Consumer Demand for Device Multi-Functionality Driving Competitive Convergence Market.DUBLIN, Ireland -- Research and Markets (http://www.researchandmarkets.com/reports/c42439) has announced the addition of The Future of Convergence: New devices, services and growth opportunities to their offering. The digital revolution is being led by several industries, including semi-conductor, communications industry communications industry, broadly defined, the business of conveying information. Although communication by means of symbols and gestures dates to the beginning of human history, the term generally refers to mass communications. , entertainment, consumer electronics, and of course computer; key enabling technologies for the digital revolution include the conversion from analog to digital communications Transmitting text, voice and video in binary form. See communications. and the Internet Protocol See Internet and TCP/IP. (networking) Internet Protocol - (IP) The network layer for the TCP/IP protocol suite widely used on Ethernet networks, defined in STD 5, RFC 791. IP is a connectionless, best-effort packet switching protocol. (IP). For the consumer, convergence means more features in a single device, while for the media providers and conglomerates it means remaining competitive in the struggle for market dominance Market dominance is a measure of the strength of a brand, product, service, or firm, relative to competitive offerings. There is often a geographic element to the competitive landscape. . For device manufacturers, the ability to produce innovative devices will increasingly be the driver for retaining customers as penetration rates of devices increase. Customers are demanding new functionalities, meaning that manufacturers are responding by developing a range of converged devices, such as mobile phones with mp3 players, cameras and email access, or video recorders with hard drives. Technological challenges touch on several areas, including user interface, software, hardware, communications, semi-conductor, and manufacturing. Challenges on the hardware, communications, semi-conductor, and manufacturing fronts are the usual - faster, smaller, cheaper, and more reliable. Brief Summary of Contents: Executive Summary The digital revolution Converged mobile devices Portable content jukeboxes The Internet, TV and the PC Personal video recorders Chapter 1 The digital revolution Converged devices Convergence of content providers Fixed Mobile Convergence Seamless switching between cellular and local networks for mobile users. The goal is to have a handset that switches automatically from the cellular network to the local, wireless Wi-Fi network when entering a building in order to save cellphone minutes. Convergence challenges The content owner market today Chapter 2 Converged mobile devices Market context and sizing The PDA (Personal Digital Assistant) A handheld computer for managing contacts, appointments and tasks. It typically includes a name and address database, calendar, to-do list and note taker, which are the functions in a personal information manager (see PIM). market The smartphone market Smartphone operating systems Operating systems can be categorized by technology, ownership, licensing, working state, usage, and by many other characteristics. In practice, many of these groupings may overlap. The mobile Internet Refers to gaining access to the Internet using a lightweight, handheld device. See Mobile IP, PDA, smartphone and mobile TV. Mobile email Music on the move The mobile phone as 'iPod killer' Brand building Sony 'Walkman'-branded phones Apple's response Camera phones and video Nokia leads the way Mobile TV WiFi and Voice-over-IP mobile phones Hard-drive mobile phones Chapter 3 Portable content jukeboxes The emergence of the mobile phone Consumer electronics market today Competing devices Laptop The converged camera Nokia N-Gage Sony PSP (PlayStation Portable) See PlayStation. Chapter 4 The Internet, TV and the PC IPTV (Internet Protocol TV) Also called "TV over IP," IPTV delivers scheduled TV programs and video-on-demand (VOD) via the IP protocol and digital streaming techniques used to watch video on the Internet. has the potential to change the broadcasting landscape Broadband penetration is essential for IPTV's success IPTV vs. cable TV IPTV market sizing Europe, North America Internet-based TV: the future? Video streaming market development Chapter 5 Personal video recorders Market drivers Personal video recorders Market sizing Only a pay-TV product? Likely to watch more TV programs Chapter 6 Conclusions Convergent strategies for the future Why the mobile will rule the end-game The importance of the network operator Product control to limit the potential of the game-playing-mobile Companies Mentioned: Sony, Apple, Nokia, Motorola, Samsung For more information visit http://www.researchandmarkets.com/reports/c42439 |
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