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18 October, 2017

Gen Z tech research by CommScope shows ‘always-on’ mindset as 15% of city-dwellers check smartphones 30 times per hour

New global research from CommScope underscores why Generation Z is the most technology intimate and connection dependent in history, with unique viewpoints and expectations for the devices, technologies and people they depend on for their always-on lifestyle. (more…)

21 March, 2017

Cyber security concerns are high over personal data safety as survey shows 83% fear financial data hack

F5 Networks has released the results of a new study into the UK’s app-centric society and consumer behaviours. The research reveals over a quarter of Brits (26%) do not check app security measures before downloading them, (more…)

24 January, 2017

Ten years on: operators have the chance to finish what the iPhone started

Last week was the 10-year anniversary of the iPhone. On 9^th January 2007, Steve Jobs first announced that Apple was to launch a device that would ‘re-invent the phone’ and be like having ‘the internet in your pocket.’ At this time, the mobile industry was experiencing something of a stagnation. (more…)

05 September, 2016

Near-term burden could be placed on mobile networks as more gamers demand AR and move outdoors

Pokémon GO is just the tip of the mobile augmented reality (AR) gaming iceberg when it comes to user interest, according to a Vasona Networks survey of people who play the game. (more…)

25 August, 2016

Plagued by high failure rates Apple’s iOS loses smartphone performance battle to Android devices

Apple has lost its habitual ‘leader’ position to Android in the eternal smartphone performance battle. This is according to the Q2 2016 State of Mobile Device Performance and Health report released by Blancco Technology Group. (more…)

12 August, 2016

Pokemon GO is a game changer on all sorts of levels

Everyone is talking about Pokemon GO. It is a phenomenal success. It went straight to the top of the free apps list, it is on more Android phones than Tinder and people use it more than WhatsApp and Instagram. (more…)

26 May, 2016

Most tech-savvy consumers believe that they are more ‘multi-channel’ than the companies that serve them

A significant number of increasingly tech-savvy consumers feel aggrieved at the difficulty they face getting service from businesses, despite their commitment to multi-channel strategies aimed at easing the waiting times for customers. (more…)

25 March, 2016

Global digital payments to reach US$3.6trn this year, Juniper Research finds

A new study from Juniper Research has found that hat the annual transaction value of online, mobile and contactless payments will reach $3.6 trillion this year, up from $3 trillion on 2015, a 20% increase. (more…)

09 February, 2016

Up to 70% of global population will be mobile users, says 10th annual Cisco VNI mobile forecast

Since 2000, when the first camera phone was introduced, the number of mobile users has quintupled. By 2020, there will be 5.5 billion mobile users, representing 70% of the global population, according to the release of the Cisco Visual Networking Index™ (VNI) Global Mobile Data Traffic Forecast (2015 to 2020). (more…)