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"The decline of DSL in the US has life tough for the phone companies - who in total lost 70,000 subscribers during the second quarter of 2012. Winner: cable companies in general and Comcast in specific as 260,000 new folks signed up for broadband in the US."

"Mobile phones and the rise of broadband means that fewer and fewer people need a landline. The baby bells are feeling the impact and here are two charts that highlight this precipitous decline. Of course, cable guys are doing fine, thanks to triple play offers."

The Republican platform on telecommunications and its criticism of the Obama Administration's handling of broadband inspired a blogger at the Washington Post to ponder the question, "Whatever happened to Obama's goal of universal broadband access?

"Le secteur canadien des communications poursuit son expansion, selon l'édition 2012 du Rapport de surveillance des communications publiée mardi par le Conseil de la radiodiffusion et des télécommunications canadiennes (CRTC). Au dire de ce rapport, les Canadiens ont ainsi consommé davantage de contenu via divers canaux, et la la famille canadienne moyenne a dépensé plus de 180 $ par mois pour les services de communications en 2011."

A final nail in the open set-top box coffin could come soon. The FCC currently prohibits cable providers from encrypting basic cable channels in order to preserve compatibility with third-party devices. But these third-party devices have become increasingly rare, so the FCC is considering dropping the encryption ban altogether.

During April-to-June 2012, AT&T & Verizon lost 94,000 broadband subscribers in total. While they continue to sign up people for fiber and higher speed broadband, they are losing DSL subscribers really fast which is good news for cable broadband companies.

"The research group notes that even with $45 billion in cash on hand, Google probably doesn't have the money to blanket the nation in its fiber. But it can cover enough ground to severely disrupt the pay TV business with a superior ISP/video solution."

"uring April-to-June 2012, AT&T & Verizon lost 94,000 broadband subscribers in total. While they continue to sign up people for fiber and higher speed broadband, they are losing DSL subscribers really fast which is good news for cable broadband companies."

Selon un rapport produit par la firme britannique Ovum Consulting, l'industrie canadienne des télécommunications sans fil a contribué pour 43 milliards$ à l'économie canadienne en 2010. Diffusée hier par l'Association canadienne des télécommunications sans fil (ACTS), l'étude a déterminé que l'industrie des services de télécommunications sans fil a injecté 18 milliards$ directement au PIB canadien et fourni 15,66 milliards$ supplémentaires dans la chaîne d'approvisionnement.

Connected entertainment will drive revenues in the so-called "smart home" market to nearly $60 billion by 2017 - up from just $25 billion in 2012. That's the finding of Juniper Research in a new report examining the smart home market and the financial opportunities derived from connected devices and service models.