Press Releases

August 2004 - Posts

• Mobile Phones, Digital Cameras, and DVD Players Lead the List of "Most Wanted" Digital Electronics

  According to a new report from research consultancy The Diffusion Group, Internet households are more interested in purchasing mobile phones, digital still cameras, and DVD players than any other digital electronic device. By contrast, game consoles, PDAs and MP3 players are the least likely to be purchased by Internet households.... Posted Aug 19 2004, 09:05 PM by The Diffusion Group

• Decline in Broadband Additions to be Short-Lived

  According to new research from The Diffusion Group, almost 45% of U.S. dial-up Internet households are interested in upgrading to broadband in the next 12 months. The survey, fielded in May 2004, also found that about one-third of dial-up households are unlikely to upgrade to broadband, while approximately one-fourth remain neutral.... Posted Aug 19 2004, 05:36 AM by The Diffusion Group Filed under: Broadband Media, Service Providers, Broadband Households

• Cable Telephone Subscriptions to Grow to 11.5 Million by 2010

  According to a new Market dBrief from research consultancy The Diffusion Group, the number of cable telephone subscribers is expected to grow from 2.4 million in 2003 to 11.5 million in 2010. This rapid expansion reflects a strong commitment on the part of cable service providers to expand voice offerings as well as the belated introduction of VoIP offerings on the part of major legacy phone players.... Posted Aug 04 2004, 02:28 PM by The Diffusion Group Filed under: Connected Home, cable operators, VoIP, cable telephone