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Study Finds a Combination of Technologies Required to Make Mobile TV Services
Profitable
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FRANCISCO, CA, February 6, 2007– Mobile TV is emerging as the next important
mobile application. Nearly all of the 3G mobile networks globally offer Mobile
TV services which provide the ability to view video entertainment on mobile
devices. TelecomView’s new report Investing
in Mobile TV how to avoid the pitfalls when building a successful
Mobile TV service.
“We forecast that the number of Mobile TV subscribers will grow from 17
million in 2006 to 187 million subscribers in 2011,” stated Ian Cox, Principal
Analyst at TelecomView and coauthor of the report. “This is still the startup
phase for Mobile TV services. Mobile carriers will have to create the right
balance between personalized and popular content, using the appropriate network
technology, to be successful in the long run.”
In addition to the global
and regional forecasts the report includes a business case analysis for Mobile
TV that are used to define strategies for mobile operators, the new emerging
Mobile TV broadcast network operators, satellite network operators, and content
providers. It includes a discussion of regulatory issues, technologies, and
network operator, and content provider strategies.
“Mobile TV network operators have a confusing set of technical choices to
make,” stated Bob Larribeau, Principal Analyst at TelecomView and coauthor of
the report. “The choices that the operator makes between 3G and WiMAX, unicast,
and multicast, perhaps adding femtocells to the mix, along with broadcast and
satellite, can make or break a Mobile TV service.”
This 130 page report addresses these issues and provides the information
and analysis that mobile operators, Mobile TV broadcast operators, satellite
operators, and system suppliers need to be successful in this market.
This report is
available from TelecomView for $3,495. For more information about it contact
TelecomView at +1 415 241 9920 or +44 1626 834 224. More information is available at http://www.telecomview.info or info@telecomview.info.
About TelecomView
TelecomView
provides strategic analysis of the telecommunications industry in its reports
or through private consulting engagements. It focuses on the needs of service
providers, manufacturers, and investors concerned about wireline and wireless
access switching and routing technologies and markets. TelecomView was formed by
Ian Cox and Bob Larribeau, prominent telecommunications industry analysts.