According to the findings from a recent report conducted by Nielsen, consumers’ enthusiasm for streaming video shows no signs of stemming. The numbers just released show we’re spending more time, watching more things, in more places.
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According to the United Nations Refugee Agency, 65.6 million individuals have been forcibly displaced worldwide as a result of persecution, conflict, violence, or human rights violations. These are the highest levels of displacement on record.
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So far in 2018, WifiForward has repeatedly taken a look at how the modern consumer turns to Wi-Fi to make their life easier. But what if in addition to making your life simpler, Wi-Fi could make it safer as well?
For many, the month of March is synonymous with March Madness. Filling out brackets and watching college basketball all morning, noon, and night.
Last month, WifiForward highlighted the growing trend of how sports fans are increasingly turning to live streaming to watch their favorite teams compete in the biggest games of the year. But as we are finding out, just as advances in technology have changed how we watch games from the comfort of our own home, it is also changing how we watch them in-person at one of over 150 stadiums across the country.
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Last Sunday, an estimated 103.4 million people tuned in around the world to watch the Philadelphia Eagles’ historic victory over the New England Patriots, 41-33. While the Eagles made history on the field by claiming the franchise’s first ever championship, if you are an owner of one of the 6.1 million unique devices that streamed Sunday’s game, you helped make history off the field as well.
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Washington, D.C. – Today, WifiForward released the following statement in support of Representatives Leonard Lance (R-NJ-07) and Mike Doyle (D-PA-14) for proposing a House companion to the AIRWAVES Act, which if enacted would be fundamental to 5G deployment. Read More “WifiForward on Reps Lance and Doyle’s Proposed Companion to the AIRWAVES Act”
Picture this. The airplane you boarded thirty minutes ago has taken off and for the next several hours, you’re strapped in firmly to your middle seat. You wait patiently until the stewardess announces over the intercom, “You may now use your approved portable electronic devices.” But right as you take out your smartphone, laptop or tablet, you find out that your plane does not have Wi-Fi. It is then you realize that the next several hours are not going to be as relaxing or productive as you had originally planned.
Over the years, our ability to stay wirelessly connected has revolutionized operations in industries across the country. Whether you’re a stockbroker checking stock values on an app during your lunch break, or a teacher emailing today’s lesson plan to your students via your tablet on the way to school, chances are connectivity makes it easier for you to do your job.
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Is your hometown wild for Wi-Fi? OpenSignal just released a new report in which their analysts ranked 35 of the largest U.S. cities from most to least amount of time spent on Wi-Fi, during a select test period of July through September. Not surprisingly, some cities were found to spend more time connected to Wi-Fi than others, but why?
Read More “Which Major U.S. Cities Use Wi-Fi the Most?”