Wednesday, September 15, 2004
Posted by Roberto
1:22 AM
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MOBILE INFOTAINMENT
According to wireless consulting and research firm Alexander Resources, the mobile "infotainment" market will be a $7.2 billion industry by 2008.
Japan and South Korea already have mobile TV service.
In the USA Sprint offers some limited content through its MobiTV service, including the Discovery Channel, The Learning Channel, some sports stations, and a variety of news services. The service offers 15-frame-per-second streaming video on a Samsung phone.
Nokia, Motorola, NEC, Siemens, and Sony Ericsson are collaborating on the mobile-broadcast specifications as members of the Open Mobile Alliance.
In the meantime, there is a company named OnAir Entertainment that delivers live television to Wi-Fi-enabled lap-tops and PDAs in public hot spots. Goldman Sachs estimates there are currently 100M Wi-Fi users worldwide. In-Stat/MDR estimates 95% of laptops sold in 2005 will have built-in Wi-Fi capability.
Broadcasting to mobile phones
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