Two out of three Americans have access to broadband internet
The adoption of broadband internet access slowed dramatically in the United States over the last year according to a recent survey by the Pew Research Center’s Internet & American Life Project.
The researchers found that two-thirds of American adults (66%) now have a broadband internet connection at home, a figure that is little changed from the 63% with a high-speed home connection at a similar point in 2009.
Canada’s Largest Digital Service Providers
Digital Home routinely receives updates from Canada’s largest Video, Voice, data and wireless providers informing us how successful they have been in signing up new customers and pronouncing themselves the industry leader.
Every quarter, we bring this information together and find out which public companies are Canada’s biggest video, voice, data and wireless service providers.
MTS accelerates Fibre to the Home deployment in Manitoba
Winnipeg based MTS has announced plans to spend $125 million over the next five years as part of an accelerated deployment of its fibre to the home (FTTH) network, named FiON, in Manitoba.
By the end of 2015, MTS expects to deploy fibre to about 120,000 homes in close to 20 Manitoba communities such as Steinbach, Thompson, The Pas and in areas of Winnipeg.
Rogers cuts Internet Service without reducing prices
Without any announcement, Rogers Cable this month has cut service on some of its most popular Internet Service plans without any changes in pricing. The changes mean that Rogers customers will have to subscribe to more expensive internet plans in order to receive the same level of service.
Four out of Five Canadians logged on to the net in 2009
In 2009, four out of five (80%) Canadians aged 16 and older or 21.7 million people logged onto the Internet for personal reasons, up from 73% in 2007, according to Industry Canada’s 2009 Canadian Internet Use Survey.
The survey, which was conducted in November of 2009, asked more than 23,000 Canadians aged 16 years and over about their Internet use, including shopping, for the previous 12 months.
Videotron boosts basic internet download speeds
Videotron said today it is increasing download speeds for its Basic Internet service from 1 Mbps to 2.5 Mbps.
Upload speeds and pricing for the basic service.
Shaw latest to roll out Internet VOD
Following in the footsteps of its cable and satellite competitors, Shaw Cable yesterday rolled out an Internet video on demand service where subscribers can order pay per view movies online and then watch them via cable or the internet.
In order to use the new service, users must be Shaw Digital Cable customers with at least one digital cable box and must subscribe to Shaw Internet.
Bell Aliant to offer FTTH in Sydney this fall
Bell Aliant today announced its plans to bring a fibre-to-the-home (FTTH) network to 30,000 homes and businesses in Sydney Nova Scotia this fall.
FTTH connectivity is notable because it allows telecommunications providers to offer numerous services such as high definition television along with very fast internet speeds.
