This major undertaking running to 489 pages covers the digital music arena in detail, both fixed and mobile.

Our focus has been on providing a clear understanding of all the very latest developments and an in-depth picture of how this fascinating market will evolve in the coming years.

This report explains all the major developments and market trends in detail, providing for the first time a total picture that will be equally valuable to professionals working in the mobile industry, the music business as well as related industries.

You will find detailed profiles of the very latest developments in the digital music business up to September 2004 following a flurry of activity and announcements in 1H04.

We have built on these developments to explain in detail what the next wave of announcements are likely to be and, in addition, what this means for the various players in the market.

The report contains the results of a detailed test program carried on a wide range of digital music services in several categories both online and mobile that will allow you to clearly see how the various services work and how they compare.

Our test results are supplemented by in-depth strategic analysis drawing upon on many years of operational and consulting experience in the technology industry to provide you with a unique 'birds-eye' view of how the market will evolve.

The report contains detailed projections of the value of the digital music market as well as the proportion of this that will be realised via mobile devices.

In addition, we provide very detailed explanations of the basis for all forecasts that will allow you to clearly understand the market drivers.

Supporting the forecasts are numerous frameworks that clarify some of the most contentious and intractable issues in both digital music and mobile communications.

Because the mobile channel will have an increasingly important role as the digital music market develops, we have carried out a detailed analysis of the European 3G market over the next 10 years.

In addition, we address the mobile Internet and explain in detail how this will develop and what the implications will be for mobile operators and, in particular, WAP portals. With this one report you will be able compare projections for fixed and mobile broadband with smartphone rollout - and with 3G and digital music rollouts.

You will also be able to understand how these parallel markets are inter-related from the perspective of digital music.

We have gone well beyond the usual forecasting boundaries and provide many specific examples of how the digital music market will develop - both online and offline - even including in some cases actual product mock-ups.

This report will open your eyes to the most likely developments in the coming years so you can better identify business opportunities and assess the competitiveness of your own position in the market.