Articles tagged with: Ben and Analytics

70% of Government Agencies have implemented or plan to implement GIS

A survey by market analyst Datamonitor reveals nearly three-quarters of government agencies in Europe and North America have, or plan to implement geographic information systems (GIS), with over half of agencies surveyed having implemented GIS in the last 12 months. According to the report from mapping crime rates, urban planning, monitoring traffic patterns, to national defense, governments are looking for ways to leverage GIS in order to make more informed management decisions and provide enhanced service to constituents. As nearly all of the information collected by governments contains a geographic element, public authorities are increasingly implementing GIS solutions to manage all that data.  more

Related Tags: sim, eu, ict, itu, iden, datamonitor, police

Strategy Analytics: AT&T, Verizon Stage a Q4 Comeback

Despite a stubbornly sour economy and contracting consumer spending, Broadband Service Providers AT&T and Verizon each posted their third consecutive quarter of positive net additional subscriber growth in the fourth quarter of 2008. Cable giants Comcast and Time Warner Cable on the other hand, experienced dramatic declines in net additional subs.  more

Related Tags: strategy-analytics, verizon, comcast

USA Faces "Sputnik Moment" in Broadband

Once considered the fertile crescent of Internet innovation, the United States now finds itself increasingly trailing the world in broadband, according to a report just released by Strategy Analytics. The report, "Sputnik Moment: The Call for a National Broadband Policy," suggests that only a coordinated and coherent national broadband plan will allow the US to regain its leadership role.  more

Related Tags: rsa, strategy-analytics, satellite, USA