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IDC Telecom Services Tracker Finds Accelerated Growth Due to Inflation but the Future Remains Shadowed by the Looming Recession

Worldwide spending on telecommunications and pay TV services will be nearly $1.6 trillion in 2022, representing a year-over-year increase of 1.9%, according to the International Data Corporation (IDC) Worldwide Semiannual Telecom Services Tracker.

TelecommStaff ReportsNovember 28, 2022telcos, Telecommunication, price inflation

Smart Home Will Be An $11 Billion Opportunity for Telcos in 2011, ABI Research Says

So-called "UnTelco" opportunities for communications service providers (CSPs) in the smart home will reach $11.2 billion by 2022, though it will not be an easy journey, according to ABI Research.

Airrion AndrewsAugust 24, 2018ABI Research, UnTelco, telcos, CSPs, communication service providers, broadband, video, smart homeComment

Global Digital Pay TV Subscriptions Exceeded 1 Billion in 2017, IHS Markit Finds

Digital pay TV subscriptions around the world, including cable, satellite and IPTV, exceeded one billion for the first time in 2017, according to new research from IHS Markit. This global growth comes despite the continued uptake of over-the-top (OTT) subscription video services, like Netflix, Hulu and Amazon Prime Video, which added more than three times the number of subscriptions than pay TV last year, according to IHS Markit.