Broadband Census News at Consumer Electronic Show in Las Vegas

LAS VEGAS, January 6, 2014 – Broadband Census News is reporting from the Consumer Electronics Show #CES2014 in Las Vegas.

We’ll be tracking the key issues of broadband internet services in the home, connected computing (or machine-to-machine communications), robotics, and alternative interfaces. Follow our Twitterstream at http://twitter.com/broadbandcensus.

I was disappointed to learn, in the CES analyst presentations on Sunday, it looks as though the year 2014 will see a global 1 percent DECLINE in tech spending for 2014, to $1.055 trillion, from an estimated $1.063 trillion in 2013. The 2013 figure represented a three percent increase on 2012 tech spending of $1.034 trillion.

Drew Clark is Publisher of BroadbandBreakfast.com and tracks the development of Gigabit Networks, broadband usage, the universal service fund, and wireless spectrum policy at http://twitter.com/broadbandcensus. Nationally recognized for his knowledge on telecommunications law and policy, Clark brings experts and practitioners together to advance the benefits provided by broadband: job creation, telemedicine, online learning, public safety, the smart grid, eGovernment, and family connectedness. Clark is also available on Google+ and Twitter.