Asrecentlyas2001,somemobilecommunicationsexpertsweresayingthatmobiletelevisionmightbearealitywithin20years,butwouldprobablyarrivemuchlaterbecausethetechnicalproblemsweresodifficult.Yetonlyhalfadozenyearslater,accordingtoanewstudyfromABIResearch,successfulmobilevideotechnologiesarelargelyinplace.Asquestionsaboutbusinessmodels,distribution,andcontentareresolved,themobileTVindustrywilltakeoffinearnes
As recently as 2001,
some mobile communications experts were saying that mobile television might be a reality within 20 years, but would probably arrive much later because the technical problems were so difficult. Yet only half a dozen years later, according to a new study from ABI Research, successful mobile video technologies are largely in place. As questions about business models, distribution, and content are resolved, the mobile TV industry will take off in earnest.
