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Thursday, April 20, 2017
Average U S Internet Access Speeds are Highly Dynamic
Average U S Internet Access Speeds are Highly Dynamic
If in the second quarter of 2016, average connection speeds in U.S. cities ranged from 17 Mbps to 24 Mbps, while Internet service providers are selling gigabit access, as well as services in the 100 Mbps to 300 Mbps range, it is obvious that most consumers are not buying either gigabit or hundreds-of-megabits services.
On the other hand, speeds are increasing rapidly. In fact, according to Okla, fixed network customers in the first half of 2016 got an average of over 50 Mbps for the first time ever.
That represents a speed improvement of more than a 40 percent since July 2015.
Similarly, mobile Internet access customers saw speeds improve by more than 30 percent since last year, with an average download speed of 19.27 Mbps in the first six months of 2016.
In other words, by some measures, mobile Internet access download speeds are as fast, or nearly as fast, as the “average” U.S. fixed network connection in at least some cities.
Just as important are http://tylercaldwellphotography.blogspot.com /2016/08/over-15-years-average-internet-speed.html" style="text-decoration: none;">speed differences between various ISPs. Where Google Fiber might offer an average speed in excess of 300 Mbps, Comcast and other cable TV ISPs might average about 50 Mbps to 45 Mbps. Telcos tend to deliver slower speeds than that, with the exception of Verizon FiOS, which has an average speed of about 50 Mbps.
source: Ookla
source: Ookla
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Sunday, April 9, 2017
Google Buys Softcards Technology Gets Deal With U S Carriers
Google Buys Softcards Technology Gets Deal With U S Carriers
Softcard is a joint wander between AT&T, Verizon, and T-Mobile to support NFC based mobile payments in the United States. While Googles unique post on the Google Commerce web journal depicted it as something closer to a partnership, the announcement discharged via Softcard affirms that Google has acquired Softcards technology.
The deal will see Verizon Wireless, T-Mobile and AT&T pre-install Google Wallet on their Android phones in the U.S. not long from now. Google Wallet permits shoppers to tap their phones to pay at checkout in some block and-mortar stores similarly Apple Pay does. The move likewise includes Google purchasing some protected innovation from Softcard, once known as ISIS. It doesnt give the idea that any Softcard representatives are joining Google as a major aspect of the deal.
Google, which presented its digital wallet in 2011, is searching for better approaches to pull in clients as Apples mobile-payments service makes strides with purchasers and retailers. Apple Pay as of now records for more than $2 out of $3 of buys utilizing contactless mobile-telephone payments over the three noteworthy Visa systems, Apple said a month ago.
"Weve gotten awesome criticism from individuals who utilize this peculiarity and weve kept contributing to make it simple and secure for more individuals to pay with their phones," Google said. "An enormous piece of this is working with different trend-setters in the business to help give a consistent experience over an extensive variety of phones and stores."
While Apple Pay has made strides, EBay Incs. PayPal payments service remains a top supplier for mobile and Internet payments. In November, Apple Pay represented 1 percent of digital-payment dollars spent, by Investment Research. PayPal, which has been around for a long time and is being spun off by EBay, had 78 percent, while Google Wallet had 4 percent.
The partnership takes after Samsung Electronics Cos. declaration not long from now of a deal to purchase LoopPay Inc. to pick up a bigger foothold in mobile payments. LoopPay makes cell phone frill that let 90 percent of Visa payment gadgets accept mobile payments, Samsung said.
LoopPay makes cell phone adornments that let 90 percent of Mastercard payment gadgets accept mobile payments, Samsung said.
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Friday, April 7, 2017
More U S Teens Watch YouTube Than Linear TV
More U S Teens Watch YouTube Than Linear TV
Whether YouTube is a “substitute” product for linear TV is debatable. What apparently is harder to debate is that YouTube is a preferred venue for consumer video consumption among U.S. teenagers.
In a survey of U.S. teenagers, analysts at Piper Jaffray found teens spent more time watching YouiTube than watching linear TV. Though 37 percent of respondents reported watching Netflix, 26 percent said they watched YouTube, compared to 25 percent who reported watching linear TV.
And 40 percent say their top shopping website is Amazon, leading other sites by an order of magnitude.
source: Piper Jaffray
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