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Dutch still lukewarm about curved screens - Telecompaper
2015-10-09 16:42:00| Telecompaper Headlines
(Telecompaper) Will smartphones with curved displays reach the mainstream? Consumers have not yet made their mind about the matter, according to research by Telecompaper, conducted among its Consumer Panel in September. Samsung and LG introduced smartphones with curved screens last year, with Huawei and Xiaomi also planning to release similar devices. Still, most manufacturers are sticking to standard displays, not only because it is more practical, but also cheaper. Although the market for smartphones with curved screens is still taking baby steps, the outlook is positive. IHS recently released the results of a global survey, looking at this type of smartphone. The study expects foldable displays will account for 51 percent of the total number of displays for mobile devices shipped in 2020. Not only will established handset manufacturers increasingly use such displays, but start-ups also will use them to come up with new applications.
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A third of Dutch (33%) active on 4G networks - Telecompaper
2015-10-06 10:30:00| Telecompaper Headlines
(Telecompaper) The number of 4G smartphones among Dutch consumers has more than doubled in the past year, according to a study by Telecompaper and its Consumer Panel. 4G smartphone ownership jumped to 51 percent in September from 27 percent in August the year before. The use of 4G network has meanwhile tripled, to 33 percent in September from 12 percent in August 2014. In the last two years, 4G smartphone ownership has tripled to 51 percent from 14 percent. In September 2013, 62 percent of Dutch consumers did not own a 4G smartphone; the figure has dropped to a third. In April of this year, 4G smartphones made up 60 percent of all smartphones on the Dutch market (GSMHelpdesk).
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Smart devices attract mainly 20-29 age group - Telecompaper
2015-10-01 21:10:00| Telecompaper Headlines
(Telecompaper) The adoption rate of connected devices such as for smart homes, for example, is still small in the Netherlands, according to a study by Telecompaper covering May and June. Only a small group of early adopters currently own a connected device such as a smart thermostat. Those aged 20-29 are among among the early adopters. Looking forward, the proportion of Dutch people thinking of buying connected devices over the coming twelve months will be higher than the number of people currently owning such a device. The developments surrounding smart home and connected devices got a boost last year, pushed by a large number of product launches by major players such as Samsung, Google and Apple. Telecompaper therefore asked almost 900 Dutch people on its Consumer Panel if they intended to buy one of seven examples of connected devices or if they already had these in their possession.
Wi-Fi use outside the home rises sharply - Telecompaper
2015-04-29 10:28:00| Telecompaper Headlines
(Telecompaper) Fewer Dutch people are making use of only home Wi-Fi access, a consequence of Wi-Fi becoming more available outside thanks to KPN and Ziggo hotspots and Wi-Fi network expansions, according to the latest Consumer Panel report by Telecompaper. The report revealed that the percentage of Dutch people accessing Wi-Fi only at home fell to 23 percent in 2015 from 53 percent in 2011. With the growing penetration of smartphones and tablets (61% of Dutch households owned at least one tablet in late 2014), it is becoming easier to acess Wi-Fi outside the home, with friends, in restaurants or at libraries. Especially the use of free Wi-Fi hotspots soared in the last few years, both for password-protected public WiFi hotspots and Wi-Fi access via own-provider hotspots. Operators like KPN and Ziggo, which merged with UPC in April, have built up an extensive Wi-Fi network open to private customers.
Most Dutch want to hold on to traditional TV - Telecompaper
2015-04-24 09:55:00| Telecompaper Headlines
(Telecompaper) Nearly 60 percent of the Dutch have no plans to cancel their traditional TV subscription in favour of Over Over-The-Top (OTT) service television programmes, according to Telecompaper Consumer Panel data from January. Around 4 percent said they will likely cancel the subscriptions within the next two years while a quarter do not yet know that they will do. Customers are mainly holding on to their TV subscription because they want to continue watching live TV. That said, a growing number of OTT services have started including live streaming TV programmes since the previous Consumer Panel report from January 2014. But, live TV is the old-fashioned way of knowing what is going on.
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