar to that occurring in the US mobile market. Where once mobile data services were seen as an adjunct to mobile voice services, major mobile operators are now being … Continue reading
Canada’s cable operators continue their foray into voice services
Canada’s major cable companies continue to enjoy robust growth in cable telephony. Cable telephony subscribers of the four major cable companies are increasing at around 30% per annum, with the number of cable telephone subscribers estimated to have grown to … Continue reading