From 5G to 6G in Asia, an embodiment of China’s rise amidst Japan’s decline

On March 1st, Japan’s Prime Minister Kishida validated the scrapping of the so-called “NTT law” in 2025. This law contains all rules applying to telecommunications operator NTT, which used to be  wholly state-owned. Among them stands the obligation for the company to disclose its R&D results, which hinders its global competitiveness. Indeed, NTT bets hard […]

The US broadband market: FWA still full of promises, and fiber to always more premises

Early February, Charter CEO Chris Winfrey indicated that the cable operator expected to complete its Docsis 4.0 network upgrade in 2026, instead of the originally planned 2025 target date. Charter was supposed to follow in the footsteps of Comcast, which started implementing Full-Duplex Docsis 4.0 to its first customers end 2023. This network upgrade, and […]

The Great Rebundling in the US: Which Trends Will Shape the OTT Bundles in 2024?

The OTT landscape has never been this challenging: consumers are as price-conscious as they’re content-thirsty. Yet, most struggle to find what to watch. How will the industry solve this paradox and avoid “stream-cutting”? Bundles might be the answer. But forget about the good old expensive cable bundles: let’s explore how broadband and Pay TV operators […]

5G rollout in APAC: despite disappointing adoption, operators already on the road to 6G

The 5G rollout has been the main driver of the mobile industry over the past few years. A highly heterogeneously implemented phenomenon in the APAC region, it requires heavy investment and steady support from regulation authorities. However, these efforts have not always been met with high customer adoption and satisfying returns on investment. What are […]

The ad-supported streaming landscape in Western markets: 2023 champions and perspectives for 2024

Advertising accounted for 38% of the global OTT market revenues in 2023, and this proportion is expected to grow to half of it within the next 5 years. 2024 is expected to boast a 19% YoY growth of streaming ad revenues thanks to new ad-tiers momentum (Netflix, Disney+, Prime Video and many others), the rapidly […]

Connected TVs’ vendors continue to make their mark in the entertainment industry

Smart TV devices travelled a long way from their original functions as pure hardware. Vendors are now highly involved in the content that goes through their screen, and one core value to capture for them lies in the services distributed and advertising spaces opportunities. In this regard, controlling the operating system deployed is crucial. How […]