By 2006, 40 million people in the U.S. will be playing online games, says Jupiter Research.
And that figure isn't predicted to rise very much over the next few years, according to Jupiter Research.
"We're at the point where delivering video to homes is well within our technological ability, " says Jupiter Research analyst Michael Gartenberg.
"Consumers are concerned about three things: price, variety of games and exclusive content, " says Michael Gartenberg, research director at Jupiter Research.
Jupiter Research Research Director Michael Gartenberg calls the project a long shot.
Lee Black, an analyst at Jupiter Research, estimates that such services have topped out at around 350, 000 subscribers, compared with tens of millions of file-swappers.
According to a survey performed by Jupiter Research, a whopping 71% of consumers between the age of 13 and 17 use instant-messaging programs on their computers.
"At this point, there aren't a large number of U.S. homes that don't have broadband available to them at all, " says Jupiter Research analyst Joseph Laszlo.
"There are devices that work just about anywhere, particularly if you're on a GSM network and have a quad-band phone, " says Michael Gartenberg, an analyst with Jupiter Research.
Though U.S. sales of portable music devices increased 11% between 2006 and 2007 and 9% between 2007 and 2008, Jupiter Research predicts that growth will plateau in 2009 and begin decreasing in 2011.
By plugging a router into a cable modem, ordinary people are stepping into a complex world, where they need to understand some highly specialized technology, according to Michael Gartenberg, VP and Research Director, Jupiter Research.
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Ultimately the decision about how to use the spectrum will be a political one, thinks Ian Fogg, an analyst with research firm Jupiter.
According to a survey from research firm Jupiter, around 44% of hotspot sessions take part in hotels compared to just 20% in cafes and bars.
Research firm Jupiter Communications reports that 55% of Internet users say they mail e-greetings regularly, handily beating those who say they chat on-line (45%) or read classified ads (46%).
Some 49 million people in the U.S. now have access to the Internet, and the number will double by the start of the new millennium, according to New York-based market research firm Jupiter Communications.
Which is why, after a comet struck Jupiter in 1994, NASA decided to launch a research programme into Near-Earth Objects.
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