Birds-Eye.Net tracks events and predictions related to the broadband industry each year. Note that if no source is listed, the information came from multiple sources. For global broadband numbers check out our world telecom numbers spreadsheet.

Actual Events:

Advertising

Buyouts or Deals of Interest

Market Milestones

• E-commerce increased 230% in 1998 to $5 billion. (New York Times)
• The Internet contained three terabytes of information (the equivalent of 5,000 CD ROMs).
• 42 percent of US households owned a computer.
• 20 percent of US households were connected to the Internet.

Product or Service Milestones

• Google reach 10,000 search queries a day, September 1998.
• More than 200 online auction sites had sold more than 1 billion worth of goods.
• Ticketmaster sold 680,000 tickets (10 million in sales) online in the second quarter of 1998.

Population Trends:

• 48% of US users planned trips online in 1998.

 

 

Predictions:

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