Rise & Decline of Tech Device Ownership
11.05.2015Look around your community, and technology is seemingly everywhere – from people toting laptops and tuning into tablets to those tethered to smartphones. According to the Pew Research Center...
View ArticleMusic Industry Shifts to Streaming Trend
01.22.2016Summary: With today’s technologies and an increase in smartphone usage, access to music via streaming services is increasing in popularity. According to a recent USA Today report, Apple Music...
View ArticleTelecoms Follow Roadmap to 5G
02.19.2016In a competitive marketplace, ultra-fast broadband connectivity is a key differentiator, and 5G development and trials are underway. Several of the nation’s telecommunications companies are...
View ArticleThe Power of the Platform Economy
02.29.2016Summary: The Internet is a critical infrastructure and catalyst driving new business models. A prime example of this is the platform economy, which has given rise to marketplace powerhouses...
View ArticleTechnology Solutions to Support Voting
03.04.2016Summary: This week’s Super Tuesday results not only revealed winning candidates, the primary also featured another prominent story: our nation’s aging voting infrastructure and technologies...
View ArticleWhen Americans Unplug & Why
03.15.2016Summary: Americans own an average of five Internet-connected devices per household–a number that is projected to swell as Internet-driven advances become more prominent in homes.Blog Authors:...
View ArticleMaking America’s Homes Smarter
03.22.2016Summary: Living in a house capable of responding to your daily movements and needs once seemed like a science fiction fantasy. Now, smart home platforms, devices and apps are proliferating...
View ArticleFSF Panel: McCormick Criticizes FCC Privacy Proposal
03.24.2016Summary: USTelecom President Walter McCormick shared his viewpoints on privacy, Lifeline program, and set-top box proposal issues at the Free State Foundation’s 8th Annual Telecom Policy...
View ArticleYoung Viewers Targeted as Telecoms Embrace Digital Media
04.25.2016Summary: Digital viewing habits are fundamentally changing – particularly among younger audiences. Recent research from Limelight Networks indicates smartphones are the most commonly used...
View ArticleSecurity Developments & Sentiment on Biometric Technologies
04.27.2016Summary: As experts analyze methods of tightening security, biometric technologies show promise – but are not without risk and also raise privacy concerns. In the face of these challenges,...
View ArticleMobile Applications: Are They As Secure As You Think?
06.10.2016Summary: Mobile applications have become increasingly popular in recent years. As broadband speeds and data storage limits increase, so does the number of mobile apps developed and...
View ArticleTelefónica: Global Index on Digital Life
06.16.2016Since the introduction of digital technologies into daily life, societies around the world have sought ways to improve quality of life, increase social progress and hasten wealth creation....
View ArticleTelecom Roadmap to 5G
08.18.2016In a competitive marketplace, ultra-fast broadband connectivity is a key differentiator, and 5G development and trials are underway. Several of the nation’s telecommunications companies are...
View ArticleStreaming Boomed While TV Sagged for NBC's Rio Olympics
08.29.2016Summary: When it came to the 2016 Olympics, consumers flocked to their PCs, smart TVs and phones when watching coverage. Mark the Rio Olympics as the games where streaming came into its own...
View ArticleMusicians’ Controversy with Digital Streaming Services
09.01.2016Summary: Digital music services like Spotify and Pandora may be favored by their listeners, yet for songwriters, singers and publishers, sharing their music with audio streaming services may...
View ArticleMusic Streaming Triggers Push for New Royalty Regulations
09.08.2016For the past two years, two of the largest licensing clearinghouses, the American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers (ASCAP) and Broadcast Music Inc. (BMI) have been negotiating...
View ArticleData Consumption on Increase as Consumers Use Multiple Devices
09.09.2016The average online adult in the U.S. has more than four connected gadgets. And for a third of adults, one of those devices is a smart, internet-connected TV, according to Forrester Research’s...
View ArticleMobile devices rely on home fixed broadband
09.13.2016Once you get home with your smartphone or tablet, chances are you connect to your Wi-Fi network to access the internet. Referred to as “home roaming,” this common practice helps make iOS and...
View ArticleWhy Pay-TV Companies Are Going “Skinny”
09.29.2016On-demand video services like YouTube, Netflix and Hulu have been disrupting the TV viewing marketplace, making it easy for younger consumers to “cut the cord,” but pay-TV providers are...
View ArticleAmericans Spend More Time Online, Watching TV
10.20.2016Summary: Tech pundits are fond of predicting that new internet-based media options will supplant the old. All the cords will soon be cut. NBC will give way to Netflix. Gamers will all be...
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