Qualcomm and Teleepoch
Enter Into a 3G CDMA Subscriber Unit License Agreement, October
6, 2007
MTN chooses Cambridge Broadband
Networks for multi-service wireless network in Rwanda, October 6,
2007
Brazilian government to
publish 3G bidding rules soon, October 6, 2007
KTF 3G service suffers
from technical problems, October 6, 2007
Argentina’s Personal
lunches 3G service in Rosario, October 6, 2007
Russia has it's first 3G
network, October 6, 2007
AT&T could drop Alcatel-Lucent
as 3G mobile network supplier, October 6, 2007
Enea Extends License Agreement
with ZTE for 3G Handsets, October 2, 2007
LG to unveil premium handsets
in Brazil, October 2, 2007
KTF 3G subscribers doubled
in less than 3 months, October 2, 2007
3G policy in India will
be non-uniform, October 2, 2007
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Video top reason wireless subscribers will upgrade to 3G - report
September 14, 2003
The Number One reason mobile phone subscribers will upgrade to third
generation wireless services is to download, stream, and swap short videos.
That is one of the conclusions of the new 105-page report, Mobile Movies:
the Market for Short Videos on Small Screens, released today by Datacomm
Research Company.
“A large market for short videos is emerging: mobile phone and portable
computer users,” said Michael Hentschel, Managing Director of Techvest
International and the report’s lead author. "To succeed, wireless operators
must support both professionally and user-created video content enabling
diverse personal, preview, and promotional applications," he added.
Mobile Movies: the Market for Short Videos on Small Screens is the result
of more than 20 in-depth interviews with operators, manufacturers, content
providers, and application developers. The report includes sections on
applications, markets, technical challenges, and business models. More
than 50 vendors are profiled.
Additional conclusions found in Mobile Movies: the Market for Short Videos
on Small Screens:
- Mobile video will gain traction in 2004 and take off in 2005. Handsets
capable of playing and recording short videos are hitting the market.
Third generation mobile phone and Wi-Fi hotspot services, capable of streaming
live video, are rolling out around the globe. However, the supply of MPEG-4
content must rise to meet demand.
- Which is best: downloading or streaming? The answer depends on the
application. Downloading requires more device memory and digital rights
management (DRM) for security, but can be performed during off-peak hours
to save money. Streaming is sometimes finicky but enables live video,
requires less handset memory, and is arguably more secure.
- Six categories of mobile video to watch: Stay Tuned and See What I
See for mobile phone service; Video Library and Video Rendezvous for Wi-Fi
hotspot service; and On Location and Rent-a-Peripheral for proximity service.
- The film industry has long searched for a larger market for short videos.
That market has finally been found. Short videos are perfect for informing,
instructing, and entertaining mobile users. One operator has even produced
short movies specifically for mobile users.
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