Abstract
“A comprehensive strategic report on emerging mobile convergence markets
and analysis of key value chain segments including devices, device components
and services ”
New for 2007 this report provides you with a technology roadmap towards full
mobile converged services integration and deployment, including analysis of
the mobile converged devices market through detailed forecasts of key market
segments.
Key Coverage
- Identify the technology choices being made and when these devices will be
in the mobile converged devices market
- Assess the impact of convergence on the fixed and mobile telecoms
industries
- Trace the potential landscape of Fixed Mobile Convergence market and the
market place for different competing technologies
- Evaluate the business case for deploying IETF SIP, 3GPP SIP and enabled
services
- Gain an insight into today' s latest technologies including PoC,
MIM&Presence, Mobile VoIP, and video sharing services and enabling devices.
Key Issues Addressed
- What drives the adoption of Mobile Converged Devices?
- What is the current status of convergence?
- What types of device are likely to evolve to form the Mobile Converged
Device segment?
- How will convergence affect business models and how will value chains
evolve?
- How will the evolution of hardware and software impact on Mobile Converged
Devices?
- What are the Mobile Converged Device strategies for traditional mobile
handset vendors?
- What are the Mobile Converged Device strategies for other actors (IT
device vendors, consumer electronics vendors etc)?
- Why are some device vendors promoting Mobile Converged Devices?
- Who will benefit most from deploying Mobile Converged Devices and
services; mobile operators, fixed operators or new entrants?
- What are the opportunities and challenges, costs and benefits for other
players in the industry value chain?
- How will Mobile Converged Device costs evolve over time?
- When will Mobile Converged Devices become widely used?
- How will Mobile Converged Device battery life be improved?
- What challenges does convergence place on device software?
Who should read this report
- Mobile operators and mobile service providers: Evaluate the
business case for MCD
- Fixed operators and fixed service providers: Assess the
opportunities and challenges in the mobile market
- Traditional device vendors (ODMs, OEMs, etc): Understand the
economics of MCDs, evaluate opportunities including product differentiation
and potential service offerings
- IT and consumer electronics device vendors: Seize opportunities in
the mobile and fixed markets
- New entrants and start-ups: Adopt a position in the new value chain
and adapt products and services to the MCD market
- Software vendors and chipset manufacturers: Differentiate products
and reposition within the new telecoms industry value-chain
- Networks equipment vendors: Assess the technical and strategic
challenges in the MCD market, assess and build strategies accordingly
- Application developers and publishers: Understand market
segmentation and seize opportunities in the MCD market.
Countries / Sectors / Companies Covered
- Mobile handset vendors
- Nokia
- Motorola
- Samsung
- Sony-Ericsson
- LG Electronics
- RIM
- HTC
- Palm
- IT device vendors
- New entrants
- Consumer electronics vendors